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Finanz und Wirtschaft: The Swiss fintech market has learned to grow internationally fast!

In a recent article in the Swiss financial newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft I was asked about the health and strategies of the Swiss fintech ecosystem. These are my insights:

🌎 On one hand, the Swiss fintech market in terms of funding rounds and new startups is stagnating, a sign of maturity
🌎 On the other hand, it is internationalizing as the UK fintech Revolut is expanding its presence in Switzerland, and Swiss AI fintech Unique is going to the 🇺🇸

Having worked with dozens of international fintechs coming to Switzerland, a successful fintech strategy entails the following:

💸 CLIENTS: Focus on the B2B sector
💸 GROWTH: Have a clear internationalization strategy
💸 PRODUCT: Have a mature product ready as the time for co-developments is coming to an end

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Interview with the founder and CEO of LCX

Davos discussion on crypto adoption in Europe versus the U.S. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸

🇱🇮 During the WEF in Davos, I had the pleasure to discuss crypto, digital assets, MiCAr, and tokenization with serial founder, investor and CEO of LCX Monty Metzger
🇱🇮 With the new U.S. administration making positive sounds about crypto, the race between the U.S. and Europe is heating up
🇱🇮 LCX just applied for a MiCAr license, which shows the regulatory lead Europe still has
🇱🇮 However, America commands a thriving crypto ecosystem, and the might of the U.S. financial system

As always, competition is great for innovation, so this is all good news!

You can watch the short interview here.

Wishing Monty and his team lots of success! 🚀

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Point Zero Forum 2024 AI Panel "From personal manager to virtual advisers: Is AI revolutionising the provision of financial services?"

On Wednesday the 3rd of July 2024 I had the pleasure to participate in the panel discussion “From personal manager to virtual advisers: Is AI revolutionising the provision of financial services?” as part of the Point Zero Forum 2024 in Zurich.

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Alpine Tech Forum 2024

As the president of Home of Blockchain.swiss I had the honor to host and present the Alpine Tech Forum at the University of Zurich. In addition, I launched the second Swiss Digital Asset Custody Report 2024. You can watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/MdhNodPGjhg

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Coingeek: Switzerland extends neutrality to AI regulations

From Coingeek article: Despite being at the heart of European diplomacy, Switzerland is not a member of the European Union. This exempts Swiss AI firms from the EU AI Act, the most comprehensive regional AI framework. As it has done with other EU policies, Switzerland will customize it for its local companies. According to Swiss AI expert Alex Brunner, the government has already embarked on research into the technology’s impact. (14.06.2024)

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