Virtual Banking

Ageras Buying German Neo-Bank for Freelancers Kontist

Denmark based Ageras Group announced that it has acquired Kontist, a Berlin-based neo-bank focused on the complex accounting and banking needs of Germany’s growing populations of microbusinesses and self-employed workers. “This acquisition is a critical step in Ageras’ growth,” said

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BX Swiss and FlowBank to Waive Fees for Swiss Shares Trading

The Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss and the Geneva-based online bank FlowBank announced that they will enable private investors to trade Swiss shares with zero commission until further notice. BX Swiss has welcomed FlowBank as a new trading partner. FlowBank

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Digital Bank radicant Partners With Google Cloud for Scalability and Agility

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank’s (BLKB) digital bank radicant announced that it will be collaborating with Google Cloud. radicant had recently received a banking license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The use of the Swiss based Google Cloud enables radicant

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BLKB’s Digital Bank radicant Secures a Banking License From FINMA

Zurich-based digital financial services provider radicant has received a banking license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB) in partnership with with Dr. Anders Bally, the founder of venture firm Bally Capital Partners, had launched radicant

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HCL Technologies Signs Deal to Acquire Wealth Management Specialist Confinale

HCL Technologies UK Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of global technology company HCL Technologies (HCL), has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Confinale, a Switzerland-based digital banking and wealth management consulting specialist and Avaloq Premium Implementation Partner. Through

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Alpian Obtains FINMA Banking License and Secures CHF19 Million Series B+ Financing

Alpian nnounced the granting by FINMA of a banking license and a successful CHF19 million Series B+ closing, enabling Alpian to shortly launch to the public in Q3 2022, becoming Switzerland’s first digital private bank. Alpian, majority-owned by Fideuram-Intesa Sanpaolo

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Digital Asset Manager CoinShares Increases Its Stake in FlowBank to 20.28%

London-based digital asset manager CoinShares announced that it will be increasing its stake in Swiss online bank FlowBank to 20.28%. The move was to facilitate increased digital asset exposure through FlowBank’s proprietary technology platform. In the fall of 2021, FlowBank

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Yuh wird neuer Sponsor der Schweizer Eishockey National League

Die höchste Schweizer Eishockey Liga und die neue Finanz-App Yuh gehen gemeinsame Wege. Ab der Saison 2022/2023 wird Yuh, ein Joint Venture von PostFinance und Swissquote, neuer Sponsor der National League und wird auf allen Mittelkreisen in den Stadien zu

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Alpian ernennt Chief Marketing Officer

Alpian hat die Ernennung von Roman Balzan zum Chief Marketing Officer mit Wirkung zum 01.01.2022 bekannt gegeben. Als erfahrener Marketingexperte mit umfassenden Kenntnissen in integriertem Marketing und Markenkampagnen wird Roman Balzan für die gesamte Marken-, Marketing- und Markteinführungsstrategie des Schweizer

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BBVA to Invest $300 Million in Brazilian Digital Bank Neon

BBVA has reached an agreement to invest $300 million (about €263 million) in Neon, a Brazilian digital bank founded in 2016 that aims to improve access to financial services for individuals, self-employed and small businesses in its country. Neon has

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