Tagged: switzerland

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

October 20, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Everyone was talking about the Tezos Initial Coin Offering when it raised $232 million this past summer. Now everyone is talking about Tezos for all of the wrong reasons as an internal squabble has called the entire project into question. Tezos (ancient Greek for “smart-contract”), just… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Streamr reports it has closed its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) early having raised CHF 30 million (USD $ 30.74M) from more than 1300 backers. Streamr had set a hard cap on the offer but it was originally scheduled to run until October 26th. The public… Read More

October 11, 2017 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Eidoo has launched a new “blockchain asset experience,” designed with the goal to create a secure way for the masses to buy, sell, store, transfer and exchange blockchain-based digital assets. Eidoo’s integrated multi-currency wallet, hybrid exchange and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) engine is said to… Read More

October 10, 2017 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced at LendIt Europe, Peer Mountain says it is launching the “world’s first peer to peer self-sovereign identity, compliance and commerce delivery solution”, designed to allow consumers to maintain ownership of their data and control over who they trust to access it without the need… Read More

October 8, 2017 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in Switzerland commented on the initial coin offerings (ICOs) market in Switzerland last month. FINMA issued Guidance 04/2017 on this topic just as it announced it was investigating a number of ICOs to determine if laws had been broken…. Read More

September 26, 2017 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) shut down E-Coin last week saying the entity had accepted deposits without holding a banking license. Something you should not do in Switzerland. At the same time, FINMA launched bankruptcy proceedings against the individuals involved. FINMA labeled the E-Coins… Read More

September 11, 2017 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland’s startup accelerator, F10, has announced it is now accepting applications for its “P2” program. The latest round of applications commences today (September 11th), and is open to all startups in Fintech, Regtech, and Insurtech. 15 Places are said to be available for the first round… Read More

August 30, 2017 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alternative investment information and technology provider Fundbase announced on Wednesday it is launching a new mobile app for alternative investments. The fintech company described Fundbase Mobile as an innovative product, designed to allow qualified investors to identify top manager talent anywhere. Pascal Rode, CEO at Fundbase, stated: “It’s a… Read More

August 28, 2017 @ 6:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Council of Switzerland is out with a note regarding Fintech. Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer is apparently doing a swing through the Swiss Fintech scene to improve awareness and relationships. The Federal Council, the highest executive authority in the country, is made up of… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 10:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tezos shot straight through the stratosphere in the blink of an eye with their Initial Coin Offering several weeks back. Tezos raised an unbelievable $232 million in and ICO that took just two weeks. Simply incredible. But following the outsized success, the Tezos team has… Read More

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