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Swiss Fintech Startups Raised CHF 360M in 2019: Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020
In 2019, Swiss fintech startups raised CHF 360 million in funding through 39 rounds. Compared with the previous year, this represents a 91.8% increase in investment amount and a 50% increase in deal number, according to the Swiss Venture Capital
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The 10 Nominees for the Swiss Fintech Startup Awards 2020 Revealed
The Swiss Fintech Awards 2020 have revealed the 10 nominees. 5 Fintech were selected for the early stage category and 5 Startups were slelected for the growth stage category. The purpose of the Swiss FinTech Awards is to promote Swiss
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SIX Acquires Stakes in daura and Joins Trusted Digital Asset Ecosystem
Players in the Swiss ecosystem for digital assets are joining forces: the digital asset collaboration between Swisscom, daura, Sygnum Bank, Custodigit and MME will now include SIX. SIX is acquiring a stake in daura AG. This cooperation will strengthen the
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14 Fintechs Amongst 2019’s Top 100 Swiss Startups
Venturelab has released its annual ranking of the year’s Top 100 Swiss Startups, among which 14 fintechs. The 100 names were unveiled on September 4 at the Top 100 Swiss Startups Award night, an event that brought together more than
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Swiss Regulator Releases Anti-Money Laundering on the Blockchain Guidance
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has published guidance on how it applies Swiss anti-money laundering rules to financial services providers supervised by FINMA in the area of blockchain technology. FINMA has also issued banking licences to two new
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The Crypto Valley’s Top 50 Blockchain Startups in 2019
The latest figures confirm that optimism in the Crypto Valley has returned. The Top 50 blockchain companies in Crypto Valley doubled their valuations in the first six months of 2019 from US$ 20 billion to US$ 40 billion. The ecosystem
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LIST OF FINTECH STARTUPS IN SWITZERLAND
We listed here 376 Swiss Fintech startups and companies based on the Swisscom Fintech Map Dec 2020.
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Former UBS CEO Joins Board of Directors of a Swiss / Singaporean Fintech Venture
Sygnum informed the nomination of Peter Wuffli, former Group CEO of UBS, to its Board of Directors subject to the formal election by an Extraordinary General Assembly of shareholders. As a member of Sygnum’s Advisory Council and an active investor
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Top 11 Wealthtech Companies in Switzerland
Wealthtech, a segment of fintech referring to digital solutions transforming the investment and asset management, is thriving in Switzerland. With 75 companies, wealthtech is currently the second most crowded fintech segment in Switzerland, after cryptocurrency and blockchain with 105 companies,
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New CEO for Swisscom Blockchain AG
Swisscom’s Blockchain subsidiary will be managed by Lukas Hohl from 1 May 2019. The 41-year-old Swiss citizen is returning to Switzerland for his new assignment from the US East Coast, where he has helped build up the consultancy firm Synpulse’s
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