N26 CPO on Digital Banking, Building Trust, and More: Spiros Margaris Interview
Switzerland based venture capitalist and fintech expert Spiros Margaris has released the first video interview of his new series @SpirosMargaris & Friends. For this interview, Margaris talked to Georgina Smallwood, chief product officer (CPO) at N26, and one of Europe’s
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Launch of the QR-Bill in Switzerland
The QR-bill will modernize Swiss payment transactions. From 30 June 2020, invoice recipients will be receiving their first QR-bills instead of the traditional payment slips. You can recognize the QR-bill by the Swiss QR Code, which contains all the information
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Swiss SME Lending Startup Teylor Closes CHF 8 Million Funding / Expands to Germany
Teylor, a Swiss SME lending technology startup, successfully closed a financing round of CHF 8 million. The significant increase in demand for digital banking solutions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated Teylor’s growth and allowed the company to successfully
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Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Poised for Prime Time
Though institutional adoption of digital assets remains low, demand from traditional trading firms is growing rapidly, showcasing that the sector is poised for prime time, according to a research by management intelligence platform Acuiti. In a special report titled Institutional
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Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Questions to Oliver Bussmann
In May 2020, Fintechnews.ch launched the Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview series, which presents at least once a week a short interview we have conducted with a well-known, longtime Swiss Fintech Influencer to get his or her views on some of the
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Swiss Fintech Accelerator F10 Welcomes new Zurich Head
F10 announced the appointment of Gerrit Sindermann as new Head F10 Zurich. Gerrit will join F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator mid of June 2020 to lead the mission of guiding Startups in transforming their ideas into successful companies while stimulating
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Crowdfunding Schweiz: 29 aktive Plattformen – 600 Millionen vermittelt
Letzte Woche publizierte die Hochschule Luzern den Crowdfunding Monitor 2020 mit den Marktentwicklungen des Jahres 2019. 597 Millionen Franken wurden in 4’648 Kampagnen investiert von rund 180’000 Personen. Den grössten Wachstumsbeitrag liefert die Kategorie KMU Crowdlending. KMU Crowdlending wird hypothekenlastgier
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Nach Corona: Wird das Arbeiten im Home-Office bleiben?
Die Schweizer Arbeitnehmer wünschten sich bereits vor Corona flexiblere Arbeitsweisen. In der Pandemie haben sowohl sie als auch ihre Chefs erkannt, dass sich Home-Office bewährt. Mit den allmählichen Lockerungen der Verordnungen zur Kontaktbeschränkung steht in den Firmen so langsam die
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Swiss Fintech Startup Map June 2020 Welcomes 2 Newcomers
Swisscom released the new Swiss Fintech Startup Map for June 2020. With DCM and cybera two new Swiss Fintech Startups joined the map. In total 361 Swiss Fintech Startups are now on the map. The new Swiss Fintech ecosystem map
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Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Fragen an Cornelia Stengel
Fintechnews.ch interviewt in einer Serie von Kurz-Interviews seit Jahren bekannte Schweizer Fintech Influenzer. Heute sprechen wir mit Prof. Dr. Cornelia Stengel, Partnerin bei Kellerhals Carrard. Cornelia zeigt uns wo die Schweiz führend ist bei der Blockchain und Fintech Regulierung und
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