Zurich’s Trust Square Expands. Biggest Blockchain Hub in the World: Co-Founder Interview
Zurich-based blockchain hub Trust Square is expanding its Bahnhofstrasse location to cover more than 3,000 square meters, offering 300 workstations to startups and researchers. The move is set to turn Trust Square into the world’s largest blockchain hub. An open
Read More
Facebook Delves Deeper Into Banking and Financial Services
Facebook is delving deeper into the financial services business, now attempting to persuade large banks in the US to share detailed financial information about their customers including card transactions, shopping habits, and checking account balances, according to a report published
Read More
Global Executives Still Very Bullish on Blockchain
Although commercial use of blockchain technology remains limited, global executives are poised to make some major moves over the next year, according to a research by Deloitte. A survey commissioned by Deloitte and conducted online between March and April 2018,
Read More
The Hottest Fintech, Insurtech Startups in Berlin
Berlin, Germany’s largest fintech hub, is rapidly making a name for itself in the European fintech space. Today, the city hosts some of the region’s most exciting, fast-growing fintech ventures. These cover all aspects of financial services, from banking and
Read More
UBS Terminates UK Robo-Advisor Offering, Sells IP to Wealthtech Startup SigFig
UBS has decided to shut its robo-advisory offering in the UK, SmartWealth, and sell the intellectual property (IP) rights to San Francisco-based wealthtech company SigFig. As part of the transaction, a number of staff at SmartWealth will join SigFig. Behind
Read More
The Top 12 Classed Swiss Fintech Startups 2018
Startup.ch publish every year a list of Top 100 Best Swiss Startups. Last year we counted 7 Swiss Fintech Startups, this year we already count 12. Though only Advanon made it into the Top 10 and the Crypto Finance AG made
Read More
United Bank For Africa To Launch Chat Banking On Whatsapp In Nigeria
n a first for Nigeria, customers of United Bank for Africa can now conduct their favorite banking activities in a secure and convenient manner, by communicating with their bank in a verified WhatsApp chat. This capability is made possible through
Read More
Standards Crucial To Unlocking Opportunities Of PSD2 And Open Banking
Application programming interfaces (APIs) seem set to usher in a new era of payments solutions, particularly with the advent of regulations such as the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in Europe. However, standardization of technical interfaces constitutes a crucial building
Read More
“Bank of Amazon” is Disrupting the Financial Landscape
Amazon is attacking the financial services industry, but rather than building the next-generation bank, the American e-commerce giant is focusing on building financial services that support its core strategic goal of increasing participation in the Amazon ecosystem, according to a
Read More
Mobile Payment: Ohne Goliath kein David
Seit über zwei Jahren ist in der Schweiz das Zahlen mit Apple Pay möglich – also theoretisch. Denn die meisten Schweizer Kreditkartenherausgeber haben Apple Pay nicht freigeschalten – um das eigene Produkt TWINT zu schützen. Das wäre aber gar nicht
Read More