FinTech licence: FINMA publishes guidelines From 2019, interested parties can apply for the new FinTech licence. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is responsible for granting this licence. It has published guidelines aimed at simplifying the application process. To boost innovative financial companies, the Swiss parliament has introduced the new FinTech licence (persons under...Read More

Crypto Fund wins first Swiss crypto asset management licence   The Swiss financial regulator has issued the country’s first cryptocurrency asset management licence, allowing Crypto Fund to offer services to institutional clients in the blockchain-based asset class. The Zug-headquartered company had earlier this year been granted limited freedom to distribute offshore-based cryptocurrency funds by the...Read More

Switzerland, the first authorised FINMA crypto fund is here It is called Crypto Fund and it has been licensed as an asset management tool by the FINMA, the financial market regulator in Switzerland. To date, it is the country’s first duly authorised crypto asset manager, on par with other traditional fund managers in Switzerland. The...Read More

Opening corporate accounts for blockchain companies – Swiss Bankers Association publishes guidelines for its members Basel, 21st September 2018 – The number of blockchain companies in Switzerland has risen sharply. The SBA welcomes this trend and takes a positive view of the high market momentum, as it boosts Switzerland’s attractiveness as a financial centre. Banks...Read More

SIX to launch full end-to-end and fully integrated digital asset trading, settlement and custody service Switzerland’s stock exchange – owned and managed by SIX – today announced that it is building a fully integrated trading, settlement and custody infrastructure for digital assets. SIX is regulated as an operator of Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) by Swiss...Read More