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Swiss Private Bank Starts Offering Crypto Investments
Bordier & Cie SCmA, a Swiss private bank founded in 1844, has expanded its offering to include cryptocurrencies by incorporating Sygnum’s B2B banking platform. This partnership will enable Bordier clients to securely buy, hold and trade cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,
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Switzerland’s Blockchain Fintech Industry in 2021
Switzerland is home to 130 startups that are applying blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to finance use cases, new data from Swisscom show. Most of these companies (48%) operate in the banking infrastructure vertical, followed by investment management (24%),
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The Top 10 Fintech Startups Are Revealed for the Swiss Fintech Awards 2021
The Swiss Fintech Awards 2021 have revealed the top 10 start-ups of the year – 5 fintechs each in the awards’ early stage and growth stage category. The purpose of the Swiss FinTech Awards is to promote Swiss fintech innovators
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Switzerland’s Fintech Industry in 2020: Review of this Year’s Key Developments
The Swiss fintech industry continued to mature and consolidate in 2020, a trend showcased by increased later-stage rounds and the first fintech exits, according to the IFZ Fintech Study 2020. Last year, Series B capital dominated the venture capital environment
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Invemo Launches First Fixed Income Bitcoin Denominated Investment Product in Switzerland
Invemo is an asset manager, broker and liquidity provider in the digital asset market that targets professional and institutional clients. In order to meet the demand of professional and institutional investors it has developed a low risk fixed income investment
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Survey: Who’s the Top Swiss Fintech Startup of 2020?
For three years now, Fintech News Switzerland has published its Top Swiss Fintech Startups list, which recognizes Switzerland’s most innovative fintech companies. We are now running a survey and asking the community to elect this year’s top Swiss fintech company.
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SIX Acquires Major Stake in Custodigit
The Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX) has acquired a major stake in Custodigit. Custodigit is a joint venture created by Swisscom and Sygnum in 2018 that aimed to grow a trusted and regulatory compliant financial market infrastructure for digital assets. With
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Stakes Rising in Switzerland: The Business of Creating Cryptocurrencies
The adage “money begets money” is being given a twist in the world of decentralised finance. Here, people can make cryptocurrencies by creating cryptocurrencies. It’s a process called “staking” that promises eye watering interest rates – if you can stomach
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Switzerland to Participate in Singapore Fintech Festival 2020 With Digital Exhibitors
The Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) and the Swiss Business Hub ASEAN will be participating in this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival 2020 (SFF) on the 7-11 December with a digital Swiss Pavilion featuring 8 exhibitors. The virtual participation is part of
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A Look at Switzerland’s Blockchain DLT Fintech Industry
A recent analysis by ccecosystems.news has identified 167 blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) startups focusing on financial services in Switzerland. Out of the 167 companies, only 117 had a valid Internet presence, implying that about 30% of these ventures
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