July 21, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swedish Fintech company Klarna Bank announced on Friday it received a strategic equity investment from Permira, a global investment firm that advises funds and accounts with a total committed capital of circa €32 billion. According to Klarna, the investment partnership will acquire shares from existing… Read More

July 10, 2017 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The non-profit International RegTech Association (IRTA), incorporated in Switzerland in May, has launched to provide a united community of individuals and organizations, with a shared vision to innovate, advance, and influence the future of Regulatory Technology (Regtech).  Regtech is a vital aspect of financial services…. Read More

June 9, 2017 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Lykke, a blockchain-powered wallet and marketplace, has announced that Ethereum is now available on the Lykke Exchange. Lykke users are now able to trade ether against all other tokens and currencies in the Lykke exchange. Lykke reports that its engineers are now working on tokens. By… Read More

June 5, 2017 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bancor Protocol allows anyone the ability to create a digital currency on the Blockchain protocol. No technical skills necessary. Think User Generated Currency (as they describe it). Bancor makes it easy to create and manage a “crowdsale” too. Galia Benartzi from Bancor recently pitched the company… Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Lucerne University in Switzerland is out with their annual report on crowdfunding in the country. This is the third year in a row that the report has been published. The “Crowdfunding Monitoring Switzerland 2016 tracks the growth and trends in this sector of finance. In the… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swiss fintech firm Lykke announced on Thursday it has appointed Nick Gogerty as its new chief strategist. According to Lykke,  Gogerty is the founder of SolarCoin, a token that represents kilowatt-hours of solar energy that can be traded on the Lykke exchange. He also co-founded and… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 10:36 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer has been touring China for the past week. On several stops along his trip, Maurer has given speeches and interviews detailing Switzerland’s hopes in strengthening financial ties with China and in sharing Fintech knowledge. Speaking with China Global Television Network, Maurer… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 4:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  WISeKey International Holding Ltd (WIHN.SW), a leading Swiss cybersecurity and Blockchain IoT company announced today its intention to establish an IoT Blockchain Center of Excellence Center in the Canton of Zug aiming to deploy a Trusted Blockchain as a Service platform. The Center will… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 6:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Lykke, a Swiss Fintech firm that is creating a global blockchain-powered marketplace, has launched the Lykke Accelerator. Richard Olsen, founder and CEO of Lykke, explains; “The Lykke Accelerator is an exciting step. We’ve spent the last year building a world-class platform, and now we want other companies… Read More

March 17, 2017 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Qumram, a global Regtech firm providing digital compliance and risk management solutions to the financial industry, has been awarded its third top award, in the past three months – this time at the Swiss FinTech Awards 2017 ceremony in Zurich. The selection process involved 70 applicants… Read More

March 14, 2017 @ 10:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

SwissComply, a regulatory services provider for asset managers, has joined the fintech company Evolute to form Evolute Group AG. This merger of regulatory and fintech services creates a platform provider for asset managers that combines comprehensive regulatory services with digital technology. Kaspar Wohnlich has been selected as… Read More

March 12, 2017 @ 2:49 am By JD Alois  |  

  F10, a Switzerland-based Fintech incubator and accelerator, has added three new corporate members: Baloise Group, Generali Group Switzerland and eny Finance. The three new members specialize in insurance, pensions, and financing. F10 also announced that applications for the third round of its successful P2… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finnest, an SME or “Mittelstand spezialist,” is helping Austria-based Biogena to fund its expansion in Germany. Finnest is a new online lending platform that accepts both individual and institutional investors. Finnest allows investors the ability to lend money to smaller businesses in a rate-auction process. Investors… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Lykke, a Swiss Fintech company building a blockchain-powered marketplace,  is reporting it has completed a three-week public offering of a 1-year forward equity contract. The offer, which was said to be oversubscribed, raised CHF 2 million for the company from more than 340 new investors…. Read More

February 21, 2017 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Mundi Ventures has invested CHF 1.5 million in Qumram, a Fintech firm that focuses on regulatory compliance and risk management.  Qumram said Mundi’s investment finalized their 2016 angel funding to expand services both in the UK and North America. Headquartered in Madrid, Mundi is a… Read More

February 18, 2017 @ 8:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regtech firm Qumram, has received a nice recognition at the 4th Annual WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2017. Quumrm, a Fintech firm that provides digital compliance and risk management solutions, has been recognized as the “Most Innovative Fintech” by the Swiss private banking and wealth management community. Stephen… Read More

February 12, 2017 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lykke, a Zurich-based Fintech firm that wants to become the “world’s first regulated marketplace built on cryptographic technology” is offering a one-year forward contract on a bespoke cryptocurrency or Lykke Coin with a 20% discount. Announced last week, Lykke basically will provide a 20% discount… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent membership organization representing UK’s global fintech sector, announced on Monday it is heading to Davos, Switzerland for the 2017 World Economic Forum.  The World Economic Forum, which was established as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, aims to… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

EY Switzerland has announced that beginning January 2017 all of their customers may settle their bills using Bitcoin. Simultaneously, EY announced that employees will be receiving a digital wallet and a Bitcoin ATM has been placed into operation and is publicly accessible to the office building… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has outlined its strategic goals for 2017 to 2020 and like much of the developed world, the financial regulator is embracing innovation and Fintech disruption. The strategic goals were approved were approved this past week by the Federal… Read More