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Baloise Invests in Online Cleaning Intermediary Platform

Baloise is extending its ‘Home’ ecosystem with an investment in Batmaid, a digital platform for domestic cleaning services. Batmaid.ch is a solution that enables its customers to find hand-picked and insured cleaners online within the space of a minu...

Baloise Invests in Online Cleaning Service Intermediary Platform

PayPal Rolls Out Touch Free QR Code Payments in Switzerland

Paypal rolled out the ability to use QR Codes to buy and sell goods in 28 markets around the globe. From farmers markets to selling secondhand goods – the rollout of the QR code functionality in the PayPal app allows customers to buy or sell in...

>>venture>> Unveils 2020 Swiss Fintech and Insurtech Finalists

>>venture>>, a competition for up-and-coming entrepreneurs in Switzerland, has unveiled the 10 finalists for the 2020 finance and insurance category. Established in 1997, >>venture>> is an annual startup competition co-organiz...

The Open Initiative by Lykke Provides a min. of CHF 50,000 for Each Proposal

Lykke is funding 4 initiatives which aim at addressing the consequences of the current pandemic. The initiative aims to provide financial means for innovative individuals, teams and companies to deliver transformative solutions addressing the crisis....

Bank Frick Launches Stablecoin as a Service Solution

Together with the Dutch technology provider Quantoz, Bank Frick is launching a StableCoin as a Service (SCaaS) solution. Audit partner is BDO a leading auditor in Switzerland. The service is fully PSD2-compliant and enables its issuers to issue their...

Blockchain to Tackle Supply Chain Failures Exposed by COVID-19

The pressure created by the COVID-19 outbreak on global trade systems highlights an urgent need for global cooperation to maintain and strengthen the resilience of international supply chains. To help organizations improve future pandemic prepared...

SIX Launches b.Link – the Central Platform for the Standardized Sharing of Financial Data

Open banking is currently a much-discussed topic. Open banking seeks to establish permanent links between financial institutions and solution providers (third-party providers, TPPs), allowing customers’ data to be shared, subject to their consent, an...

SIX Launches b.Link – a Central Platform for Standardized Sharing of Financial Data

COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Contactless Payments

Consumers around the world are switching to contactless to help with social distancing, accelerating the adoption of contactless payments that was already under way With 15% penetration, contactless still has potential for further growth RBR’s Global...

Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Fragen an Marc Lussy

Fintechnews.ch interviewt in einer Serie von Kurz-Interviews seit Jahren bekannte Schweizer Fintech Influenzer. Diese Woche erklärt uns Marc Lussy* warum man Fintech in Brasilien unbedingt verfolgen sollte. Zudem erklärt er die Einflüsse der Pandemie...

Penta Opens Its Digital Business Banking Platform for Self-Employed People

Digital business banking for everyone – as of today, Penta also offers its product and services to solo self-employed people. The digital platform for business banking is thus expanding its target group and taking a broader positioning in the m...

Schweizer Blockchain-Vorlage wird dem Nationalrat vorgelegt.

Die Kommissionen für Wirtschaft und Abgaben (WAK) genehmigt die Blokchain Vorlage und bringt das Schweizer Blockchain Gesetz nun diesen Sommer vor den Nationlrat. Nachdem sie an ihrer Sitzung vom 24. Februar 2020 auf die Vorlage 19.074, mit der die r...

Chris Thomas is the New Head of Digital Assets at Swissquote

Swissquote announced the hire of a dedicated Head of Digital Assets. Chris Thomas Since July 2017, it has been possible for the firm’s private clients to invest in cryptocurrencies. Now, Swissquote is also offering institutional clients the opportuni...

Blockchain Valley Ventures Launches Virtual Deal Marketplace for Startup Funding

Blockchain Valley Ventures, a blockchain technology-focused venture capital firm, in collaboration with Delio, a provider of private markets investment technology, has launched the BVV Dealroom – a virtual deal marketplace for blockchain startu...