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Why We Should Eliminate Passwords as Passwordless Authentication Is the Future

The computer password has been around for more than 6 decades. The first password can be traced back to 1961 in Massachusetts when a computer at MIT was protected with a password for secure login. Incidentally, MIT’s time-sharing system was the first...

Embedded Finance Total Market Value Could Reach US$7.2T by 2030

The COVID-19 pandemic, accelerated digital adoption, and a maturing fintech infrastructure sector have fueled the popularity of embedded finance. By 2030, it’s projected that the total market value of the sector could reach US$7.2 trillion, surpassin...

AI Industry Leader Unit8 Launches Advanced Analytic Trends Report 2022

Swiss data services company Unit8 highlights the key analytics trends that we will see accelerating in 2022 in its “Advanced Analytic Trends Report”. The report compiles feedback of industry leaders from Merck, Credit Suisse, and Swiss Re...

Top 19 Female Fintech Marketers and Communicators in Europe

Innovate Finance, an independent not-for-profit industry body representing the UK’s fintech ecosystem, has released its annual Women in Fintech Powerlist, recognizing the women leading innovation in financial services. Although female participation i...

Hargreaves Lansdown Selects Bottomline to Future-Proof Payments

Bottomline announced that UK-based Hargreaves Lansdown plc, a UK based investment platform for private investors, has selected Bottomline PTX to support its ‘cloud-first’ payments strategy. Hargreaves Lansdown’s decision to move to a cloud-based busi...

Blockchain Heavyweights Leverage Swiss Start-UPS for Growth

Switzerland is anchoring the European and Middle East expansion of one of the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges. The Bermuda-based FTX group is building its regional headquarters on the foundations of a small, yet successful, Swiss com...

Blockchain Heavyweights Leverage Swiss Startups for Growth

Robinhood Replaces Its Cash Management Product With a New Cash Card

Stock trading and investment app Robinhood announced that it has rolled out a new cash card for its customers. Robinhood said that the cash card builds on its mission to democratise finance for all by giving debit card customers the same benefits and...

Erster Private Banking Anlagekonfigurator der Schweiz

Die PSS AG bringt frischen Wind in die Schweizer Finanzszene. Sie erfüllt den Anspruch, die Dienstleistung des Private Banking breiter verfügbar zu machen, mit dem neuen digitalen Anlagekonfigurator, durch die Nähe zu Pensionskassen, die Einfachheit...

Wefox wird Hauptsponsor des 1. FC Union Berlin

Der 1. FC Union Berlin wird mit einem neuen Hauptsponsor in die Saison 2022/23 starten. Der 2015 in der Schweiz gegründete Digitalversicherer wefox hat seinen Hauptsitz in Berlin und zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Insurtechs in Europa. Bereits seit dem...

IFZ Fintech Switzerland Study 2022 Summary: 9 Key Facts and Graphics

In 2021, the number of active fintech companies in Switzerland declined for the first time since 2015, shrinking from 405 companies at the end of 2020 to 384 a year later. Despite a decrease of 21 companies, the Swiss fintech startups that remained g...

OneSpan Appoints Eric Hanson as Chief Marketing Officer

OneSpan, a digital identity verification and e-signatures solutions provider, announced that Eric Hanson has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer and will be reporting to Matthew Moynahan, President and Chief Executive Officer. Hanson combin...

UK Digital Infrastructure: AWS Plans £1.8 Billion Investment

AWS’s continued commitment to the UK includes investments in infrastructure, renewable energy, and skills and training Today we are announcing that we expect to spend more than £1.8 billion in the next two years building and operating data centres in...

G+D Supports RaboBank in Creating a Sustainability-Focused and Individualized Payment Experience

With G+D Convego Recycled Cards Rabobank is introducing a new sustainable payment system. In addition, G+D facilitates the bank to further develop its customer service through an on-demand personalization approach. As a co-operative agricultural bank...

Wolters Kluwer Partners NYDIG to Roll Out Bitcoin Regulatory Risk Assessment

Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has collaborated with Bitcoin company NYDIG to launch the Bitcoin Risk Assessment. The Risk Assessment evaluates a financial institution’s control environment related to its participation in the NYDIG Bitcoin platf...