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A Payment Solution for China’s Swiss Post Cross-Border e-Commerce Marketplace

Wirecard is providing the payment solution for Swiss Post’s “Your Gateway to China” service. Thanks to the “Your Gateway to

Austria

Wien wird Tech Zentrum für N26 Freelancer Bankkonten

N26 eröffnet heute sein neues Technologiezentrum in Österreich. Wien wird zukünftig der globale Hub der mobilen Bank für N26 Business,

Germany

New EU PSD2 Deadline For e-Commerce Card-Based Payment Transactions

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an opinion on the deadline for the migration to SCA under the revised

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Federal Council About the Current Status of Stablecoins and Facebook Libra in Switzerland

During its meeting on 16 October 2019, the Swiss Federal Council was informed about the current opportunities and challenges associated

Regtech

Apiax Raises $6.6 Million Series A Funding and Expands to Singapore

Apiax, a Swiss RegTech startup empowering enterprises with digital compliance solutions, today announced its completion of a $6.6 million Series

Mobile Payments

Apple Pay nun auch für Viseca Kunden in der Schweiz

Mit der Einführung von Apple Pay erweitert Viseca das Angebot an mobilen Bezahllösungen und antwortet auf die steigende Nachfrage nach

Various

IBM Innovation Ecosystem Story – Startup with IBM

A podcast interview with Pascal Allot, IBM Innovation Ecosystem Director. The Voice of Fintech Podcast talks with Pascal about startups

Various

Postfinance Startup Rechnet neu Strom via Blockchain ab

Im September 2019 haben PostFinance und Energie Wasser Bern das Startup Ormera gegründet. Ormera bietet ein einfaches, übersichtliches Portal für

Various

SNB is Targeting a Fintech Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have signed an Operational Agreement on the BIS

Blockchain/Bitcoin

New EU Report Addresses Blockchain Potential and Challenges

Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has the potential to transform the way we exchange assets, providing a

Mobile Payments

N26 Starts with Google Pay in Switzerland

Starting today, all N26 customers in Switzerland can use Google Pay. Google Pay seamlessly integrates with your Google account, keeping

Various

Investor Community Collaboration Between Swiss and Shenzhen Stock Exchange

SIX and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start an initiative with the aim of connecting

Regtech

The Winners of the UBS Future of Finance Challenge 2019 in Smart Risk Management

UBS announced the winner of UBS Future of Finance Challenge 2019 in Smart Risk Management. In first place, Solidatus. Solidatus

Crowdlending

Neue Crowdlending-Plattform für Schweizer KMUs am Start

Gemeinsam lancieren die Vaudoise Versicherungen und der französische Crowdlending Marktführer Credit.fr heute die neue CrowdlendingPlattform neocredit.ch. Durch die Plattform ermöglicht

Liechtenstein

Bank Frick Gets Acquired By a South African Tech Company

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, announced that it has exercised its option to acquire an additional 35% interest in Bank Frick,

Blockchain/Bitcoin

UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund

UNICEF will now be able to receive, hold and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin, through its newly-established UNICEF

Blockchain/Bitcoin

SIX and Swiss National Bank Explore the Use of Digital Central Bank Money for Trading and Settlement

As part of a proof of concept, SIX is working with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to explore technological options

Regtech

Revolut Chooses BearingPoint’s Banking Solution to Meet Regulatory Reporting Requirements

BearingPoint RegTech welcomes the UK-based financial technology company Revolut as a new customer for its Abacus360 Banking solution. Revolut will

Various

Futurae Founder Story: When a Dog is Not Enough to Protect your Assets

A podcast interview with Sandra Tobler, co-founder and CEO of Futurae Technologies in Zurich. Futurae provides multi-factor authentication tools to

Baltic

The Largest Fintech Conference in Northern Europe in Lithuania this November / Free Booth

European and global fintech companies, investors and everyone interested in the latest financial technology will turn their attention to Lithuania.

