Im Monats-Rhythmus veröffentlicht Swisscom zusammen mit e-foresight eine Marktübersicht der Schweizer FinTech Start-up Landschaft mit einer Kategorisierung nach Handlungsfeldern sowie relevanten Incumbents. Folgende Handlungsfelder stehen im Fokus: Crowdfunding Crypto Data Driven Insights Insurance Investing and Asset Management Market Information and Advisory Portal Payment Others Kriterien für eine Platzierung des Start-ups auf der Map: Ein FinTech Start-up ist vor weniger als 10 Jahren gegründet, in der Schweiz ansässig, fokussiert sich auf Geschäftsmodellinnovationen und neue Technologien im Finanzsektor und hat noch nicht den Zielreifegrad erreicht. Neu zählt die März Übersicht 192 Schweizer Fintech Startups, das sind 5 mehr als im Februar. Neu…

The blockchain and fintech events are announced daily. Most of these events are just another day at the office, but every once in a while you there is an event of epic proportions….  ANNOUNCING: The CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise! The CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise will be held on one of the most luxurious cruise ships on the planet – Anthem of the Seas (by Royal Caribbean). Before getting in to the details of the cruise, let’s get a little information on the company behind this amazing event. CoinsBank is your all-in-one gateway to blockchain services. This industry leading company offers every kind…

The Baltic region, which consists of the three countries in northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, namely Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has seen its fintech scene grow significantly in the past few years. One segment in particular is peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding. Today, these countries host numerous platforms focusing on consumer lending, business loans and invoice factoring, among many other areas. Here is our pick of the top eight most promising peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding platforms in the Baltic states. Viainvest VIAINVEST is a new peer-to-peer lending marketplace provided by Latvia-based VIA SMS Group. The platform…

Die folgenden sechs Tipps helfen Unternehmen besser zu ihrem Crowdlending-Kredit zu kommen. Alwin Meyer vom P2P Lending Fintech Startups Swisspeers hat die entscheidenden Punkte zum Gelingen einer Crowdlending-Kampagne hier zusammengefasst. 1) Aktuelle Finanzbuchhaltung, klare Erwartungen Starten wir mit dem wichtigsten, wenn vielleicht auch langweiligsten Teil: den Zahlen. Die professionelle Buchhaltung und sauber geführte Bücher sind eine Grundvoraussetzung für die Kreditfähigkeit einer Firma. Sauber heisst, dass die Regeln der einwandfreien Buchführung nach Schweizer Standards eingehalten werden und die Zahlen der Realität entsprechen. Meist ist das für die erfolgreiche Geschäftsführung sowieso nötig. Die ordentliche Buchhaltung ist deshalb sehr wichtig, weil man aussenstehenden Investoren…

Roman Zollet von Namics war an der FUW Konferenz FinTech 2017 – Drivers of Change im Dolder und hat auf ihrem die Konferenz zusammengefasst.  Hier die Highlights: Die Konferenz stand unter dem Motto Drivers of Change und die Themenschwerpunkte sind Megatrends (mobile Web, Personalisierung, AI), digitale Strategien, API Banking und RegTech. Die Liste der Referenten reicht von Vertretern der FINMA, CS, PostFinance, Swiss Life, Swisscom, Google hin zu vielen CEOs und Biz Dev Verantwortlichen von FinTech-Unternehmen. Interviews, Panels, Impuls-Referate und eine Keynote stehen auf dem Programm für die knapp 180 (angemeldeten) Teilnehmer. Hier unsere Take-Aways des Vormittags: 1.) Interview mit…

Wie letztes Jahr hat Namics wieder vom Flagship Event der Finance 2.0 berichtet und die Konferenz kompakt zusammengefasst. Wer die Finance 2.0. also verpasst hat, der kann alles hier bequem nachlesen: Von Matthias Bitzer  Das diesjährige Programm setzt sich neben generellen Themen wie Artificial Intelligence oder der digitalen Identität (eiD), auch aus bankenspezifischen Themen wie Open Banking oder Robo Advisory zusammen. Wir geben einen kleinen Einblick in die Konferenz und teilen unsere Key takeaways zu den einzelnen Sessions. The rise of Artificial Intelligence: Just a great sales story? – Pascal Kaufmann Ein kritischer Blick auf den aktuellen Hype AI: Beware of the hype – there is…

