Category : Switzerland

Digital Asset Data and Infrastructure Sector Poised for Further Maturation and Growth

Healthy competition and institutionalization of the industry, combined with COVID-19 related pressures on funding, will lead to further maturation of the digital asset data and infrastructure sector, with M&A deals expected to multiply in the nea...

Crowdfunding-Schweiz-Studie 2020: Wachstum lässt nach

Im Jahr 2019 wurden in der Schweiz knapp 600 Millionen Franken über CrowdfundingPlattformen vermittelt. Damit ist der Markt weiter gewachsen – wenn auch nicht mehr so stark wie in den Vorjahren. Das zeigt eine Studie der Hochschule Luzern. Durch die...

Switzerland Based Appway Raises $37 Million Investment from Summit Partners

Appway, a Swiss based global provider of business process automation software today announced a $37 million minority investment from global growth equity firm Summit Partners. This partnership represents Appway’s first external capital raise and will...

Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Questions to Oscar Neira

In May 2020, Fintechnews.ch launched the Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview series, which presents at least once a week a short interview we have conducted with a well-known, longtime Swiss fintech influencer to get his or her views on some of...

Kanton Zug unterstützt zukunftsfähige Startups mit 5 Millionen Franken

Der Regierungsrat des Kanton Zugs hat sich dazu entschlossen, zukunftsfähige Startups zu unterstützen, die durch die Corona-Pandemie in ihrer Existenz bedroht sind. Deshalb nimmt der Kanton ab dem 27. Mai 2020 am Bundesprogramm zur Erweiterung des Bü...

InCore Bank Launches Access to Digital Assets

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has authorized the transaction bank InCore Bank to trade, hold, transfer and generate (tokenize) digital assets. This makes InCore Bank the first Swiss business-to-business bank to offer financi...

SIX VC Arm Looks for Switzerland’s Next Fintech Rockstars

SIX Fintech Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of SIX Group, is seeking high-potential global fintech startups looking to become leaders in their fields and conquer the Swiss financial sector. Maximilian Spelmeyer The CHF 50 million investme...

Europäische Finanzinstitute investieren mit voller Kraft in Open Banking

Eine neue Untersuchung der führenden europäischen Open-Banking-Plattform Tink zeigt, dass Finanzinstitute europaweit ihre Investitionen in Open Banking erhöhen. Ursache ist ein Bewusstseinswandel in der Branche weg vom reinen Pflichtprogramm der PSD2...

Report: Consumers Turn to Non-Traditional Players, Bigtechs Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are increasingly turning to non-traditional players including bigtechs and product manufacturers such as Tesla for innovative, personalized insurance offerings, and enhanced customer experience, according to the...

Insurance Report: Consumers Turn to Non-Traditional Players, Bigtechs Amid COVID-19 Crisis

No Fee Samsung Money Card Starts This Summer

Samsung Electronics America, unveiled Samsung Money by SoFi, a new mobile-first money management experience that brings a cash management account and accompanying Mastercard debit card along with exclusive benefits to Samsung Pay, in partnership with...

Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Fragen an Andreas Iten

Fintechnews.ch interviewt in einer Serie von Kurz-Interviews bekannte Schweizer Fintech Influenzer. Dieses Mal sprechen wir mit Andreas Iten über die Fintech Szenen in Singapur und der Schweiz. Was hat sich in der Pandemie für Dich persönlich verände...

Meniga Closes a €8.5m Strategic Investment Round

Meniga, a provider of digital banking technology for banks, has closed a €8.5m strategic investment led by customers Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France and lead investor in this round, Portugal’s Grupo Crédito Agrícola and long-s...

Finanzierung für Schweizer E-ID Startup: Helvetia und Mobiliar Investieren Millionen

Das Schweizer TrustTech-Start-up Skribble schliesst seine zweite Finanzierungsrunde ab. Der Anbieter für elektronische Signaturen hat Kapital im siebenstelligen Bereich mobilisiert. Angeführt wird die Runde vom Helvetia Venture Fund als Lead-Investor...

Bx Swiss Receives Approval From FINMA as a Prospectus Review Office

At the beginning of May 2020, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA granted BX Swiss AG approval as a Swiss Prospectus Review Office pursuant to Art. 52 of the Financial Services Act (FinSA). Admission will take effect on 1st June 20...