Blockchain/Bitcoin

The First Short Token to Bet Against the Crypto Market

Lykke launches Short LyCI, a new token designed to track the performance of the top 25 crypto projects and bet

Germany

SBB Fintech Kooperations-Partner neu mit Japanischem Mehrheitseigentümer

Die auch in der Schweiz tätige Cash Payment Solutions GmbH, Berlin, hat einen neuen Mehrheitseigentümer: Glory Ltd., ein führende rAnbieter

Blockchain/Bitcoin Liechtenstein

Liechtensteinischer Landtag stimmt dem Blockchain-Gesetz einstimmig zu

Der liechtensteinische Landtag hat am 3. Oktober 2019 das Token- und VT-Dienstleistergesetz (TVTG) einstimmig verabschiedet. Damit kann das Gesetz per

Various

Swiss Fintech Award 2020 – Fintech Startups Should Apply Now

The purpose of the Swiss FinTech Awards is to promote Swiss fintech innovators and to contribute to the strong Swiss

Various

Wer sind die Fintechrocker Schweiz? 5 Fragen an den Chefrocker

Andy Waar hat vor 3 Jahren mit Studien-Kollegen&Dozenten vom CAS Digital Finance an der HWZ in Zürich den Fintechrocker Club

Various

341 Swiss Fintech Startups on the new Swiss Fintech Map

Swisscom released the new Swiss Fintech Startup Map October 2019. Four new Startups joined the map since last month. The

Various

F10 Welcomes 16 Fintech Startups for the Accelerator Program in Zurich

F1′ opens its doors for Batch V. Sixteen high-potential Startups are looking forward to starting the «Prototype to Product» Program

Blockchain/Bitcoin

The 2019 Global Leaders in Crypto Education

During the 2017 school year, Cornell University undergrad Joseph Ferrera wanted to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain, which was

InsurTech

Baloise und gowago.ch Wollen Preistransparenz beim Autoleasing Schaffen

Die Baloise investiert in das in Zürich ansässige Startup gowago.ch und baut damit das Ökosystem “Mobility” weiter aus. gowago.ch hat

Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

Yova Founder Story: Make the World a Better Place and Make Money at the Same Time

A podcast interview with Tillmann Lang, CEO and co-founder of Yova. Yova is a platform for retail clients to invest

Various

The Swiss Fintech Startup Map Overview (June Update)

Swisscom/eforesight shows every month a very nice overview with the Swiss Fintech Startup Map Overview. Here the June Update, now counting 185

Various

Banks Vs. Fintech: ‘Fintegration’ Is The Smartest Move

Banks and fintech startups have more business interests in common than issues that divide them, according to a new report

InsurTech

Wearable InsurTech Infographic

How Wearable Technology is Influencing The Insurance Industry. A nice infographic about Wearabble Insuretech from LifeInsurancePost.com. In 1964, Edward Thorp

Various

Top 28 Fintech Investors In Europe

Global investment in financial technology ventures, or fintechs, tripled to US$12.21 billion in 2014, according to Accenture, a clear indication

Various

TOP Fintech Startups Over Last Decades

In the time of technology development and human creativity, more and more startups are established to tackle various problems in different

Various

The 9 Best Fintech Podcasts

Top 9 Fintech Podcasts: Podcasts use an audio file to share information through computers or portable music devices. When they

Various

The World’s Top 10 Neo- and Challenger Banks in 2016

In 2015 and 2016, a new breed of challengers have emerged – the digitally focused challengers, such as Atom, Fidor

Various

Top 10 Fintech Accelerators in Europe

A startup accelerator program is an intensive business development program that supports founders and helps them turn their ideas into

Various

Wer sind die Top Schweizer Fintech Influencer?

In diesem Beitrag zeigen wir, wer gemäss verschiedenen Messmethoden zu den Top Schweizer Fintech Influencer gehört. Kürzlich erschien ein Ranking vom

Various

FinTech Infographics: The Evolution of FinTech

The FinTech industry offers technology solutions and services to solve financial isues. This evolution started with the birth of the signature verification system