Tagged: switzerland

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

November 22, 2017 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Melonport AG, a Swiss company for technology regulated investment funds, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Todd Ruppert, the former CEO of T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, its new advisor and council foundation member for the newly created Melon Foundation.  According to Melonport, Ruppert… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

wemakeit, a rewards based crowdfunding platform, is one of the first platforms in the world to accept Bitcoin as a payment option. Introducing Bitcoin as a payment option is described as the first step towards the future. wemakeit management believes we are on the brink… Read More

November 19, 2017 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

F10,  one of the leading Fintech accelerators and incubators in Switzerland, has added Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank as a corporate member. Remo Schmidli, Head of Multichannel Management at Zürcher Kantonalbank, said the move will see their bank gain access to the Fintech startups passing through… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Switzerland-based CREALOGIX announced it is expanding business actives in the Asia and Pacific region. The company reported that with this expansion it will be able to cooperate with established local partnerships, including business and tech financial service provider, Cognizant. CREALOGIX noted that in addition… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently someone forwarded a copy of the Tezos Terms of Allocation regarding their spectacularly successful Initial Coin Offering (ICO). To update anyone that has not followed the odyssey of the high profile ICO, Tezos – a self amending cryptographic ledger”, raised $232 million this past… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Status is making three big announcements at DevCon3.  According to the company, Status raised $100+ million for their SNT token sale is under three hours. Status is also announcing the beta for “Status Hardwallet” for wireless wallet transactions, introducing a new COO who joins Status from… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 10:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has added a new Fintech partnership arrangement with a deal signed with the Swiss Financial Markets Authority (FINMA). Both regulators have been impressively open to financial innovation so an agreement to cooperate on disruptive finance simply makes sense…. Read More