Swiss-UK Private Bank Digital Finance Startup Kashet Raises CHF 6.2M Series A
Kashet, the Swiss-UK premium digital finance services firm, has successfully raised CHF 6.2m funding to support its expansion and readiness for further growth. Kashet is focused on delivering a membership-based financial solution app for customers and private bank clients. The
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Incore Bank Signs Maerki Baumann as First Client For SDX Ethereum Staking
InCore Bank can now offer Ethereum staking capabilities that are fully compliant with Know-Your-Client (KYC) and Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) regulations to their clients. In this collaboration, InCore Bank provides crypto brokerage, banking operations and custody services, while SDX Web3 provides crypto
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Postfinance Partners With Sygnum Bank to Offer Cryptocurrencies
PostFinance partners with Sygnum, the world’s first digital asset bank, to offer its customers a range of regulated digital asset banking services via Sygnum’s B2B banking platform. PostFinance’s partnership with Sygnum Bank enables the launch and ongoing expansion of regulated,
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Bitpanda and Mambu Partner to Offer Simplified Investment Options
Austria-based Bitpanda Technology Solutions has partnered with SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) cloud banking platform Mambu to provide financial institutions with a secure way to offer investment options to customers. With Bitpanda’s domain expertise and Mambu’s core banking technology, banks can integrate investment
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Securing Wealth in Changing Times
Fifteen years after the financial crisis, banks are again experiencing a crisis of confidence that has caused stock prices to fluctuate wildly and destroyed Credit Suisse. But that is not the only problem – sovereign debt continues to rise and
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VP Bank Partners with Metaco on Digital Asset Custody
Metaco, a Switzerland-based provider of digital asset technology infrastructure to regulated financial institutions, has partnered with VP Bank in Liechtenstein. The collaboration leverages Metaco’s flagship platform, Harmonize, to allow VP Bank the optionality to expand its digital asset custody and
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UBS Completes Cross-Border Intraday Trade On Broadridge’s Blockchain-Powered Platform
Global financial technology company Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that UBS and a global Asian bank have successfully executed a cross-border intraday repo transaction on its blockchain-enabled platform. This intraday trade marks the launch of the next phase in the rollout
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Bloomberg Unveils Finance-Focused Generative AI Model
Media conglomerate, finance information company and business software developer Bloomberg is building a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model for the finance industry, following on the heels of technology companies including Microsoft, Google and Salesforce that have recently kickstarted their own
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Becomes Official Sponsor of Williams Racing F1 Team
Williams Racing, a British Formula One team and constructor, announced that global crypto exchange Kraken has inked a deal to become its first official crypto and Web3.0 partner. The Kraken branding will adorn the FW45 halo and rear wing for
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With SIC5 Around the Corner, Experts Weigh in on Possible Impact of Instant Payments in Switzerland
Instant payments are scheduled for rollout in Switzerland in the summer 2024, opening up new opportunities in payment transactions, digital commerce and customer experiences. But the new standard will also put pressure on banks’ lucrative card businesses and will cost
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