Switzerland Archives

Swiss Crypto Bank Tokenizes Shares And Braces For Public Offering

December 14, 2020

Swiss crypto bank tokenises shares and braces for public offering. Major cryptocurrency bank in Switzerland, Sygnum has successfully tokenized its shares in blockchain in preparation for its upcoming public o...

Swiss National Bank And BIS Concludes Two Digital Currency Proof-Of-Concept

December 4, 2020

Swiss National Bank and BIS concludes two digital currency proof-of-concept. The Bank for International Settlements and the Swiss National Bank are exploring the benefits of implementing the digital currency ...

Russia’s Gazprombank Debuts Bitcoin Transactions In Switzerland

November 23, 2020

Russia's Gazprombank debuts Bitcoin transactions in Switzerland. Gazprombank Switzerland, a subsidiary of one Russia's largest banks, has piloted its Bitcoin (BTC) transaction service following regulatory ap...

Switzerland’s Casino Du Lac Launches Online

November 19, 2020

Switzerland's Casino Du Lac launches online. Casino du Lac has become Switzerland's newest land-based casino to launch an online gambling offering. On November 16, the Pasino.ch website went live and provides...

PostFinance Ties with Swissquote for Digital Bank Launch

November 11, 2020

Swissquote, an online trading platform, and PostFinance, Switzerland’s fifth largest retail bank, have extended their partnership to launch a joint digital banking application. According to Wednesday’s offic...

Swiss Government Begins Consultation Process For Blockchain Laws

October 19, 2020

Swiss government begins consultation process for blockchain laws. The Federal Finance Department of Switzerland has launched a consultation process in the blockchain and distributed ledger technology space fo...

Swissquote Becomes Sponsor of Genève-Servette Hockey Club

September 16, 2020

Swissquote, a Switzerland-based online trading platform, has entered into a sponsorship deal with the local Genève-Servette Hockey Club (GSHC). The deal will be in place for the 2020-21 ice hockey season. Un...

Swiss Blockchain Group Formed To Support New Blockchain Companies

September 14, 2020

Swiss blockchain group formed to support new blockchain companies. A new group looking to promote research and support blockchain firms has been formed. The Ticino Blockchain Technologies Association was intr...

SIX Launches New Triparty Agent to Enhance Liquidity Management

June 24, 2020

SIX, a Swiss financial markets infrastructure operator, today announced that its Triparty Agent system has successfully gone live. SIX invented and operates the multi-currency repo trading platform. The syst...

SIX Completes Acquisition of Controlling Stake in BME

June 11, 2020

SIX Group, a Swiss financial markets infrastructure operator, announced today it has successfully completed its all-cash voluntary tender offer for Bolsas y Mercados (BME), operator of the Spanish stock excha...