Covid19
COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Contactless Payments
Consumers around the world are switching to contactless to help with social distancing, accelerating the adoption of contactless payments that was already under way With 15% penetration, contactless still has potential for further growth RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and
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COVID-19 Crisis to Give Fintech Enablers a Boost
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to a head the importance of a digital economy. In this context, competition is set to accelerate in the fintech sector as the digital shift will make stakeholders fight for market share, according to tech
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Umfrage: Schweizer Digitalversicherer Kommen Gestärkt aus der Coronakrise
Laut einer Umfrage des Verbandes Digitalversicherung Schweiz (VDVS) konnten 84% der Mitglieder trotz Lockdown das Kunden- und Prämienvolumen stabil halten oder weiter steigern. Eine Mehrheit der Mitglieder ist zudem überzeugt, dass die Coronakrise die Nachfrage nach digitalen Versicherungslösungen weiter beschleunigen
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COVID19: Liquidity Support for Startups up and Running
On 22 April 2020, the Federal Council agreed a guarantee scheme to support promising startups encountering liquidity problems caused by the coronavirus. The government-accredited loan guarantee organisations facilitate access to bank loans for startups. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
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COVID-19 Crisis to Substantially Transform the Payments Landscape: McKinsey
COVID-19 will have a long-lasting impact on all industries, and the payments sector will be no exception, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. The use of cash and other paper payment methods is already rapidly declining with withdrawals
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Research: 6 Million Downloaded Their Bank’s App for the First Time During Corona Lockdown
New research from Nucoro, reveals that between 14th March and 14th April, because of the Coronavirus lockdown, around 12% of the adult population in the UK – some six million people – downloaded their bank’s App for the first time.
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Impact of COVID-19 Crisis: Insights From Global Startup Survey
To better understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on startups globally and equip governments with tools and actionable insights to support their innovation ecosystems, Startup Genome launched a global startup survey on the topic. Key findings from this initial
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Liquiditätsmanagement: Schweizer KMU in Zeiten von COVID-19
Die wirtschaftlichen Folgen des Coronavirus (COVID-19) sind erheblich. In dieser ausserordentlichen Zeit können selbst finanziell gesunde Unternehmen unverschuldet in eine Liquiditätskrise geraten. In vielen Branchen brechen die Umsätze ein, die kurzfristigen Ausgaben können jedoch nicht im selben Ausmass reduziert werden.
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COVID-19 Support: Innovative Swiss Startups To Receive Federal Funding Support
Innovative startups are an important factor in the success of the Swiss economy. To date, however, startups have had little or even no access to the Confederation’s existing emergency aid. Therefore, as a supplement to the federal COVID-19 credits and
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Covid19: Worldline Unterstützt den Schweizer Handel
Worldline, der europäische Marktführer im Bereich der Zahlungs- und Transaktionsdienstleistungen, unterstützt den Einzelhandel und den Dienstleistungs-sektor während der COVID-19-Einschränkungen. Die Massnahmen werden laufend an die aktuelle Entwicklung angepasst. Besondere Unterstützung erhalten Händler, die in den Onlinevertrieb oder die Hauszustellung einsteigen
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