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Banks Vs. Fintech: ‘Fintegration’ Is The Smartest Move

Banks and fintech startups have more business interests in common than issues that divide them, according to a new report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The document, entitled ‘The Disruption Of Banking,’ is based on surveys of more than

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Fintech Startups Are More Agile And ‘Excel’ In Meeting Real Consumers’ Needs

Fintech startups are “cannibalizing banks,” attacking every single service typically provided by financial institutions ranging from lending to wealth management among many other areas. Their key strengths: they understand much better the real consumers’ needs and “excel” in meeting those

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Top 10 Fintech Accelerators in Europe

A startup accelerator program is an intensive business development program that supports founders and helps them turn their ideas into successful businesses. The support comes in a form of mentorship, affordable office spaces and some starting capital. For fintech startups,

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Swiss Fintech Study “Switzerland Needs to Seize the Fintech Opportunity”

Swiss Fintech Study by Roland Berger: Fintech will play an important role in the financial services industry. While Switzerland’s financial center offers a promising starting point for fintech companies, the country is still well behind expectations, according to this new

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Crowdhouse.ch Wants to “Disrupt” the Swiss Real Estate Market

Crowdhouse.ch is Swiss real estate crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to acquire shares of rental buildings. The platform, which went live in late October, aims to gather several small investors and allow them to become co-owners of a property by

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5 Must Knows For Every Swiss Fintech Startup: “Don’t Touch The Core”

Nils Reimelt was one of the first speaker back in 2013 at the Finance 2.0 conference. He is co-founder and Head of Marketing at the Swiss Personal Finance System Quontis. In a blog post he lists the learnings from 3 years experience

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Mobile Payments in Switzerland: Mobino & Muume

In Switzerland, there are several payment apps you can choose from to send money to your friends or purchase items at your local grocery store. SwissFintech, a non-profit organization seeking to help foster a prosperous ecosystem for startups, reports 23 different

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Swiss Fintech Pitch: Is There a Lack of Investors?

In Zurich, fintech professionals and experts are building up projects and multiplying initiatives in order to boost the local fintech startup scene. Two prominent events occurred this past two weeks, the first one being the opening of SIX Fintech Incubator

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Swiss Fintech Day

Are you THE FinTech startup to watch? Do you want to take your venture to the next level? Then apply to the Swiss FinTech Pitch Day in Zurich where 9 cutting edge FinTech startups will get the chance to present

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WEF Fintech Report; 6 Key Research Findings

Swiss-based corporate think-tank, World Economic Forum (WEF), has released a new report on fintechs in which the notorious organization explores how disruptive innovations are transforming the financial services industry.   The fintech industry, which attracted some US$12.2 billion in global

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