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New Study Sheds Light on Crypto’s Super-Rich
Over the past decade, the rise of cryptocurrency has created a new class of millionaires and billionaires. The early adopters, investors, business founders, and more broadly, those who bought in early and held onto their investments, became extremely rich, accumulating
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The Top 10 Fintech Startups in Switzerland in 2023
Like last year 10 fintechs made the 13th edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards organized by Venturelab. The 2023 ranking features 100 Startups, Yokoy who made first overall place last year made it this year on 2nd place.
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2023’s Biggest Fintech Acquisition Deals
The global fintech sector is witnessing a slowdown in deal activity, with companies adopting a cautious “wait-and-see” approach. In the first half of 2023, only 128 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were recorded, compared to 248 and 188 in the first
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Switzerland Sees Blossoming Digital Asset Custody Ecosystem: Study
Switzerland has established itself as a global leader in the custody of digital assets, a position the country has gained thanks to a conducive regulatory framework that’s encouraging innovation and diversity, a new report by industry trade group Home of
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Banks, Central Banks Ramp up Asset Tokenization Efforts
Asset tokenization, a process that involves converting rights to a real-world asset into a digital token and recording that said asset on a blockchain, is becoming a critical part of the financial market infrastructure, providing substantial benefits including improved speed
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Swiss Fintech Funding Pulls Back 45% YoY
Venture capital (VC) financing going into Swiss fintech startups pulled back significantly in H1 2023, plummeting by more than 45% year-on-year (YoY) as the global economic downturn continued to weigh on startup valuations and the VC funding landscape as a
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How to Do Crowdfunding in Switzerland?
Raising capital for projects and companies via crowdfunding platforms is popular, especially for startups. In 2022, over CHF 650 million was raised via crowdfunding platforms in Switzerland. Unlike the European Union (see Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020), Switzerland
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Nasdaq to Acquire Software Firm Adenza from Thoma Bravo for 10.5 Billion USD
NASDAQ will acquire Adenza from US Private Equity company Thoma Bravo in a US$10.5 billion cash and common stock deal. Holden Spaht, a Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo, Adenza’s parent firm, is anticipated to join an expanded NASDAQ board post-acquisition.
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New Challenger Bank Alpian Recognized as a Trailblazer in Digitalization Efforts, Customer Experience
Alpian, a digital private bank launched last year, has been named as one of Switzerland’s trailblazers in digital customer experiences and digitalization efforts, joining the ranks of digital innovators and pioneers in the Swiss retail banking industry such as Vontobel,
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Wealth and Asset Managers Turn to Third-Party Tech Solutions to Cut Costs, Fast-Track Time to Market
Margin pressure, an ever-evolving regulatory landscape and growing investor demand for personalization are pushing wealth and asset managers to pursue digital transformation initiatives in a bid to cut costs and provide more value to their customers. Since 2018, the share
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