News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
n a first for Nigeria, customers of United Bank for Africa can now conduct their favorite banking activities in a secure and convenient manner, by communicating with their bank in a verified WhatsApp chat. This capability is made possible through Cli...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Application programming interfaces (APIs) seem set to usher in a new era of payments solutions, particularly with the advent of regulations such as the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in Europe. However, standardization of technical interfac...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Amazon is attacking the financial services industry, but rather than building the next-generation bank, the American e-commerce giant is focusing on building financial services that support its core strategic goal of increasing participation in the A...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Seit über zwei Jahren ist in der Schweiz das Zahlen mit Apple Pay möglich – also theoretisch. Denn die meisten Schweizer Kreditkartenherausgeber haben Apple Pay nicht freigeschalten – um das eigene Produkt TWINT zu schützen. Das wäre aber gar nicht n...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Zur Förderung von Innovation im Finanzmarktbereich hat der Gesetzgeber Mitte Juni 2018 eine neue Bewilligungskategorie geschaffen: die sogenannte Fintech-Bewilligung. Diese neue Kategorie im Bankengesetz kommt künftig bei Instituten zur Anwendung, di...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Die Arbeitsgruppe Blockchain/ICO wurde Anfang 2018 eingesetzt, um die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen zu überprüfen und allfälligen Handlungsbedarf aufzuzeigen. Mit der vorliegenden Konsultation bietet die Arbeitsgruppe der Branche Gelegenheit, zu den...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Completely community hosted and driven, the first annual event looks to open up one of the world’s most pivotal tech communities for the future of blockchain technology. Berlin, with an incredible community of innovation that is built around a pool o...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Non-cash payments are increasing in France, driven by the rise in e-money usage and the decline in the use of national payment instruments such as cheques and trade bills, according to the Banque de France. In 2016, the total value of non-cash paymen...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Die Regierung hat in ihrer Sitzung vom 28. August 2018 den Vernehmlassungsbericht zum Blockchain-Gesetz verabschiedet. Eine Blockchain ist eine verteilte Datenbank, auf der Transaktionen oder Verträge verschlüsselt und damit fälschungssicher gespeich...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
In der Stadt Zug lässt sich bald via TWINT App die Parkgebühr bezahlen. Der Vorteil: Parkierende benötigen nichts ausser TWINT und haben innert wenigen Sekunden bezahlt. Und zwar nur die effektive Parkdauer. Zusammen mit dem Partner Digitalparking so...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Zurich-based RegTech startup Apiax’ new product allows banks and asset managers to factor the tax impact of financial instruments into their investment recommendations. The product addresses key challenges in wealth management, such as the need to in...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
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 in...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Germany is quickly emerging as a fintech powerhouse, with Berlin and Hamburg in particular witnessing thriving fintech communities. According to EY, Germany hosts over 300 fintech companies which raised a record of US$655.4 million in 2017. The follo...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
Swiss-based company Smart Containers, creators of airfreight containers made with the Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and blockchain, announced in a Medium post that they have concluded the public sales of their tokens with USD 15.42 million raised...
News / Switzerland - 7 years ago
In its early days, data and communications securities company Securosys was able to score a huge client in the Swiss National Bank, and also close a successful seed funding round in 2015 to finance their data and communications security services. Mor...