ADB, BlueOrchard Inks US$50 Million Risk-Sharing Deal for Microfinance Programme
BlueOrchard Finance, a Swiss impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a US$50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in the latter’s developing member countries (DMCs). The company is the first impact investment manager to work
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AnaCap Completes Acquisition of German eKYC Firm WebID
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist mid-market private equity investor in technology enabled financial services, has completed its acquisition of WebID, a German digital identification provider. AnaCap will provide significant growth capital and partner with the founders and existing management
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17 Fintech and Proptech Startups That Bagged the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award
The 11th edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award which looks to celebrate Switzerland’s best startups has announced its list of winners this year. The award was organised by Venturelab and facilitated by its presenting partners Credit Suisse and
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10 Largest Fintech Acquisition Deals so Far in 2021
2021 is emerging as a record year for fintech exits. Since the beginning of the year, there has been EUR 22.6 billion worth of exits in Europe, an all-time high that’s double the previous record of EUR 11.36 billion in
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Fintech News Readers Voted: The Top Swiss Fintech Influencers and Companies
Recognized by the Fintech News community for their strong growth and market potential, Dextra, Sygnum and Yapeal were named the most outstanding Swiss fintech companies. The readers selected Miki Vayloyan and Andy Waar as the most influential fintech professionals of
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Glarner Regionalbank setzt in der Vorsorge auf Descartes
Die Kundenberater der Glarner Regionalbank können ab sofort auf der Plattform Descartes Vorsorge, egal ob via Handy, Tablet oder stationärem Computer, gemeinsam mit dem Kunden innerhalb von fünf Minuten ein Vorsorgedepot eröffnen. Nach Eröffnung erhält der Kunde innert Sekunden alle
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Mastercard Inks Deal to Acquire Danish Open Banking Firm Aiia
Mastercard is set to acquire Aiia, a Danish open banking technology provider, for an undisclosed sum and the transaction is anticipated to close by year’s end. Aiia is a licensed Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) and Account Information Service Provider
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Ledgy Secures US$10 Million in Series A Fundraise Led by Sequoia
Swiss equity management platform Ledgy announced that it has raised US$10 million during a Series A funding round led by Sequoia. Ledgy’s existing investors and early supporters Myke Näf, Paul Sevinç, btov Partners, Creathor Ventures and VI Partners also participated
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SIX Joins Forces With Inventx to Expand the Swiss Open Finance Ecosystem
Swiss stock exchange SIX will collaborate with Inventx, an IT service provider, to ensure the smooth interconnection of their complementary ix.OpenFinancePlatform and bLink open-finance hubs going forward. Following the cooperation between Swisscom and SIX announced in March, this partnership will enable
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Stronger Mobile Application Security Is the Key to Revenue Growth
Financial institutions have been moving towards expanding digitisation for years, offering remote banking services, and prioritising the customer experience in digital platforms. In 2020, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated this shift. With less access to bank branches, the
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