Tenity has announced its investment in reltix, an AI-native property management company operating across Europe. The investment forms part of a €3 million pre-seed funding round. The funding announcement comes as reltix achieves a milestone of €1 million in annual recurring revenue. Founded by Léon Alex Bamesreiter and his co-founding team, the company acts as a direct property manager rather than selling software tools to traditional operators. Reltix intends to turn operational workflows and data points into the structured foundation of an open operating platform. The company plans to integrate partners across banking, energy, and construction to build an infrastructure…

Prepaid-Zahlungsmethoden gewinnen im Schweizer Online-Handel zunehmend an Bedeutung. Sie bieten Verbrauchern mehr Kontrolle über ihre Ausgaben und tragen zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit digitaler Finanztransaktionen bei. Gleichzeitig stärken sie den digitalen Zahlungsverkehr und passen sich an neue regulatorische Anforderungen sowie innovative Technologien an. Die Digitalisierung des Zahlungsverkehrs hat in der Schweiz zu einer Vielzahl neuer Bezahloptionen geführt. Alternative Zahlungsmethoden spielen dabei eine besondere Rolle, da sie Risiken wie Betrug und Datenmissbrauch gezielt verringern. Nutzer schätzen die Vorteile dieser Lösungen insbesondere beim Schutz ihrer Bankinformationen und bei der flexiblen Budgetsteuerung. Wer eine Paysafecard kaufen möchte, kann so ohne Weitergabe sensibler Daten sichere Online-Zahlungen…

Alibaba Cloud has opened a new cloud region in France, adding two availability zones to its European infrastructure network to support growing regional demand for data-sovereign digital services. The Paris facility is the company’s third European hub, joining its existing data centres in Germany and the UK. The expansion provides enterprise-grade cloud computing services that comply with European data privacy, cybersecurity, and resilience regulations. The infrastructure supports elastic computing, storage, containerisation, networking, security, databases, and advanced developer tools. In the second half of 2026, Alibaba Cloud will introduce a suite of agentic AI services tailored for European markets. These tools…

The 2026 >>venture>> competition has announced its results, with three Swiss fintech startups recognised in the Business and Finance category. Swiss regtech RegCheck secured the top prize in the vertical, taking home CHF 50,000 and a consulting package from McKinsey and Company. The competition also recognised reilo. and UAC Labs as finalists for their respective financial solutions. RegCheck (Winner) RegCheck uses AI to simulate regulatory audits, helping regulated firms spot compliance gaps before submission and enabling more consistent reviews. reilo. (Finalist) reilo. turns smallholder farmers’ natural assets into bankable collateral, unlocking capital and carbon income for 500 million farmers excluded…

Visa has rolled out its Click to Pay feature for eligible Revolut Visa cardholders across Europe and the UK, enabling a faster and more secure online checkout experience. The global standard removes the need for consumers to manually enter card numbers, passwords, or one-time codes at checkout. Because Revolut is enabling the feature at the card level, millions of users will be automatically enrolled when shopping at participating online merchants both domestically and internationally. According to data from the Visa network, the technology can reduce fraud by up to 91% by replacing exposed card details with secure tokenised credentials. The…

Competition in the wealth management industry has intensified significantly, driven by new digital challengers and specialized providers, eroding customer loyalty, and increasing demand for better access to alternative investments, according to Capgemini Research Institute’s World Wealth Report 2026. Released earlier in June, the report draws on three research efforts conducted in January 2026 across the wealth management industry: the 2026 Global HNWI Insights Survey polled more than 6,500 global high-net-worth investors (HNWIs); the 2026 Global Wealth Management Executive gathered 144 responses from the industry across ten markets; and the 2026 Global Relationship Manager Survey included more than 1,300 responses from…

Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI) has welcomed the launch of a standardised digital pension certificate for vested benefits and Pillar 3a pension foundations. Developed by Verein Vorsorge Schweiz (VVS) in partnership with the bvg-digital association, the initiative aims to make pension certificate data machine readable and reusable across digital services. The new QR code standard formats key pension information into a structured layout. This design enables financial applications to integrate pension data in a structured way, simplifying wealth planning for Swiss consumers. The technical foundation relies on the Pension API Version 4, created by the SFTI Common API working group. This…

Amundi, a European asset manager, has launched tokenised share classes for its short-term money market fund to enable real-time liquidity management for digital payments provider Ant International. Developed in partnership with asset servicing leader CACEIS, the bespoke euro and US dollar-denominated share classes mark the first operational milestones under an agreement signed between the companies last November. The tripartite initiative allows Ant International to use digital fund shares for its intra-group treasury operations. CACEIS supports the mechanism by serving as both the transfer agent and tokenisation agent for the fund. The implementation aims to improve the efficiency of digital corporate…

Digital asset platform Blockworks has acquired crypto market intelligence firm Messari as part of a strategic push to consolidate the fragmented digital asset data sector. The acquisition follows a recent Series A extension funding round at a US$192 million valuation raised by Blockworks specifically aimed at driving sector consolidation. The funding round was co-led by ParaFi and Reciprocal Ventures. Messari provides data coverage for over 40,000 assets and operates an API that supplies data across markets, exchanges, protocols, token unlocks, and social sentiment. This infrastructure is widely used by funds, exchanges, and developers to power algorithmic trading models, compliance workflows,…

