The working group “Open Pension” of Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI), led by its member Acrea, is proud to announce the publication of a comprehensive position paper “Open Pension.” This paper marks a significant milestone in the ongoing dialogue surrounding pension provision in Switzerland. In addition to providing individual benefits and contributing to the examination, Open Pension is also important for realising the Open Finance goals set out in the Federal Council’s Digital Finance 2022+ action plan.  Pension provision has been a major concern of Swiss citizens for many years. Simila ..read more

SFTI is thrilled to announce its collaboration as a Consortium Member of the Innovation Booster “Sustainable Digital Finance,” spearheaded by our member, University of Zurich. The Innovation Booster “Sustainable Digital Finance” aims to accelerate radical innovations that foster sustainability in the financial industry by harnessing technology. Visit the IBSDF Official Website: https://ibsdf.ch/ If you are an individual or team in Switzerland with: • an idea to develop a new product, service, process or business model and • an idea that aims to make a positive impact on sustainabilit ..read more

Wir freuen uns, Sie herzlich zum nächsten Anlass der parlamentarischen Gruppe einzuladen. Am 29. Mai 2024 möchten wir mit Ihnen über das Thema “Ein digitaler Schweizer Franken” diskutieren, das zweifellos von grosser Bedeutung für die Zukunft des Schweizer Finanzwesens ist. Unsere hochkarätigen Referenten werden ihre Fachkenntnisse zu den Rahmenbedingungen und Einblicke zu den jeweiligen Initiativen mit uns teilen: Michael Manz, Leiter der Abteilung Finanzsystem und Finanzmärkte beim Staatssekretariat für internationale Finanzfragen (SIF), wird über den Schweizer Rechtsrahmen für die Anwendun ..read more

Wir möchten uns herzlich bei allen Teilnehmern für den inspirierenden Anlass der parlamentarischen Gruppe «Innovationen auf dem Finanzplatz» zum Thema «Transparenz in der Wertschöpfungskette via DLT» bedanken! Ein besonderer Dank gilt unseren Referenten Klemens Link (Provenance Proof) aus dem Hause Gubelin, Pascal Inauen (Urstamm AG) und Toni Caradonna (Blockchain Trust Solutions AG), die mit ihren Einblicken in die Praxisbeispiele von Edelsteinen und Schweizer Hölzern wertvolle Erkenntnisse geteilt haben. Die Diskussion über die Anwendung von Distr ..read more

Senacor is joining Swiss Fintech Innovations! Senacor Technologies AG is the leading provider of business and IT transformation, digitalization and custom software development in the German-speaking part of Europe. Senacor specializes in industries that require highest-standard IT systems: banking, insurance, automotive, logistics, and utilities. Through its inclusion in SFTI, Senacor has become a part of a significant community within the industry. This partnership provides the opportunity to exchange best practices and insights, as well as to learn from the latest developments in the financi ..read more

Vor einigen Monaten hat das Bundesamt für Statistik ein API-Portal für technische Schnittstellen zu den Behörden gestartet. Dieses Portal soll neu auch API-Spezifikationen der Privatwirtschaft aufnehmen. Daher hat die Common API-Arbeitsgruppe des SFTI alle aktuellen Arbeitsergebnisse als Standardisierungs-Empfehlungen für den Schweizer Bankensektor eingereicht. Mehr dazu hier. The post I14Y-Metadatenkatalog des BFS appeared first on Swiss Fintech Innovations – Future of Financial Services ..read more

This week we launched the SFTI paper “Vision of Tokenized Finance” at the distinguished event “Finance meets DLT” held at the Center for Innovative Finance (Universität Basel). In recent years, tokenization has been identified as one of the biggest trends in the financial services industry. Hence, tokenized finance is a fast-growing movement that leverages blockchain technology to create a more open and accessible financial system. The SFTI paper on the vision for tokenized finance in Switzerland is describing how to create a financial system that is more inclusive, transparent and efficient t ..read more

We are pleased to announce the publication of the new study “GPT for Financial Advice – The Combination of Large Language Models and Rule-Based Systems”, which was presented at the IFZ FinTech Forum on May 23, 2023. Large Language Models (LLMs) like Open AI’s GPTs or Google’s Bard belong to the latest developments in natural language processing. A relevant example from the point of view of the Swiss financial industry is investment advice, where comprehensible and explainable recommendations are required. The objective of this study was to explore how LLMs and rule-based sy ..read more

Die Schweizerische Bankiervereinigung (SBVg) hat jüngst eine erste institutsübergreifende B2C-Initiative mit Open Finance-Fokus orchestriert. Basierend auf den Vorarbeiten des Fachverbandes Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI) plant eine grössere Gruppe von Schweizer Finanzinstituten gemeinsam erste Multibanking-Dienstleistungen für Privatkunden anzubieten. Dies ist ein Meilenstein und ein Nachweis für den Erfolg des marktgetriebenen Ansatzes der Schweiz, in welchem die Zusammenarbeit von verschiedenen Marktakteuren und Kundenbedürfnisse die zentralen Faktoren für nachhaltige Innovation darstellen ..read more

Over the past few years, SFTI has grown steadily thanks to our members and partners. This is something we can be proud of. After almost 7 years now, we have decided to make some changes to our overall organization. Among other things, we have dissolved the “Advisory Board”. However, we will remain closely connected with our partners in the future. We strive to cooperate with them in different constellations and to be in regular exchange. We would like to thank our partners for their commitment to SFTI and look forward to continuing to drive innovation in the Swiss financial center in a differe ..read more