Die Autoindustrie gibt betont nur sehr langsam Gas bei der Herstellung der Umweltfreundlichen. Mit einem Fuss bleibt man immer noch fest auf der Kupplung, und fährt eher zweigleisig bei der Herstellung, und warum sollte es auch anders sein? Denn noch ist der Markt vorhanden, die Diesel und Benziner rollen fleissig vom Fliessband. In Deutschland sind in 2016 so viele Autos verkauft worden, wie lange nicht mehr. Mit einer Steigerung von fast fünf Prozent wurden im letzten Jahr 3.35 Millionen Neuwagen verkauft, auch Gebrauchtwagen gingen weg wie warme Semmeln. Insgesamt wurden beim Kraftfahrtbundesamt 8,37 Ummeldungen verzeichnet. Die Frage ist, was muss…

The fintech industry has seen rapid growth over the last few years. Global investment in fintech increased more than twelvefold from US$930 million in 2008 to more than US$12 billion in 2014. London, one of the world’s leading fintech hubs, has 40% of its total workforce employed in financial and technology services. Chicago’s long-lasting role as a global financial and trading center makes it the perfect location for the development of new financial technologies. The city is home to nearly one quarter of the world’s futures trading volume, 2X more than New York and more than all of the European…

With the acquisition of the business activities of Pritle, BinckBank expands its digital wealth management offering and provides an impulse toward the realization of its European growth ambitions in investment services. Pritle operates in The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. This footprint is complimentary to the geographic reach of BinckBank. Pritle offers a unique combination of scalable, state of the art technology combined with a highly driven start-up culture. Together with the client base of BinckBank, this formula will accelerate growth within the market of highly accessible automated portfolio management. Vincent Germyns, Chairman BinckBank “Together with Pritle, we bring ‘a…

Barkow Consulting recently published a great List of Power DACH Fintech Women and ranked them by Twitter Followers. We took all this names and ranked them now by Klout Score, as we believe its a better ranking method than simple by followers. Also for us this list was a great resource as we publish monthly our Swiss , DACH and German Fintech Influencer Social Media Rankings,  therefore we can double check if we do not miss any important DACH fintech women out there. The Klout Score measures the influence on various social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook or Linkedin.…

Rolled out earlier this week through a Play Store update, Google has launched a new feature that allows users of the Gmail Android app to send payments as attachments. Previously, users could send and request payments only in Gmail on the web. The feature, which is entirely free to use, lets (US only) users exchange money through their Android app. It works with anyone—not just people with Gmail addresses and doesn’t require to have Google Wallet installed. Sending money in Gmail is as easy as sending an attachment: you simply need to tap on the attachment icon and choose whether…

Google Finance service features business and enterprise headlines for many corporations including their financial decisions and major news events. Here are some ineresting Google Finance facts  concerning the use of smartphone and finance apps.   Article first appeared on thinkwithgoogle.com

Swisscom put together the first Swiss Crypto and Blockchain Startup Map. The map counts 20 Swiss Crypto/Blockchain Fintech Startups. Also check out http://fintechnews.ch/blockchain_bitcoin/top-6-blockchain-and-crypto-companies-in-switzerland/2926/ http://fintechnews.ch/blockchain_bitcoin/crypto-valley-zug-7-companies-you-might-not-have-heard-about/3131/ 20 Swiss Crypto/Blockchain Startups Bitcoin Suisse AG Bitcoin Suisse AG is a regulated crypto financial broker, asset manager and service provider based in Zug, Switzerland. The company, established in 2013, is headed by CEO and co-founder Niklas Nikolajsen. The main service areas of the company include brokerage, asset management, trading, financial services, mining and payment gateway services. Bity  Bity, the Swiss gateway into the collaborative economy. Founded in January 2014, Bity – a Swiss-based FinTech…

