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Consumers’ Interest in Neobanks Cools Down
Though neobanks have continued to gain market share over the past years, consumers are still reluctant to work with these as their main accounts, according to an Accenture research. The 2020 Accenture Global Banking Consumer Survey, which polled more than
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Seedcamp Closes Its Fifth Fund at £78 Million
London-based pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm Seedcamp has closed its heavily oversubscribed fifth fund dubbed as Fund V at £78 million in partnership with Rabo Frontier Ventures (RFV). In Fund V, Seedcamp will increase the amount of capital
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Swiss Insurance Group Helvetia Makes Fintech Moves
Swiss insurance group Helvetia is making fintech moves, partnering with fintech players and investing in fintech startups. This year, Helvetia has accelerated its push into fintech, teaming up with leading app-based Swiss banking solution neon to launch the first bancassurance
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Top 5 Global Fintech Investors: From Q2 2019 to Q2 2020 and Where They Invested
Sequoia Capital, 500 Startups, Ribbit Capital, Accel and Global Founders Capital (GFC) were the five most active fintech venture capital (VC) investors in deal count from Q2 2019 to Q2 2020, according to an analysis by CB Insights. Sequoia Capital
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Helvetia Venture Fund Acquires Stake in Swiss Challenger Bank Neon
The Helvetia Venture Fund invested and holds a stake in neon, which offers app-based banking. This follows a previous partnership where Smile, a Swiss digital insurance solution from Helvetia, and neon offered a mobile bancassurance solution in Switzerland. This round
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10% in Switzerland Use Already Neo and Challenger Banks
Neobanks are on the rise in Switzerland. Every tenth person has already used these new online banking solutions, as the latest Swiss Payment Monitor shows. At the same time, the eradication of cash is not an option for the majority
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Apple und Google Pay: Schweizer Banken denken um
Die mobilen Bezahlmittel Apple Pay, Samsung Pay und Google Pay stiessen am Anfang Ihrer Lancierung bei der Mehrheit der Schweizer Kreditkarten-Herausgeber und Banken auf wenig Gegenliebe. Anfängliche Zurückhaltung «Viele Schweizer Banken fürchten sich im Kampf um Kunden vor der Konkurrenz
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A Week of Fintech Firsts in Switzerland
It’s been an interesting few days for digital payments, blockchain finance and cryptocurrencies in Switzerland, with several companies and projects announcing developments. At the tail end of last month, budding crypto bank Mt Pelerin said was applying for a Swiss
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Top 10 Largest, Most Recent Fintech Acquisitions and M&As
2019 was a record year of fintech deals, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with companies in the sector raising a total of US$44.6 billion in funding, and a record of US$233.8 billion in M&A volume through 989 transactions, according to
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The Largest Fintech Conference in Northern Europe in Lithuania this November / Free Booth
European and global fintech companies, investors and everyone interested in the latest financial technology will turn their attention to Lithuania. Here the largest financial technology conference Fintech Inn in Northern Europe and the Baltic States will be held for the 4th year
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