Robo-advisors are expanding fast. Fueled by VC investments, these fintech startups are currently handling some US$14 billion worth of assets and are now looking to collaborate with traditional advisors, according to a new report. Authored by international consulting firm Chappuis Halder & Cie., the „Investment Advisory: The rise of the […] » Weiterlesen
Send money abroad with no bank account and without getting ripped off. Just go to a 24hours shop around the corner and use a easy and cheap money transfer service. A innovative fintech startup based in Hong Kong is using bitcoin technology to offer this kind of service. Launched in late-2014, […] » Weiterlesen
The Swiss crowdfunding market has experimented a promising 36% growth in 2014, according to a new report. Experts expect the industry to grow further as peer-to-peer lending, reward-based crowdfunding and crowddonating are becoming widely popular. » Weiterlesen
Dragon Wealth, an award-winning startup and one of the hottest fintechs in Southeast Asia, has released the beta version of its web-based platform dedicated to helping financial advisors with their online marketing. The Singaporean startup, which had been selected to integrate the prestigious StartupBootCamp Fintech Singapore accelerator program, is heading […] » Weiterlesen
Until recently, financing a project or a business involved asking a few people for large amounts of money. Now, crowdfunding, a way of raising capital by asking a large number of people each for a small amount, has switched this idea around by using the Internet to talk to thousands, […] » Weiterlesen
Sending money abroad is no hassle-free task, especially with immigrants who try to work hard to earn money and sending it back to their families. While the number of immigrants sending money abroad are still on the rise, the transferring fees do not seem to go down; not to mention […] » Weiterlesen
Swiss-based ECUREX has become the first bitcoin trading platform to be fully compliant with the Swiss Banking Act. The news broke on May 19, following sixteen months of investigation by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory.
Swiss-based corporate think-tank, World Economic Forum (WEF), has released a new report on fintechs in which the notorious organization explores how disruptive innovations are transforming the financial services industry. » Weiterlesen
ETF sind in der Schweiz noch selten ein Thema für Anleger – das Wissen fehlt. Erst 7 Prozent der Einwohner der Deutschschweiz haben aktuell Geld in ETF investiert. Dies zeigt eine kürzlich getätigte ETF Schweiz Umfrage von ETF Ambassadors unter 252 Einwohnern. Der Hauptgrund für die Diskrepanz im fehlenden Wissen der […] » Weiterlesen
The Swiss Fintech company family is growing. To get an overview Swisscom provides a very nice map.
Swisscom provides this Swiss Fintech overview every month on Twitter. Follow Johannes Hoehener for monthly updates. » Weiterlesen
6 Digital Trends That Will Disrupt Investment Banking
In a recent report, Accenture identifies six key themes expected to be driving forces in the coming digital disruption of investment banking. Rapid advances in digital technology are enabling greater access…
