Tagged: switzerland

February 22, 2018 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Fintech Temenos has agreed to buy UK based Fidessa Group in a deal that currently stands at $1.96 billion. Temenos is a provider of banking software and the company claims that more than 2000 firms around the globe, including 41 of the top 50… Read More

February 20, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switzerland fintech space, F10 Incubator and Accelerator, announced on Tuesday the final selection of fifteen startups for Batch III of its praised P2 Prototype to Product Program. According to the program, successful startups have undergone one of the most rigorous selection processes in the industry. Speaking… Read More

February 19, 2018 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

There has been quite a bit of discussion regarding how to best regulate initial coin offerings while encouraging innovation. While China took an extreme approach by just banning ICOs, most countries recognize ICOs as a new asset class that requires regulation. Some countries, like the… Read More

February 16, 2018 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published guidelines on initial coin offerings (ICOs). Switzerland, as many people know, is a hot bed of ICOs and cryptocurrency in general. Switzerland has recognized the newfound prominence in this sector of Fintech and has sought to… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

  Switzerland and Austria will host their annual UK Fintech Mission. This is the third UK Fintech Mission to Switzerland which, because of its past success, this year encompasses both the Austrian and Swiss markets.  The UK Fintech trade mission will take place in Vienna and… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 8:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In February, the alternative lending platform Robo.cash will extend its operations into Switzerland. “Switzerland is a strong internationally oriented financial center with a long-standing history of the crowdfunding market,” indicated Robo.cash Founder and CEO Sergey Sedov. “We believe that the Swiss investors will greatly appreciate the opportunity… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Waves has announced that the Simdaq initial coin offering (ICO) has hit its hard cap in just 28 hours. The partnership with the Waves Lab incubator helped Simdaq raise $5 million in a bit over a day. Simdaq wants to democratize crypto trading by sharing insights… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, had a meeting in Bern, Switzerland this week to discuss bilateral cooperation regarding financial markets – including the development of Fintech. The outcome of the meeting was the signing of several… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) has announced the creation of a Blockchain / ICO working group this past week. The new Group has been tasked to review the legal framework and identify any need for action with the involvement of the… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switzerland-based incubator and accelerator F10 announced on Monday that co-operative bank Raiffeisen was the newest corporate partner to join its ranks. According to the program, Raiffeisen is Switzerland’s third-largest co-operative bank after UBS and Credit Suisse and it serves 3.7 million customers through its 930 locations… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Aurora Labs S.A., a Panama based company, has completed their initial coin offering raising over $6 million. Aurora has launched the IDEX – a real time decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. The funds received will be used to fuel platform growth. Aurora announced a strategic partnership with… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), based in the epicenter of ICOs in Zug, Switzerland, has published a Code of Conduct for Initial Coin Offerings. Founded in 2017, the CVA started with just 16 members at launch and today now counts over 550 corporate and individual… Read More

January 8, 2018 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Jibrel Network, a decentralized protocol for storing and transacting traditional financial assets on the ethereum blockchain, has hit its hard cap of $30 million a month ahead of schedule, according to a report from the company.  The initial coin offering (ICO) closed on December 27th…. Read More

December 31, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wings Foundation has created a new arrangement with Aurora Labs S.A. According to the terms of this engagement all ICOs participating in the Wings crowd evaluation process will be listed on Aurora’s decentralized exchange, IDEX , immediately after launch. Wings Foundation is based in Switzerland and and… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 4:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Sirin Labs, based in  Switzerland, is reporting having successfully completed their initial coin offering (ICO) having raised $157,862,507 – one of the largest ICOs to date. Sirin is the creator of a Blockchain based smartphone that is said to incorporate heightened security. Unlike current models… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Finom, based in Switzerland, claims the “largest increase in stock capital via cryptocurrency in world history”. The blockchain focused company Finom AG has announced it has become the first company in the world to increase its stock capital by an unprecedented level of Ether (ETH)… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bloomio, a Zug, Switzerland based Fintech startup, has launched a new spin on equity crowdfunding. Bloomio is adopting Blockchain to allow early stage companies to raise equity capital in tokenized funding rounds. Having completed the first seeding round, raising CHF 700,000 from founders and private… Read More

December 16, 2017 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

How times are changing. Reported Bitcoin billionaire Niklas Nikolajsen has become the new sponsor of the Danish Hockey team Rungsted Seier Capital. The team has been playing at Saxo Bank Arena, sponsored by the more traditional Saxo Privatbank, but as of December 27, 2017, the rink… Read More

December 8, 2017 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Fintech Incubator and Accelerator F10 has announced that the second Demo Batch Day has been its biggest yet, with over 400 people attending. The Demo Day took place in Zürich  on December 7th. The Demo Day marks the end of months of work for the Startups, who… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finom AG has announced a $101 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Finom says it has filed for a Reg D exemption for the equity offering thus making it compliant to accept accredited investors in the US. The  token sale is to create a Blockchain-based platform to reduce… Read More