The 10 Nominees for the Swiss Fintech Startup Awards 2020 Revealed
The Swiss Fintech Awards 2020 have revealed the 10 nominees. 5 Fintech were selected for the early stage category and 5 Startups were slelected for the growth stage category. The purpose of the Swiss FinTech Awards is to promote Swiss
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Last Days to Apply for the Swiss FinTech Incubator and Accelerator in Singapore
F10 – Swiss FinTech Incubator and Accelerator wants to bridge the gap between the Swiss and Asian ecosystem. There are several reasons for the decision to extend innovation outside Europe and make it more global. Switzerland and Singapore have a
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Young, Creative and Tech-Savvy: Switzerland at the World’s Largest Tech Show in Las Vegas
The Swiss pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas opened its doors for the second time. From 7 to 10 January 2020 Switzerland is showcasing more than 30 start-ups at the world’s largest trade fair for consumer
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ING spins out Bond Analytics platform Katana into a new Fintech Firm
ING has spun out Katana, the advanced analytics platform that supports portfolio managers in making faster and sharper investment decisions, into a London-based standalone company called Katana Labs. ING Ventures will invest a further £1.5 million alongside other investors, as part of
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Digital Asset Quant Trading Platform AlgoTrader Announces Series A
AlgoTrader AG, a Swiss platform services provider for fully-integrated and automated quantitative trading and trade execution, for both traditional and digital assets, has completed a new round of financing from institutional growth investors. This series A round totaling CHF 3.7
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BBVA Launches Product Sales on Amazon
BBVA has joined El Celler de Can Roca in launching the sale of a selection of products on Amazon. As part of the bank’s commitment to digital transformation, BBVA has kicked off its experience on the ecommerce platform with a collection of
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Crypto Could Become A Reality Over The Next Decade, Says Deutsche Bank Report
Until now, cryptocurrencies have been additions rather than substitutes to the global inventory of money, but over the next decade, this situation may change, according to Deutsche Bank’s Imagine 2030 report, which looks at the bank’s predictions for the 2020s.
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Top-Funded US Fintech Startups 2019 by State
Fintech is gaining momentum in the US with US$12.9 billion raised so far this year, as of Q3’19, already surpassing 2018’s annual record of US$12.5 billion, according to CB Insights’ Global Fintech Report Q3’19. In Q3’19, the US saw ten
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$200 Million Series C Record Funding for Ripple
Ripple announced a $200 million in Series C funding—an investment that marks a record year for the business and further proves the value of blockchain technology in improving global payments and the broader utility of the digital asset XRP and
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Boerse Stuttgart Digital Asset Business Goes Asia
Boerse Stuttgart Group and SBI Group will establish a partnership in Europe and Asia, including Japan, in the digital asset business. Both partners will collaborate in order to create a truly global end-to-end ecosystem for digital assets, utilizing blockchain technology.
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