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Lugano's Plan ₿: building the next Bitcoin City

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 23 Jan 2023

The Swiss city of Lugano is transforming into a European crypto hub where crypto payments will enjoy equal status to other mainstream payment methods. 

cryptocurrency, merchants, Tether, stablecoin, ecommerce, payment methods, digital wallet

Universal Digital Payments Network launches in Davos

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Jan 2023

China-based Red Date Technology has partnered Germany-based GFT and Japan-based TOKO to develop and launch the Universal Digital Payments Network.

digital currency, CBDC, partnership, digital payments

SEBA Bank introduces new crypto offering

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Jan 2023

Switzerland-based SEBA Bank, a FINMA-regulated, licensed digital assets bank, has announced the launch of a new crypto banking offer for its clients.

product launch, investment, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, crypto asset

Relio partners SaaScada for digital payments offering

News | Online Payments | 27 Jan 2023

Cloud-native core banking engine SaaScada has partnered startup Relio to support its disruptive Swiss business digital payments offering, set to launch later in 2023.

partnership, digital payments, API, SMEs, cloud, banking, IBAN, digitalisation, data, compliance, automation, digital wallet

InvestGlass partners with Arab Bank for digital onboarding and portfolio management

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 08 Feb 2023

Switzerland-based fintech specialist in sales and automation InvestGlass has announced a partnership with Arab Bank.

partnership, digital onboarding, wealth management, banking

Credit Suisse enters a strategic partnership with Taurus

News | Cryptocurrencies | 15 Feb 2023

Credit Suisse has entered a strategic partnership with Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus.

partnership, funding, blockchain, digital assets

Taurus raises USD 65 million to develop digital asset platform

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 15 Feb 2023

Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has announced a USD 65 million Series B capital increase.

investment, digital assets, virtual asset, DeFi, tokenization

Fluid Finance partners Sumsub to prevent fraud and improve onboarding

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Feb 2023

Switzerland-based Fluid Finance has partnered all-in-one verification platform Sumsub to improve user onboarding and ensure fraud protection.

fraud prevention, fraud detection, partnership, digital onboarding

iDenfy partners with Residenture to automate KYC compliance

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 02 Mar 2023

Lithuania-based identity verification company iDenfy has teamed up with digital auction platform Residenture to ensure a secure onboarding process for the latter’s auction applicants.

KYC, AML, iDenfy, digital onboarding, partnership, identity verification

Bitcoin app Relai announces USD 4.5 million investment

News | Cryptocurrencies | 08 Mar 2023

Switzerland-based Bitcoin app Relai has announced a USD 4.5 million investment round led by ego death capital. 

financing , cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, investment

UBS becomes Tenity's banking partner

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Mar 2023

Switzerland-based universal bank UBS has announced becoming start-up incubator and accelerator Tenity's global strategic banking partner.

partnership, investment, financing , expansion, fintech

UBS to acquire Credit Suisse for CHF 3 billion

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Mar 2023

Switzerland-based multinational investment bank UBS has agreed to buy lender Credit Suisse for CHF 3 billion following a series of urgent talks.

acquisition, banks, lending, banking

Centi issues a Swiss Franc stablecoin

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 Mar 2023

Switzerland-based payment startup Centi has announced the launch of a Swiss Franc stablecoin that aims to support the company’s Global Payment Network.

stablecoin, product launch, cryptocurrency, payment methods

Neobank Relio receives FINMA fintech license

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Mar 2023

Switzerland-based neobank Relio has received a fintech license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and must now wait for the approval of the supervisory authority to go live.

banking license, fintech, product launch, expansion, banking

Cointract launches crypto trading app

News | Cryptocurrencies | 29 Mar 2023

Switzerland-based crypto platform Cointract has launched a new app that provides access to crypto investment opportunities.

cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, crypto asset, product launch

Swiss authorities investigate UBS and Credit Suisse deal

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 Apr 2023

Swiss authorities have started to investigate the planned USD 3.25 billion takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, which would reportedly create one of the largest asset managers in Europe with EUR 1.5 trillion in assets under management, according to Funds Europe

acquisition, banks, regulation

Anapaya partners with Finastra

News | Payments General | 06 Apr 2023

Anapaya, a Switzerland-based networking technology provider, has partnered with Finastra to provide Swiss banks with access to the Secure Swiss Finance Network (SSFN).

partnership, transactions , banks, data, financial services

PostFinance partners Sygnum to offer regulated crypto banking services

News | Cryptocurrencies | 10 Apr 2023

Switzerland-based retail bank PostFinance has partnered with digital asset bank Sygnum to provide regulated digital asset services.

digital assets, partnership, financial institutions, financial services, cryptocurrency, banks

Switzerland to develop new USD 27 mln multimodal biometric matching system

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 Apr 2023

The Swiss government has pledged USD million for the renewal and upgrade of the country’s Automated Fingerprint Matching System (AFIS).

report, biometrics, facial recognition, fraud prevention, identity verification

UBS settles first repo transactions via DLR

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 12 Apr 2023

Fintech company Broadridge Financial Solutions has announced that Switzerland-based investment banking company UBS has completed the first cross-border intraday repo transaction (repurchase agreement) on its distributed ledger repo platform.

transactions , transaction monitoring, distributed ledger technology, banking