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Swiss Private Bank Bergos AG and Sygnum Bank to Enhance Digital Asset Custody

Bergos, the independent Swiss Private Bank, is pleased to announce its partnership with Sygnum Bank, a global banking group for digital assets. This collaboration provides the Zurich-based Private Bank’s clients with  access to “regulated trading and secure custody of cryptocurrencies.” The range of tradable cryptocurrencies… Read More

SIX Invests in OpenBrick, a Platform of Tokenized Securities for Real Estate Projects in Spain

BME, a SIX Company, announced its investment in OpenBrick, a digital platform for the issuance, management, trading, and settlement of tokenized securities linked to real estate projects. Six Group operates the Swiss Stock Exchange. Grupo Lar, Renta 4 Banco, and ioBuilders established the firm, which welcomes BME, Garrigues, and Teras Capital as partners. OpenBrick… Read More

Geneva’s Investment Group Pictet Deploys Regtech Fenergo’s CLM Solution to Enhance Asset Servicing

Fenergo, a provider of AI-enhanced solutions for know your customer (KYC), transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management (CLM), announced Geneva-based investment group Pictet has reportedly deployed Fenergo’s CLM solution in order to enhance its asset servicing capabilities. FundPartner Solutions (Europe) SA, the Pictet Group’s European… Read More

Margarita Finance Raises $1 Million in Pre-Seed Funding, Targets Structured Finance Market

Margarita Finance has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to target the structured finance market, according to a statement by the firm. The Zurich-based Fintech received the backing of Tomahawk VC, Outrun Ventures, several family offices, including Swiss-based N & V Capital, and market maker… Read More

Swiss Regulator FINMA Outlines Financial Risk Environment, Including Crypto

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has posted its Risk Monitor for 2024. According to the regulator, there are nine top principal risks for the financial sector aggravated by heightened geopolitical challenges. These highlighted risks are as follows: Risks associated with real estate and… Read More

Taurus, ISP Group Partner on Digital Asset Infrastructure

ISP Securities is partnering with Taurus in a move to build a “future proof” ecosystem for digital assets. ISP Group is a private Swiss firm that is a boutique investment bank that serves both institutions and individual investors. ISP is headquartered in Zurich, with offices… Read More

Swiss Fintech Klarpay Announces Rebrand As Firm Seeks to Expand Regulatory Authorizations

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce that it will officially rebrand to Bivial AG in the coming weeks. As noted in a blog post by Kkarpay, the new name reflects the company’s evolving vision and core values while adding a “personal touch”—by including the initials… Read More

Bitcoin Adoption: Blockstream Introduces Research Center in Lugano for Development on Liquid, Lightning

Following the Plan B Forum in Lugano and the Liquid Developer Bootcamp in Viareggio, Blockstream is announcing the opening of a research center in Lugano, Switzerland. The center aims to accelerate the development of financial products enabled by the Liquid Network, working with partners and… Read More

SIX to Enhance its European Exchange Capabilities via Acquisition of Aquis

SIX will reportedly be expanding its European Exchange Capabilities through the acquisition of Aquis. The boards of SIX Group AG and Aquis Exchange Plc announced that they have entered an agreement on the terms of a “recommended cash offer” to be made by SIX, to… Read More

Sygnum Crypto Yield Fund Adopts Luxembourg RAIF Structure to Extend Investor Protection

Sygnum, a digital asset banking group, announces the transition of its Yield Core AMC, a product that invests in yield-generating strategies in crypto, including lending, funding arbitrage and liquidity provision, into a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) structure. This evolution broadens the fund’s international… Read More

Mathias Studach from SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) Comments on Potential of CBDCs to Enhance Financial Services

More than 130 countries, representing 98% of global GDP are exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to boost financial inclusion and transaction efficiency. Mathias Studach, Head Finance, Risk & Organizational Development at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has shared key insights with CI on these developments…. Read More

Switzerland: DWS Xtrackers Becomes Crypto ETP Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange

DWS Xtrackers has reportedly become the new crypto ETP issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange. SIX welcomes DWS Xtrackers as the latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with “cryptocurrency underlyings.” DWS Xtrackers lists in total two new products, one on Bitcoin and one on Ethereum. With… Read More

SIX, Bridgewise Say AI Analysis Now Integrated into SIX iD

Bridgewise says its services are now integrated with SIX – the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange. Bridgewise offers artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. According to a statement from the company, its product is now integrated into SIX iD. SIX iD provides global financial information for… Read More

SONECT Expands Banking Enablement Services Across Europe

Swiss-based Fintech company SONECT has announced its expansion into European Union markets, marking a strategic push to meet growing regional demand for flexible cash access and banking solutions. The move supports SONECT’s objective of providing efficient, accessible financial services across the EU, targeting both individual… Read More

Sygnum Establishes Lugano Office, Introduces Bitcoin Initiative to Support Regulated Bitcoin Products

Sygnum, a digital asset banking group, announces a new office in Lugano, the largest city in the Canton of Ticino and the Italian-speaking area of southern Switzerland. The move aims to expand client services and enable collaboration with the  Lugano-based Bitcoin and digital asset ecosystem… Read More

Switzerland’s SIX and China Construction Bank Corporation to Develop Cooperation on Securities Services Initiatives

SIX and China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) signed an MOU to develop cooperation on securities services topics and to foster a continuing relationship between the parties. The signing session reportedly took place in Beijing, China, at SIBOS. SIX and CCB share three main purposes: the… Read More

Matrixport Expands European Operations with Acquisition of Switzerland based Crypto Asset Management

Matrixport, a crypto financial services hub, announced the completion of its all-cash acquisition of Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG (CFAM), which is a licensed Swiss digital asset manager that had earlier been part of the Deutsche Börse Group-owned Crypto Finance Group (CFG). Now doing business… Read More

Switzerland’s SDX and RULEMATCH to Streamline Institutional Digital Assets Trading and Custody Market

SDX and RULEMATCH deliver a complete, end-to-end, institutional-grade solution for banks and financial institutions. This Swiss-made partnership signals the coming to age of the crypto market, centered around efficiency, security, and compliance. Institutions will be able to trade on RULEMATCH’s platform with post-trade clearing and… Read More

Bitcoin Suisse Launches Digital Assets Trading and Custody Services for EIGEN Token from EigenLayer

Bitcoin Suisse says it’s pleased to announce the addition of the EIGEN token from EigenLayer to its comprehensive trading and custody services. Effective immediately, Bitcoin Suisse clients can now reportedly trade and securely store EIGEN, further expanding their access to a growing range of digital… Read More

Sygnum Introduces Web3 Crypto Wallet Recovery Built on Safe

Sygnum is launching a web3 wallet recovery module built on Safe via the Safe{RecoveryHub}. According to Sygnum Bank, this solution makes self-custody wallet recovery reliable and user-friendly. Given more than 900K ETH (USD 2.27 billion) estimated as inaccessible to users, and losses due to forgotten… Read More

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