Supply chain and logistics tech companies are gaining momentum with over US$8.3 billion in venture capital having been injected into the sector since 2012. Supply chain and logistics tech companies are those that use software to improve efficiency across the supply chain and logistics ecosystem. They cover a wide range of areas and provide varied solutions from as e-commerce logistics, sensors and asset tagging, to freight and supply chain visibility, trucking, warehousing and inventory management. In recent years, specific fintech solutions have begun to emerge to deliver dedicated financial services to the sector. These players are seeing the opportunity to…

The popular cryptocurrency bitcoin was created as a peer-to-peer payment system that allows users to transfer value without the need of a central authority or third party. Despite the decentralized nature of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, most users are still relying on centralized exchange platforms to buy or sell these digital currencies. Centralized exchanges, such as Bitfinex, Coinbase or Kraken, are easy to use, easy to access and many of them provide advanced trading functionalities. However, they also represent a security risk for your funds. Hacks aren’t uncommon event in the cryptocurrency scene, and some, such as the Bitfinex hack,…

Challenger banks have raised more venture capital than any other fintech vertical in Europe. So far, over US$500 million has been invested into EU digital banks, according to a new report by Frontline Ventures. Titled “Challenger Banks in Europe: Challenge Accepted,” the report says that incumbents have paved the way for challengers through “persistently low customer satisfaction.” Challenger banks are smaller retail banks set up with the intention of competing for business with large, long-established national banks. They use fast on-boarding, pain point marketing, performance marketing, and network effects to on-board new customer at one fourth of the cost of…

Luxembourg is a leading European financial center in banking, wealth management, investment funds and life insurance. It is also a gateway to the European market geographically and economically. This combination makes it an appealing location for fintech businesses. According to PwC, Luxembourg, with its modern financial institutions, is well positioned to take reigns of the fintech revolution. A PwC fintech survey found that Luxembourg financial institutions are not ignoring the threats that fintech companies pose to their business models, and are also recognizing the opportunities that fintech brings, especially in areas of improving customer experience and meeting changing customer needs.…

The purpose of the Swiss FinTech Awards is to promote regional development while helping create the strongest possible Swiss FinTech ecosystem underpinned by unprecedented international network links. This network, made up of selected partner organisations and Fintech experts, will present the Swiss FinTech Awards to Swiss FinTech start-ups and influencers in the «Early Stage Start-up of the Year», «Growth Stage Start-up of the Year» and «Fintech Influencer of the Year» categories. The «Early Stage Start-up of the Year» category consists of Swiss based Fintech start-ups set up less than two years ago or funded with less than CHF 2.5 million.…

Viele junge Unternehmer träumen von einem erfolgreichen Startup und wagen den Schritt in die Selbständigkeit. Die optimale Arbeitsumgebung ist einer der entscheidenden Bausteine für den angestrebten Erfolg: Eine interessante Alternative zu gewöhnlichen Büroräumen ist dabei das sogenannte Co-Living. Aber was genau bedeutet Co-Living überhaupt und welche konkreten Vorteile bringt dieses Konzept mit sich? Über die Grundidee und die Besonderheiten von Co-Living Der Begriff Co-Living steht für die Kombination zwischen Büro- und Wohngemeinschaft: Bei diesem Wohnkonzept handelt es sich somit um eine Art Weiterentwicklung des klassischen Co-Workings. Die zugehörigen Unterkünfte verfügen sowohl über Gemeinschaftsräume als auch über Einzelzimmer. In grossen Co-Living-Häusern…

A February 2017 white paper by Deloitte Switzerland examined how blockchain could take off in Switzerland. It noted that the Swiss city of Zug offers the blockchain community huge potential as a place in which this technology can be developed and used. Zug’s Crypto Valley, where many blockchain startups reside, provides the most convincing evidence, said Deloitte. With that, global blockchain hubs can look towards Switzerland as a leading example on the development of blockhain technology. According to the white paper, rapid technological development, constantly changing customer behaviour and ongoing regulatory amendments are forcing companies and organisations worldwide to conduct…