The trad ability of digital assets in traditional marketplaces has been difficult. With some exceptions, digital assets such as cryptocurrencies can only trade via exchanges. But the trend is increasingly towards integration into traditional markets. Finally, one realizes that measured by the return on investment. Bitcoin investments are one of…
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It’s like putting together a gigantic puzzle. Tech freaks, the banking world, government, regulators, and now even the central bank, they all do their part to make the Swiss fintech industry stand out. The picture took some getting used to. Andréa Maechler, Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss…
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A group of Geneva organizations have joined the Geneva Fintech Association under the patronage of the canton of Geneva. The new association is committed to promoting the development of groundbreaking fintech technologies, especially when it comes to crowdfunding and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). Developing educational initiatives with tech The aim…
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Swissquote, the online bank, sees tremendous opportunities for digitization and cryptocurrency growth. In an interview with finews.ch, co-founder and CEO Marc Bürki reveals how he wants to do this. Mr Bürki, at the end of July 2018, the financial newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft wrote: Swissquote is doing well. Since then,…
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The Swiss fintech industry continues to grow, while the traditional banking sector continues to stagnate. Swiss fintech industry continues to grow In particular, the development of the fintech industry and the classic financial industry in 2018 were the focus of the investigation. Above all, the positioning of classic banks vis-à-vis…
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The five star hotel in Switzerland, The Dolder Grand, has announced that customers can now settle their accounts in bitcoin or ether. In a tweet, the Zurich based luxury hotel announced that it was the first facility of its kind to accept cryptocurrency payments. The cryptographic payment function is being…
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The company Amun wants to make access to crypto facilities much easier. Amun has already released three more crypto products. These have been among the most heavily traded ETPs on the SIX Swiss Exchange over the past three months. The fintech company has launched the Amun Ripple ETP (AXRP) on…
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In May, a new payment service for cryptocurrencies will be launched with Inapay in Switzerland, according to a report on finews.ch. The service developed by the Zug based Fintech Inacta and the Swiss crypto specialist Bity handles crypto payments via a smartphone app. The Zurich based five-star hotel Dolder Grand…
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The fintech company Avaloq has presented strong results for 2018. The key growth driver was the continued demand for the company’s SaaS, BPaaS and license solutions from new and existing customers, which accelerated growth in markets such as EMEA. For the full year, the company generated sales of CHF 579…
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Slovenia still handles a large part of its payments in cash. This should change now, at least when it comes to Wirecard. The German payment processor announced on Monday that users of the mobile wallet app mBills of the Slovenian Fintech company of the same name will be offered Garmin…
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