Deutsche Bank Acquires 5% in Fintech Deposit Solutions
Deutsche Bank is a new shareholder of Deposit Solutions GmbH, as announced by the two companies today. Deutsche Bank has acquired a 4.9 percent stake in the Hamburg-based company. Both parties agreed not to disclose details about the volume of
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Swiss Central Banker: Stablecoins Hold Promise for Widespread Deployment
Though cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency-based tokens “are more like speculative investment instruments” and are unlikely to reach mainstream adoption, stablecoins, which are pegged to stable, official currencies, “hold greater promise for widespread deployment as a payment instrument and store of value,”
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Meet the new 13 Fintech Startups of the F10 Accelerator Program 2019 in Zurich
F10 Incubator and Accelerator, based in Zurich, goes into the third round with the P3 «Product to Market» program this week and is announcing the FinTech, RegTech and InsurTech Startups who are participating. A great number of teams with market
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The 9 Hottest Fintech, Insurtech and Proptech Startups in Finland: 1 of it is actually Swiss
Over the past years, Finland’s fintech industry has been growing rapidly. Today, the nation is home to roughly 160 fintech companies covering a wide range of areas including payments, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, insurance, security and compliance, APIs and platforms, data and
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700 Besucher an der Fintech-Messe Schweiz
Am Dienstag trafen sich die Fintech- und Finanzbranche im Zürcher Kraftwerk zur Swiss Fintech Fair 2019. Das Ticket Kontingent war bereits Tage vor der Messe vollständig erschöpft und mit über 700 Besucherinnen und Besuchern war reger Betrieb an den über
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Glarner Kantonalbank Verliert den Leiter Digitalisierung und Kreditfabrik
Marcel Stauch, Geschäftsleitungsmitglied der Glarner Kantonalbank, hat sich aus persönlichen Gründen dazu entschlossen, die Bank zu verlassen und die Leitung des Bereichs Digitalisierung und Kreditfabrik per Ende März 2020 abzugeben. Er will sich einer neuen beruflichen Herausforderung stellen und seinen
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Baloise Partners with US Plug and Play Startup Accelerator
Baloise is entering into a partnership with Plug and Play, a California-based business accelerator. This will expand its portfolio of strategic partnerships focused on innovation, adding to its existing collaborations with the Swiss Fintech Accelerator and Incubator F10 in Zurich.
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Suisse Romande Crowdfunding Company Lendora Raises CHF 1.2 Million Led by Frey Family
Lendora, a crowdfduning based in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, has raised CHF 1.2 million in a financing round led by the Frey Family – owner of Firstcaution and of several prestige vineyards in France. Founded in 2017 by five
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ZKB Investiert in E-Signing Startup Skribble
Das Schweizer Startup Skribble konnte die Zürcher Kantonalbank als Investorin gewinnen. Skribble brachte Anfang Jahr eine Cloud-Plattform für elektronisches Signieren auf den Markt. Verträge müssen nicht mehr den Umweg über Drucker und Papier nehmen, um rechtsgültig unterschrieben zu werden: Das
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Industry 4.0 Impulse Programme: Innosuisse Approves 17 Innovative Projects
The “Manufacturing technologies” impulse programme from Innosuisse aims to promote modern manufacturing technologies as a contribution to the transition of industry into the digital age. Of the 29 applications for 12-month projects submitted in the second call for projects, Innosuisse
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