Category : News

TWINT-Gründer neu im Verwaltungsrat der Swiss Stablecoin AG

Der Gründer und ehemalige CEO von TWINT, Thierry Kneissler, verstärkt neu den Verwaltungsrat der Swiss Stablecoin AG. Weiter gibt das Unternehmen den erfolgreichen Abschluss der ersten Finanzierungsrunde bekannt. Die Swiss Stablecoin AG (SSC) plant d...

Verve Ventures Raises Series C, Martin Scholl Joins Board of Directors

To further invest in its digital platform, serve more investors and drive new partnerships, Verve has raised a Series C financing round from several investors. At the same time, Martin Scholl, former CEO of Zürcher Kantonalbankk (Switzerland’s third-...

Mastercard Launches New Financial Inclusion Open Banking Initiative in Europe

Mastercard is announcing its latest open banking innovations in Europe – Account Owner Verification, a new solution that enables a frictionless experience aimed to instantly verify people are who they say they are. To further fuel the ambitions of Ma...

Wealth and Asset Managers Turn to Third-Party Tech Solutions to Cut Costs, Fast-Track Time to Market

Margin pressure, an ever-evolving regulatory landscape and growing investor demand for personalization are pushing wealth and asset managers to pursue digital transformation initiatives in a bid to cut costs and provide more value to their customers....

EAM.Technology Strengthens Its Board of Directors With Industry Expert Fabio Casati

EAM.Technology AG, a leading technology advisor and provider of “Operations as a Service” for independent wealth managers and family offices, is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabio Casati, an expert in Private Banking, M&A and Risk Manag...

Formula 1 Sponsorship Deals with Blockchain Companies Shrink Amid Crypto Scandals and Bear Market

After a buoyant year 2022, sponsorship deals with blockchain and cryptocurrency companies for the Formula One (F1) race are shrinking this year on the back of high-profile collapses and turbulent markets. A Bloomberg analysis found that while all tea...

30 Must-Attend Sessions at Money20/20 Europe 2023

Money20/20, one of the world’s largest fintech event series, is coming back on June 06-08 at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Amsterdam for its annual European edition. This year’s event is expected to host over 300 industry-leading speakers, i...

Account-to-Account Transactions Soar Globally Amid Merchant Adoption and Real-Time Payment Push

Account-to-account (A2A) payments are taking off around the world, driven by booming adoption of the payment method by businesses and payment infrastructure modernization efforts from governments, a report by fintech solution provider FIS says. The 2...

Paytech Giant Diebold Nixdorf Plans Chapter 11 with Debt Restructuring Agreement

In a significant move towards financial consolidation, payments technology leader Diebold Nixdorf has declared that it has signed a restructuring agreement with key financial stakeholders. The objective of this strategic decision is to facilitate a...

BPC Partners With Ellipse to Boost Payment Transaction Security

Swiss payment solution provider BPC announced that it has expanded its partnership with U.S.-based fintech company Ellipse World. The partnership will focus on bolstering security measures and privacy for customers by integrating EVC® (Ellipse Verifi...

Application of DLT in Capital Markets Could Help Save Billions of Dollars in Operational Costs

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to deliver transformative benefits for capital markets, helping deliver billions of dollars in cost savings through improved operational efficiency, broader market access and opportunities for val...

Mastercard Invests into Italian Embedded Finance Fintech Fabrick

Mastercard and Open Finance sector pioneer Fabrick announced an expanded new partnership to develop Embedded Finance solutions that will improve the digitalization of businesses, financial institutions and fintechs across Europe. As part of the agree...

Swiss Banks Unlikely to Migrate to Blockchain, DLT Systems, Says SNB Advisor

While some banks have started experimenting with blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), widespread migration to these systems are unlikely to occur due to a number of roadblocks, including regulatory and compliance challenges, the high c...

European Merchants Tap Latin America E-Commerce Opportunity

Latin America (LatAm), one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets globally, has become a preferred destination for European companies looking to expand globally, an appeal that’s owed to the region’s booming smartphone penetration, rapidly digitiz...

Crowdfunding Studie 2022: KMU Kreditfinanzierung wächst

Finanzierungen über das Internet verzeichneten im Jahr 2022 einen Volumenrückgang von 16 Prozent auf insgesamt 662 Millionen Franken. Gewachsen ist hingegen der Teilbereich der Kreditfinanzierung von KMU. Das zeigt der Crowdfunding-Monitor 2023 der H...