Fintegration: Telefonica Germany Partners with Weltsparen
Beginning today, o2 Banking customers in Germany will gain access to WeltSparen’s wide range of savings and investment products directly through their mobile o2 Banking app. In Germany’s ongoing low-interest environment, o2 Banking customers looking for new options to save
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New Top 50 Crypto Valley Swiss Blockchain List – the Largest and Most Important Companies
Investment company CV VC, in collaboration with PwC Strategy & and IT partner inacta, has published its new quarterly list of the largest and most important companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s Crypto Valley Blockchain cluster. The survey finds that, at
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Ledger’s New Crypto Hardware Wallet Nano X Comes with Mobile Bluetooth Support
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has unveiled a new signature product, the Ledger Nano X, a Bluetooth-enabled hardware wallet with enhanced security and an improved user experience and design. Just like the Ledger Nano S cryptocurrency hardware wallet, the Ledger
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Alipay Accelerates EU Expansion with New Luxembourg E-Money License
Alipay, the mobile and digital payments platform of Ant Financial, Alibaba’s financial affiliate, has been granted an electronic money license in Luxembourg as the service accelerates its expansion across Europe. The launch of the new Luxembourg licensed entity, Alipay (Europe)
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SwatchPay Comes to Switzerland, Enabled by Mastercard
Following a 2017 China launch, Swatch brings its NFC payments watch, stylised as SwatchPay to Swiss shores. In a collaboration with Mastercard, the “credit card watch” comes with an NFC radio chip hidden underneath the watch dial. Customers would be
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Falcon Private Bank Adds Cryptocurrency to Its List of Storable Assets
Falcon Private Bank, a Zurich-based wealth manager now allows its clients to transfer a limited variety of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether and Litecoin) to segregated Falcon wallets. According to the website, the cryptocurrencies are stored by Falcon’s cold storage,
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Digitalisierung: AZEK Lanciert Lehrgang Zum «Chartered Financial Data Scientist»
Wer fit ist im Umgang mit komplexen Datenstrukturen und programmieren kann, ist gefragt auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Finanzfachleute in der Schweiz können sich jetzt diese Kompetenzen gezielt mit dem neuen Lehrgang von AZEK zum Chartered Financial Data Scientist (CFDS) aneignen. Die
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Surprisingly, Only 4% of UK’s Insurance Industry’s Payments is Fully Automated
A new white paper published by Banking Circle, has identified the stealth effect outdated payments processes are having on the insurance sector. The white paper reveals that out-dated and manually intensive collection and reconciliation systems are seriously undermining customer experience and profitability
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40% of Global Financial Institutions Cite Security as Their Biggest Challenge
The Regtech: Beyond Compliance report by Frost&Sullivan was commissioned by Enterprise Ireland to analyse key trends in the global regtech market. In it, they refer to a 2017 Frost & Sullivan end-user survey of banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI)
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Digitalisation in the Banking Sector – Switzerland 1, Europe 0 ?
Ten years after the global banking crisis, the Swiss financial industry faces its next crucial challenge. Once again, it must fundamentally renew itself, and perhaps even selectively reinvent itself. The driving force behind this new evolution is the growing digitalisation
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