b-Sharpe, the Transferwise of Switzerland
Incorporated in 2006 and based in Geneva, b-Sharpe is a fintech startup providing currency exchange services at a lower cost – an average saving of 70% compared with traditional exchange services providers. The company aims to make currency exchange cheaper
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Banking on Bitcoin Film in Cinema
Banking on Bitcoin a feature film on Bitcoin, its history and future will be shown in Cinema. Produced by Gravitas Ventures, the film was launched at select theaters and will be made available on VOD. The Banking on Bitcoin film covers the
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Switzerland Struggles in E-Government Effort
The current e-government situation of Switzerland is stuck in an “intermediary phase” of implementation and harmonization, according to a new report. In particular with regard to user-friendly electronic identification and Internet voting, Switzerland is still struggling. According to a report
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Top Worldwide VCs and Investors in Bitcoin and Blockchain
Blockchain, a type of database that records an ongoing list of tamper-proof records, has created a lot of hype in the financial services industry, promising to allow banks to save billions in infrastructure costs and significantly increase efficiency. The world’s
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Upcoming Fintech Events in Switzerland
2017 has just begun and already several fintech events have been scheduled, promising to bring together thought-leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs and investors, to discuss emerging trends and the future of banking and finance. Here are our pick of the top
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Banks are Still Using Decade Old Core Banking Systems – Why are They so Behind the Digital Age?
The question that has plagued the financial services industry for a number of years – is why are banks not keeping pace with technological change? Why do they continue working with archaic and monolithic systems that are prone to failure
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Proptech Premiere: Europaweit erster Studiengang in Digital Real Estate
Die HWZ lanciert den europaweit ersten Studiengang CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) Digital Real Estate. Die kürzlich publizierte Studie von Prof. Sybille Sachs zeigt, dass die Digitalisierung sich auf die gesamte Arbeitswelt auswirkt. CAS Digital Real Estate Auch für die
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5 Bitcoin and Blockchain Investors in Europe to Know
Blockchain, the technology that underpins the bitcoin digital currency, is said to have the potential to revolutionize the world economy. Blockchains are a new way to store information in a distributed and decentralized manner, bringing a number of benefits: stronger
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First Blockchain Backed E-Government Platform for Switzerland
Procivis, a new venture founded by Swiss blockchain entrepreneur Daniel Gasteiger, has come out of stealth mode to present its proof of concept for a blockchain-backed e-government platform at today’s Microsoft public sector digitization practice day in Bern. To design
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New P2P Platform Viainvest Aims to Become a Leader in the Baltics
Launched in late-2016, VIAINVEST is a new peer-to-peer lending marketplace provided by Latvia-based VIA SMS Group. The platform allows both individuals and companies to invest into loans originated by non-banking lenders. Commenting on the launch, Eduards Lapkovskis, Member of the
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