Tagged: switzerland

October 11, 2023 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Klarpay moves past Q3 2023, they have reflected on their recent achievements and upcoming endeavors. Klarpay claims that it has been dedicated “to expanding its services and fostering corporate social responsibility.” Klarpay further claims that it has “become a participant in the SEPA Core… Read More

October 9, 2023 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

A crypto firm based in Switzerland says demand is increasing for crypto products, including blockchain technology and affiliated products. According to XEROF, in a report covering the first 6 months of 2023, transaction service demand has experienced “extreme growth” in volumes, specifically for crypto to… Read More

September 30, 2023 @ 3:40 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully completed Project Mariana, a collaborative endeavor with the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland, aiming to explore the potential of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) in cross-border trading and settlement between financial institutions. Developed jointly… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX Terravis, SIX’s digital platform for the mortgage market, is contributing to the planned expansion of the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) liquidity provision framework for the banking sector. Recent experiences show that banks of all sizes and “with different business models can find themselves in… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced today that it is not currently making any changes to the policy rate. However, PostFinance is continuing to “enable its customers to participate in the positive interest rate environment and is increasing the interest rate on the retirement savings… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

has secured funding from Helvetia Venture Fund, the investment arm of the Swiss insurer group Helvetia, tasked with investing in businesses that will shape the future of the insurance industry. Alongside Helvetia, other financial backers reportedly include Autonom and The Mavers. Having raised over €6m… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The DFINITY Foundation, a not-for-profit research and development organization and a major contributor to the Internet Computer blockchain announced a partnership with the Municipality of Lugano, Switzerland. The Foundation also launched “a $1 million grant fund to support Lugano-based startups in their endeavors to enhance, promote… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GenTwo, a Swiss-based B2B Fintech platform specialized in securitization of bankable and non-bankable assets, announced that it has raised a USD 15 million Series A led by US-based Point72 Ventures. In conjunction with the investment round, Pete Casella, Senior Partner and Co-Head of Fintech investments… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Keyrock, a digital asset market maker, is announcing the selection of eight web3 and Fintech startups for the 1st edition of its acceleration program in partnership with Tenity, a prominent global accelerator and incubator for fintech. The first edition of Keyrock’s Accelerator Program will “start… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

11 early-stage startups from 7 countries (3 from Switzerland, 3 from Germany) have been selected for the upcoming Tenity Incubation Program starting “on August 28th, 2023, in Switzerland” Selected startups reportedly receive “an initial CHF50k investment from the Tenity Incubation Fund II.” The fund will… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance is boosting its mortgage lending: the financial service provider is acquiring a stake in Credit Exchange Ltd (CredEx) and taking a seat on its Board of Directors. The two parties have “signed a contract to that effect.” This partnership with the mortgage marketplace CredEx… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Markus Emödi as the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Deputy CEO. With a track record of over 20 years in the financial industry, Markus reporttedly “brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Klarpay.” Markus… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance, which claims to be one of Switzerland’s leading financial institutions and largest retail banks, leverages its existing partnership with Sygnum, the “world’s first” digital asset bank, to reward their employees “with a free NFT issued by Sygnum as part of their educational game for… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS) announced that it and Numarics are planning to enter into a strategic partnership to specifically digitize and expand financial and administration solutions for small and medium-sized companies in Switzerland. Administrative tasks mean “a lot of time for SMEs today and are often a… Read More

June 30, 2023 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, announced a strategic implementation partnership with BDO Germany to implement FloQast in the DACH (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) region. Through the partnership, FloQast will leverage BDO Germany’s expertise “to continue international expansion… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 12:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Deloitte Switzerland has partnered with Polimec to provide reusable KYC or know your customer. These credentials will be using Polkadot, and the “banking grade” KYC credentials will be issued by Deloitte. The company explains that this information will be utilized to empower the global fundraising… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rivero, Switzerland-based Fintech, is working with Cornèrcard, an issuer of Visa, Mastercard and Diners Club payment cards to leverage their compliance platform. According to a company statement, Cornèrcard will use Rivero’s compliance SaaS solution, Kajo, to digitalize its compliance processing requirements. Kajo is expected to… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will reportedly be issuing a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Switzerland’s SIX digital exchange as part of a pilot program, the central bank’s chairperson revealed at a recent conference that took place in Zurich on Monday (June 26,… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Compass, the Mediobanca Group consumer credit arm, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of HeidiPay Switzerland AG from HeidiPay AG. HeidiPay Switzerland AG is described as “a fast-growing Swiss company specializing in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) segment, with over 400 commercial agreements… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMNIS Treasury Services AG (amnis), a Fintech company founded in 2014 with the objective of simplifying international banking for SMEs, has recently acquired the SME portfolio of FX-Consulting AG. With this strategic move, the two Zurich-based companies aim “to enhance their support for Swiss SMEs… Read More