Digital Ecosystem for EAMs: Banque Heritage Joins Wecan Comply
Banque Heritage joins Wecan Comply’s blockchain based compliance platform and aims to create a digital ecosystem for its EAMs. Banque Heritage has joined Swiss fintech Wecan Comply’s compliance platform that is predicted to revolutionize the compliance procedures in Swiss banking.
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MoneyGram Announces Minority Investment into Coinme
MoneyGram International announced that they have completed a strategic minority investment in Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S. This venture, which gives the Company an approximate 4% ownership stake in Coinme, closes out Coinme’s Series A financing round
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The Top 8 Crypto Custodians
As investors increasingly incorporate digital assets into their portfolios, the crypto custody landscape continues to grow and mature. As of late-2021, around US$230 billion worth of digital assets, or about 9% of the total US$2.5 trillion cryptocurrency market, were being
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Fintech in Switzerland: 2021 in Review
In 2021, the Swiss fintech industry continued to mature, with established ventures attracting considerable funding to fuel growth and pursue their global ambitions. In the digital asset and blockchain space, the momentum pursued, building on the surge in crypto and
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Year End Message to Our Readers – Offline From 23rd December to the 2nd January
Fintech News Switzerland would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. We will be taking a break from the 23rd December 2021 to the 2nd January 2022. Until
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Crypto Assets Trading Volume in Switzerland Reached CHF 103.6B in 2021
The Swiss market for crypto assets has seen strong growth over the past three years, a trend reflected in the trading volumes for direct and indirect investments into crypto assets, a new research by the Institute of Financial Services Zug
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Meniga Appoints Gunter Saurwein as New COO
London-headquartered global digital banking solutions provider Meniga has appointed Gunter Saurwein as its new COO to drive growth and performance. Saurwein will be based out of Meniga’s Stockholm office, and will also act as the CEO’s deputy, the company said.
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Checkout.com Appoints Meta’s Former Exec Meron Colbeci as New CPO
Checkout.com has announced the appointment of Meron Colbeci as its Chief Product Officer. Colbeci is the former head of consumer product management at Meta’s fintech product group Novi, and was a senior product leader at SoFi and PayPal as well,
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Zurich Insurance Group to Acquire Estonia’s AI Firm AlphaChat
Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Estonia-based conversational AI company AlphaChat. AlphaChat’s customer service automation technology will help to enhance Zurich Insurance Group’s conversational AI capabilities, and support the development of Intelligent Virtual Assistants for both internal and external
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Switzerland Poised to Become a Leading Hub for Sustainable Investment
As a global financial hub and the world’s top asset management center, Switzerland is poised to become a leading hub for sustainable finance, a new report by the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ, part of Lucerne University of Applied
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