Tag "Metaco"

3 Startups Joined Up to Launch a Swiss Crypto Asset Management Ecosystem

METACO, AlgoTrader and Cysec (formerly ArcaTrust) have banded together to offer an asset management ecosystem specifically for all Swiss-made crypto assets. The ecosystem allows financial institutions to manage these assets across an asset’s entire life-cycle, from secure storage and management

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What Happened to Fintech Switzerland’s Previous Pick of Hottest Fintech Startups?

In mid 2016, after sifting through copious amounts of reports, studies and our own internal evaluations we’ve come up with a definitive list of the 30 hottest fintech startups in Switzerland. (an updated list for 2019 is also available here)

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15 Crypto Companies in Switzerland to Watch Closely in 2019

The canton of Zug, located in the heart of Switzerland, has become famous in the cryptocurrency industry for becoming the hottest destination in the world for blockchain businesses. Zug, or Crypto Valley, offers a powerful platform for global growth due

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Russian Bank Offers Crypto Asset Solution in Switzerland

Avaloq and Metaco (which is 10% owned by Avaloq) have entered an innovation partnership with Gazprombank Switzerland, to implement their integrated crypto asset solution. The aim is to provide banks and wealth managers with an integrated solution for the management of client

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Top 15 Swiss Blockchain Newcomer Startups in 2018

BlockNovum just published its second public Blockchain research report, which provides a comprehensive market overview about Blockchain startups in Switzerland. The report specifically focuses on “Newcomers” in the Blockchain space. This selection includes startups that did conduct an ICO in 2018

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Bitcoin-Blockchain and Crypto Startups DACH Map

The German Blog Paymentbanking published the updated DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Blockchain/Bitcoin/DLT and Crypto Map. The map counts more then 100 startups in this region and are categorised into Broker, Ledgers, Asset Management, Identity, Wallets and Infrastructure Startups. We listed them

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Blockchain Specialist Metaco Secures Swisscom and Avaloq as New Shareholders

Lausanne-based blockchain and crypto-currency specialist Metaco has secured significant new shareholders and investment in a highly successful second round of funding. In an indication of the high esteem that Metaco holds in the market, the new investors include Avaloq, Swisscom,

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Avaloq erwirbt eine 10%-Beteiligung am Schweizer Blockchain Startup Metaco

Avaloq hat eine 10%-Beteiligung an Metaco, dem Blockchain- und Kryptowährungsexperten mit Sitz in Lausanne, erworben. Infolge der Übernahme, die Teil von Metacos zweiter Finanzierungsrunde ist, wird Francisco Fernandez, Avaloqs Gründer und Group Chairman, Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats von Metaco. Nach seiner

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Metaco launches SILO – Allowing Banks to take Secure Custody of Crypto Assets

At its gala launch event at the Metropole Hotel in Geneva, Metaco, a Swiss leader in the field of distributed ledgers and digital currencies, announced the launch of its new solution, SILO, which allows banks to take safe custody of

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Notable Fintech Startups in the Swiss Romandie

Switzerland currently counts over 200 fintech startups, many of which are unsurprisingly tackling investing and asset management (+50), crowdfunding (+45), and insurance (+25), according to Swisscom’s latest Swiss Fintech Startup Map. The Swiss region of Romandie, the French-speaking part of

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