Fintech Opinion Leader
5 Reasons Why Apple Could Be Your Next Bank
As more big tech companies want to grow and take over the financial tech space, Apple already offers few financial services like Apple Wallet, Apple Pay and Apple Card. However, it’s reasonable to believe that Apple is interested in taking
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SFTI Co-Director Cornelia Stengel Discusses Top Fintech Trends
Payment innovations, embedded finance and digital assets are amongst the fast-rising trends to watch out for in the Swiss fintech space. These trends are emerging on the back of deeper ecosystem collaborations and a shift towards “individualization” and hyper-personalization of
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Is a SPAC Approach Relevant For Swiss Companies? (Part 2)
Following my initial article on SPACs, I was surprised to see how many people and Swiss companies that had been averse to the idea of going public for a long time had, all of a sudden, developed a keen interest
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Is a SPAC Approach Plausible for Swiss Companies?
Well, it’s already happening. In the past week, I have heard of 4 Swiss private companies approached by US-listed SPACs interested to acquire them. There may be more such cases in Switzerland by now, but there will definitely be more
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Digital Bezahlen im Alter: 5 Thesen
Das digitale Rad dreht sich infolge der COVID-19-Pandemie immer schneller, gerade im Online- wie im kontaktlosen Zahlungsverkehr. Die Kreditkartenanbieterin VISA sorgte am 3. Februar für Schlagzeilen als ihr CEO Alfred Kelly bekanntgab, das Bezahlnetzwerk der Firma werde bald eine Fülle
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Das sind die Top KI-Trends 2021 für die Versicherungsbranche
Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist in aller Munde. Egal ob in Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft oder Gesellschaft: Das Thema KI wird viel und kontrovers diskutiert. Für Unternehmen der Versicherungsbranche ist es da nicht leicht, den Überblick zu behalten. Während technologische Innovationen immer neue
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Had Your Face Stolen Lately?
You can reset your PIN after a data breach, you can reset your password after a data breach, you can reset your security questions after a data breach – but can you reset your face? Sure, there’s surgery, but clearly
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