Kaspar& lanciert Säule 3a Sparlösung
Das seit März 2022 aktive St.Galler Startup Kaspar& erweitert sein Produktangebot um eine voll-integrierte Säule 3a Lösung. Während das Jungunternehmen bisher vor allem durch die Möglichkeit des Aufrundungssparens aufgefallen ist (hierbei wird bei jeder Zahlung mit der eigenen Prepaid Mastercard
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A New Digital Banking Platform Launched for Corporate Clients in Austria
The well-known digital banking by Erste Bank and Sparkasse is available for corporate clients for the first time. The completely new and stand-alone business banking platform is being launched under the name George Business. “George Business is the business banking
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New Paper Explores Pros and Cons of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a digital form of a government-issued currency that’s pegged to a physical commodity, have gained notable traction over the past couple of years, prompted by technological advances and a decline in the use of cash.
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Swiss Central Bank Payment Vision Outlining Focus on DLT, Tokenization and Instant Payments
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has shared how it intends to “future-proof” the domestic payment ecosystem, outlining its ambition to leverage technologies and processes including tokenization and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to establish an “efficient, reliable and secure ecosystem” that’s
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Schweizer HSG Startup Studie zeigt regulatorischen Handlungsbedarf
Im Auftrag der Swiss Entrepreneurs & Startup Association SWESA hat die Universität St. Gallen die Rahmenbedingungen für Startups in der Schweiz aus juristischer und wirtschaftlicher Sicht umfassend untersucht. Während die Hochschullandschaft und die Finanzierungsbedingungen für Jungunternehmen als befriedigend angesehen werden,
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Finanzguru Bags €13 Million in Fundraise Led by SCOR Ventures, PayPal
Finanzguru, a German financial advisor enabled by open-banking, announced that it has raised €13 million in a funding round led by new investors SCOR Ventures and PayPal Ventures. This brings its total funds raised to €27 million since its launch
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Swiss Post to Issue Newest AI Swiss Crypto Stamp
Following the successful launches of the Swiss Crypto Stamp in the last two years, Swiss Post will be issuing the third generation, Swiss Crypto Stamp 3.0, on 2 May 2023. Once again, Swiss Post is uniting the analogue world of
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Forrester Guide: How to Choose a Digital Banking Engagement Platform
Faced with changing customer expectations and mounting competition from new market entrants, banks are increasingly turning to digital banking engagement platforms (DBEPs) for new digital banking capabilities, rich and flexible digital front ends, and seamless employee experiences across touchpoints. DBEPs
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EU Rules on Crypto Assets Transfers Set to Tighten
Last week, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of stricter rules to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, and evading sanctions in the European Union (EU). Among the three significant pieces of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation adopted
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Radar: Top 3 European Wealthtech Trends
By 2030, affluent clients with assets of EUR 100,000 and up will have access to a highly diversified range of alternative assets comprising private debt, venture capital (VC), real assets, and more. They will benefit from highly personalized financial plans
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