Posts From Fintechnews Switzerland
Swiss Crowdfunding Study
The Swiss crowdfunding market has experimented a promising 36% growth in 2014, according to a new report. Experts expect the industry to grow further as peer-to-peer lending, reward-based crowdfunding and crowddonating are becoming widely popular. Crowdfunding is gaining popularity in
Read MoreRobo Advisors Are Expanding Rapidly and Challenging Swiss Market
Robo Advisors are expanding fast. Fueled by VC investments, these fintech startups are currently handling some US$14 billion worth of assets and are now looking to collaborate with traditional advisors, according to a new report. Authored by international consulting firm
Read MoreCrypto Valley Schweiz – Finance 2.0 Konferenz
Am 23. September findet in Zürich die erste Crypto und Blockchain Konferenz statt. Der Veranstalter Rino Borini setzt sich im Interview für ein Crypto Valley Schweiz ein. Zudem erklärt er warum an der Konferenz ein Bitcoin Automat aufgestellt wird und
Read MoreFintech Startup Weekend Zurich
The Fintech Startup Weekend Zurich: The FinTech Edition Join the 1st FinTech Edition of Startup Weekend Switzerland and create a fintech startup in 54 hours. What is FinTech ? A contraction of “finance” and “technology” – it refers to companies
Read MoreTawiPay The Money Transfer Transparency Platform
Sending money abroad is no hassle-free task, especially with immigrants who try to work hard to earn money and sending it back to their families. While the number of immigrants sending money abroad are still on the rise, the transferring
Read MoreWEF Fintech Report; 6 Key Research Findings
Swiss-based corporate think-tank, World Economic Forum (WEF), has released a new report on fintechs in which the notorious organization explores how disruptive innovations are transforming the financial services industry. The fintech industry, which attracted some US$12.2 billion in global
Read MoreECUREX Becomes the First Fully Legitimized Bitcoin Trading Platform in Switzerland
Swiss-based ECUREX has become the first bitcoin trading platform to be fully compliant with the Swiss Banking Act. The news broke on May 19, following sixteen months of investigation by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory. The exchange has passed the
Read MorePaymit mit Swisscom Partnerschaft
SIX und Swisscom planen eine strategische Partnerschaft, um gemeinsam mit den Banken eine gesamtschweizerische Lösung für das mobile Bezahlen über sämtliche Kanäle zu etablieren. Basis für die Partnerschaft ist die im Mai 2015 von SIX, UBS und Zürcher Kantonalbank lancierte
Read MoreSwiss Migros Bank Launches Free Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer App
Migros Bank, has announced its latest addition into its Mobile Banking app, a new service called MobilePay P2P that allows users to send up to 100 CHF to anyone for free. MobilePay P2P promises an easy, fast and convenient way
Read MoreSwiss FinTech Innovation Lab
The Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab is a cross-disciplinary research program on the global phenomenon of innovation in the financial industry induced by “Financial Technology” (FinTech). It involves researchers from banking and finance, business informatics, innovation management, strategic management, marketing, social
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