Tag "investment"

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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Switzerland Lags Behind in Adopting Robo-Advisors, Investment Tech

Swiss investors are lagging behind their European counterparts in embracing investment technology services. A new survey by Swiss banking technology provider Avaloq, which polled 1,430 investors across 10 countries in Europe and Asia, found that only 8% of Swiss respondents

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Wealthtech Flourishes in Switzerland

A new generation of fintech companies is building digital solutions to transform the investment and asset management industry. Often referred to as “wealthtech” companies, these use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to offer advice, and provide low-cost alternatives with

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Social-Private-Banking: How to Make Customers (with Fintech) more Happy?

We all want to be satisfied. We want to be happy. Each generation and culture, however, interprets “happiness” differently. Being satisfied is something personal and personalised. Whoever manages to create happiness and/or satisfaction for others, fosters their trust. By: Eric

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Mundi Ventures Invests 1.5m CHF in Swiss Regtech Qumram to Fuel Global Growth

Qumram, a global RegTech firm, providing digital compliance and risk management solutions, has announced further investment of 1.5 million Swiss Francs, from the technology-focused venture capital firm, Mundi Ventures. Headquartered in Madrid, Mundi Ventures has operational presence in Barcelona, London

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Infographic: 30 Fintech Startups to Watch in 2017

This infographic from Elumne.com covers 30 Fintech Startups which are challenging the conventional and should be watched out for in 2017.  With Knip also a Swiss Insurtech Startup made it into the list.   The following is the full list of

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Pension Fund Nest to Systematically Invest in Swiss Startups

Nest has established a partnership with the venture capital platform investiere.ch and is the first Swiss pension fund that will systematically invest in startups. With this move Nest wants to tap into the innovation and research strength of the Swiss

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Infographic: The Future of Fintech

This infographic from Pivotl shows some trends and keyfacts about the future of fintech. “83% are worried to loose business to Fintech firms”

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Global Investment in Fintech Companies Totaled US$19.1 Billion in 2015

In 2015, VC-backed fintech companies raised US$13.8 billion – an increase of more than 100% compared with last year – across 653 deals. VC-backed fintech companies took 73% of the overall fintech funding in 2015, which reached a record of

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