Tagged: switzerland

March 20, 2025 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse is pleased to announce a collaboration agreement with SwissLedger, an initiative by the City of Lugano to establish an institutional blockchain for businesses and users in the city. Bitcoin Suisse becomes a “trusted” validator, providing infrastructure as well as organizational, operational, and technical… Read More

March 19, 2025 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance, one of Switzerland’s financial institution and a subsidiary of Swiss Post, released its 2024 annual results, shedding light on a year of challenges and positive developments. With 2.5 million customers and a reputation for stability, the bank faced a volatile economic landscape marked by… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zuger Kantonalbank partners with Sygnum, a global digital assets banking group, in order to further expand its token offering with Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX). New tokens latest addition to regulated offering including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP and other protocols As noted… Read More

March 14, 2025 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse is pleased to announce a new partnership with Haven1, an EVM layer-1 blockchain with a native Web3 app store. Bitcoin Suisse will now reportedly join Haven1 as a validator to help the project further decentralize its network and strengthen its overall security infrastructure…. Read More

March 13, 2025 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX reported that it has now delivered solid growth across all four business units in 2024, underscoring the strength of its diversified business model. The Group reportedly achieved total operating income of “CHF 1.6 billion in 2024, representing year-on-year growth of 4.6% at constant exchange… Read More

March 13, 2025 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance noted that less than four years after its launch, Yuh has reportedly reached an important milestone: the Swiss finance app is said to be profitable. PostFinance also mentioned in a blog post that with now more than 300,000 users and customer assets of 3… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, the fiat-crypto payment solution provider, is pleased to announce its admission to the Association for Quality Assurance of Financial Services (VQF) as a recognized Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) in Switzerland. This regulatory milestone allows Alchemy Pay to offer compliant fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat exchange services,… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi Technologies Inc, a financial technology company that pioneers the convergence of traditional capital markets with the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), is pleased to announce that it has increased its stake in Neuronomics AG, a Swiss asset management firm “specializing in artificial intelligence and… Read More

March 5, 2025 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Sygnum Bank AG, a digital asset bank regulated in Switzerland and Singapore, has expanded its off-exchange custody platform, Sygnum Protect. Sygnum states that it was the first bank to launch off-exchange custody services for institutional traders with Sygnum Protect in early 2024. The service aims… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse is pleased to announce the addition of TON (The Open Network), OP (Optimism), ENA (Ethena) and ONDO (Ondo Finance) to its comprehensive trading and custody offering. Effective immediately, Bitcoin Suisse clients are able to trade and securely store TON, OP, ENA and ONDO,… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As sustainable finance and financial inclusion continue to gain traction on a global scale, technology-powered solutions leveraging blockchain and Web3 are playing a key role in addressing traditional financial challenges. As part of this movement, Swiss blockchain company Fedrok AG, says it has been actively… Read More

March 2, 2025 @ 6:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Talentir, billed as the fastest-growing on-chain YouTube distribution operation, has introduced a lending protocol that allows content creators to access real-time payouts and earn yield on their YouTube-generated income. The company’s latest product, stablecoin-payout.com, aims to bridge the gap between traditional online platforms such as… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX has reportedly launched the Digital Collateral Service (DCS), permitting financial institutions to post selected cryptocurrency assets as collateral alongside traditional collateral. The product offers a solution through which clients are able to manage traditional securities as well as cryptocurrency based collateral. Firms managing bonds… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse has entered into a partnership with Chronicle Labs and announces the support of the Chronicle Protocol as a validator node operator. This latest partnership announcement highlights Bitcoin Suisse’s dedication to fostering infrastructure in the blockchain space, “enabling growth and innovation in the cryptocurrency… Read More

January 23, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group who recently announced its expanded EU market entry, is enhancing its B2B platform offering via a collab with Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital asset subsidiary of one of Europe’s financial services groups, Société Générale. The EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), a… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX, the provider of fund data in Switzerland, announces the acquisition of Swiss Fund Data (SFD). This acquisition supports SIX’s commitment to the Swiss fund market, ensuring the continued provision of “transparent, reliable, and consistent data for both domestic and foreign funds.” SFD plays a… Read More

January 20, 2025 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hashgraph Association says it has agreed to work with Taurus regarding asset tokenization, staking, and custody. Hashgraph is the gr0up that supports enterprise-grade blockchain Hedera. Taurus is a Swiss firm that offers enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure solutions to issue, custody, and trade any digital… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 8:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum is reporting a $58 million funding round at a $1 billion valuation. According to Sygnum, the funding round was oversubscribed. The lead investor was Bitcoin-focused VC Fulger Ventures. Others participating in the ournd include new and existing investors as well… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Around a year after introducing the trading and custody of cryptocurrencies, PostFinance is expanding its offering to include the “staking” function. The banking services provider said this means that passive income can now be “generated by depositing cryptocurrencies.” PostFinance claims it is the first “systemically… Read More

January 11, 2025 @ 6:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nsave, the provider of “compliant” accounts abroad to people from countries with high inflation, announced the launch of an investment product, enabling people at risk of financial exclusion to “protect and grow” their wealth. The company confirmed an $18mn Series A investment led by TQ… Read More