Switzerland

Credit Suisse has agreed to take majority control of Chinese securities venture Credit Suisse Founder Securities (CSFS), boosting its stake to 51% from 33.3% via a capital injection, the Swiss […]

The Swiss National Bank has less room to manoeuvre in tackling inflation and deflation in Switzerland, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday after forecasting a slowdown in the Swiss […]

Credit Suisse Group boosted chief executive officer Tidjane Thiam’s compensation by about 30 per cent for delivering the first annual profit in four years, even as the bank’s trading losses […]

As expected, the SNB has not changed monetary policy, keeping rates unchanged: the interest rate on sight deposits held at the SNB remains set at -0.75%, and the margin of […]

Digitec Galaxus AG, Switzerland’s largest online retailer, on Tuesday announced that it will begin accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, according to local news outlet Watson. Customers will be […]

Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has chosen to use blockchain consortium R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for its forthcoming blockchain-powered digital exchange. The news was revealed during the R3-hosted […]

An open letter from Dr Andre Duka, CEO-CTO of Dukascopy Bank, at the launch of DUKASCOIN. Today, Dukascopy Bank is officially launching its crypto token – Dukascoin (DUK+) – the […]

Among the world’s most valuable currency notes, Switzerland’s 1,000-franc note ($1,002) is currently underway its design makeover and will be unveiled on March 5. The revamping of the top Swiss […]