In the past 20 years, many analysts and banking leaders predicted banks would lose their hold on customers. Some foresaw this after the 2008 financial crisis, others during the 2010s explosive growth of technology platform companies and the first wave of fintech startups. Despite all these predictions, the tipping point where banks truly lost customer grip didn’t actually happen until 2025. This turning point was propelled by transformative changes across four key dimensions: the maturation of fintech firms, evolving customer behaviors, breakthroughs in neobanking, and the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and stablecoins, according to McKinsey’s 2026 Global Banking…

True Wealth has surpassed CHF 3 billion in assets under management. The milestone indicates an accelerating shift towards digital investment solutions and automation within the Swiss financial ecosystem. The digital wealth manager experienced rapid growth over the past year. While accumulating its initial asset base took several years, the growth trajectory has steepened significantly since 2023. The company launched in 2013 with a focus on creating a transparent, user-centric investment platform. It reached its first billion francs in August 2023. Growth continued steadily, with the platform crossing the CHF 1.5 billion mark by August 2024. This acceleration persisted as the…

Citi has launched Digital Depositary Receipts for private shares. The product creates a new avenue for global issuers and investors to access private markets without requiring a public listing. The structure represents a first-of-its-kind model for Citi that combines both issuance and custody functions. While it aims to streamline access, the process still relies on regulated intermediaries and infrastructure layers to function correctly. Private companies are seeking alternative liquidity routes as initial public offering timelines stretch. Traditional secondary markets often involve complex structures, multiple intermediaries, and less transparent fees. Executing tokenisation through SIX The solution applies the depositary receipt product…

Agentic AI has the potential to transform payment systems and e-commerce by shifting from basic automation to autonomous systems capable of complex reasoning and task management. While the technology promises to enhance user experience and personalization, improve operational efficiency, and support cost reduction, it also introduces risks and challenges, including threats to market stability, data security vulnerabilities, and regulatory complexities surrounding non-human authentication and accountability, according to a note by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Agentic AI capabilities in payments AI agents are set to change e-commerce by replacing simple automation with autonomous reasoning. Unlike basic scripts that follow fixed…

Europe leads the world in cross-border payment interoperability as overarching regulations create coordinated governance frameworks that enable the implementation of unified policies across the region and allow for consistent improvements, according to new research by Thunes. However, success remains largely insular, with inefficiencies emerging when transactions extend beyond the EU. These findings come from the newly released Thunes Cross-Border Payments Interoperability Index, which uses proprietary survey data and established benchmarks, including the World Bank Global Findex Database 2025 and World Bank remittance cost data, to evaluate 50 markets. The index ranks these jurisdictions by overall score across five pillars: Economic…

By 2030, tokenized assets could account for 2% of all financial assets in the capital markets ecosystem, representing a market value of up to US$8.2 trillion, according to new estimates by Citi. This projection marks a dramatic shift from the estimated US$17 billion global tokenization market for financial assets recorded as of April 2026, a figure which itself reflects a threefold increase from the previous year. Public equities lead the charge This growth will be driven by public market equities, which are expected to achieve the highest penetration rate among key asset types at 2.9%, generating the largest volume in…

Digital Asset has secured US$355 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund, a16z crypto, to expand its Canton blockchain network for institutional finance. The round included participation from both traditional and decentralised finance institutions. Notable backers include ABN Amro, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, BNP Paribas, Broadridge, Citadel Securities, and HSBC. The company will use the Digital Asset funding to scale the Canton network. Digital Asset plans to deepen its engagement with developers and financial institutions. The company will focus on bringing more assets and regulated workflows onchain. “For capital markets to move…

ING is launching a global subscription model across nine retail markets, consolidating its everyday financial services and lifestyle benefits into four tiered plans. The rollout marks a strategic shift for the bank towards relationship-based customer offerings. The new plans, ING Go, ING More, ING Extra, and ING Max, are designed to meet growing consumer demand for simplicity and flexibility. The model introduces premium options that bundle debit and credit cards, investment benefits, and comprehensive insurance. It also includes partner extras such as streaming services, travel benefits, and cashback features. With over €600 billion in retail banking customer deposits, ING is…

Swiss retail banks are facing intense pressure to control their technology budgets, leading most to prioritise automation and shared platforms over staff reductions. Researchers from the Institute of Financial Services Zug at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts surveyed 42 Swiss retail banks on their technology sourcing challenges. Costs emerged as the primary concern. Two-thirds of the institutions described the challenge as very great, while the remaining third called it great. The survey found that 90% of the banks plan to use process optimisation and automation to reduce their operating expenses. Cooperation with other banks and service providers…

TVL Capital, an institutional digital asset infrastructure firm, has raised US$5 million in a funding round led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Framework Ventures. Amsterdam-based liquidity provider Flow Traders and several strategic investors also participated in the capital raise. The company will use the capital to build out its core engineering and business development capabilities. This expansion aims to accelerate the deployment of Chain-Traded Products (CTPs), which are compliant, composable structured derivatives issued, settled, and managed directly on blockchain rails. TVL Capital was founded by traditional finance veterans, including CEO Andrew Peel, who formerly served as the Head of…

The Fintech Marketing Hub, an online non-profit platform representing the global fintech market community, has unveiled its annual selection of the world’s 30 most influential fintech marketers. Among the 2026 winners, 16 are based in Europe, giving the region a 53% share of the total and cementing its status as a powerhouse in the industry. Unveiled last week, the 2026 Top 30 Most Influential Fintech Marketers list recognizes the leaders shaping the fintech industry over the past year through standout brand building, major product launches, aggressive growth strategies, and meaningful contributions to the community. These 30 winners were selected from…