Accounto’s Board of Directors Are Expanding
The team at Accounto, the Switzerland based fiduciary software specialist, is gaining an experienced industry expert. Thomas Koller, former long-standing Chairman of the Board of Directors of OBT AG and General Manager of the Fiduciary & Business Consulting Division at
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G+D Doubles Its Stake in Netcetera to 60%
Munich-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is further expanding its stake in Swiss digital payments company Netcetera from 30 to 60 percent. Netcetera will still remain as an independent company following the share transfer that is planned for February 2023. Together
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Dataiku Now Valued at US$3.7 Billion With US$200 Million Fundraise
Dataiku, an AI and analytics platform, announced that it has raised US$200 million in Series F funding round led by new investor Wellington Management. This brings Dataiku’s total funds raised since its inception to approximately US$600 million with a valuation
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IFZ Insurtech Study: European Insurtech Industry Increased 20% This Year
Over the past year, Europe’s insurtech industry has seen the addition of more than 100 companies, bringing the total number of insurtech firms in the continent to 598, a new report by the Swiss Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ
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Thoma Bravo Inks Deal to Acquire Coupa for US$8 Billion
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo announced that it will be acquiring Coupa Software, a specialist in in business spend management, for US$8.0 billion in an all-cash transaction. The transaction, which was approved unanimously by the Coupa Board of Directors, is
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Europe’s Healthtech Industry Enters New Phase of Growth
Europe is home to a young and dynamic healthtech industry, which, despite the global venture capital (VC) investment contraction, has managed to continue to grow, innovate and secure funding. In the year to come, the sector is expected to see
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BX Swiss: Test Trades in Swiss Francs via a Decentralized Public-Blockchain.
Together with major Swiss banks, the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss is taking the financial market infrastructure for tokenized securities to the next level. In a test, trades on BX Swiss were settled for the first time directly in Swiss
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OnlyFans Puts Focus on Payments Business
OnlyFans, the booming subscription social platform, has built up a considerable payments business and is now looking to add new features and capabilities to create added value for content creators, a new report by publishing platform Workweek says. OnlyFans’ ambition
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Bundesrat verabschiedet Bericht zur Akzeptanz von Bargeld in der Schweiz
Der Bundesrat hat anlässlich seiner Sitzung vom 9. Dezember den Bericht «Die Akzeptanz von Bargeld in der Schweiz» verabschiedet, der in Erfüllung des Postulates 18.4399 von Nationalrätin Prisca Birrer-Heimo verfasst wurde. Bargeld erfüllt wichtige Funktionen für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Der
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London Challenger Bank Allica Bank Raises £100M Series C Funding
Allica Bank, a fintech SME challenger bank in London, has announced a £100 million Series C funding round led by global growth technology investor, TCV, with participation from existing investors Warwick Capital Partners and Atalaya Capital Management. With this investment,
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