Loanboox successfully closes the first half of 2023 with encouraging growth in its business segments Public Finance, Real Estate Finance and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). A total of CHF 2 billion in financing was concluded through Loanboox in the first six months. The fintech thus doubled its revenue compared to the same period last year. In the Public Finance segment, with which Loanboox started more than six years ago, the market-leading position in Switzerland was further expanded. The need on the borrower side to obtain competitive financing terms is high and continues to grow due to ..read more

Stagnating markets and rising interest rates are currently responsible for worry lines. Clear trend: no sign of it. While investors are groping in the dark, financial managers are facing new challenges with regard to municipal financing. Global production and supply bottlenecks, the European energy shortage, and rising prices and inflation rates are among the factors causing uncertainty on the world market. While prices on the stock market are trending sideways, interest rates are rising due to inflation fears. Rolf Biland, Chief Investment Officer of VZ VermögensZentrum, provides an in ..read more

The World Climate Conference COP26, which ended mid-November, delivered important results against climate change. We show these and explain what sustainable finance means and what role the financial sector is playing in the fight against climate change. The goal of the 26th World Climate Conference COP26 in Glasgow was to advance measures to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Achieving Net Zero: The contribution of the World Climate Conference COP26 The Glasgow Climate Pact was adopted at COP26 – almost 200 countries agreed to i ..read more

Quality education is the basis for equal opportunities and a good quality of life – and one of a total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the UN in 2015. Loanboox also supports and promotes this goal, among other things with trial days for teenagers. Here Silvain and Yannick tell what they have experienced and learned. What does a computer expert actually do in a company, Silvan wanted to know – being a computer freak by himself. And so he jumped at the chance to spend a day with his uncle, a Loanboox IT manager. “It was exciting! I got insights into the HTML system. It’s ..read more

Annual financial and budget planning is a challenge for many municipalities even in ordinary times. The as yet unforeseeable consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic now make it even more difficult. In the Loanboox webinar, the most important basics and examples for a solid financial management of municipalities were shown. The most important insight: The magic word is “holistic”. The guide produced by the Fachhoschule Graubünden at the request of the Swiss Association of Municipalities shows how it is done: Mission statement, strategy and legislative plan, plus integrated task and financial ..read more

In 2022 Loanboox crossed the milestone of 3’000 closed transactions, representing almost CHF 30 billion in favour of municipalities, near-public entities and real estate companies. Whilst borrowing costs increased dramatically, for instance quadrupling in public sector in Switzerland, Loanboox’ 800 clients benefited from an easy access to 200 active investors and a digitally enabled service that saved them workload and money, up to CHF one million for the larger transactions.     Loanboox entered the market six years ago with the vision to make debt capital markets more efficien ..read more

Loanboox expanded its business activities in spring of this year and has since also been offering its services and tools in the real estate sector. After nine months a very positive interim conclusion can be drawn: Real estate companies and housing cooperatives have saved on average 40% per transaction with Loanboox Real Estate during the turbulent market situation; CHF 250’000 per transaction.    The market situation is uncertain, lenders are more cautious, interest rates have risen sharply and are volatile. This is a difficult situation for many real estate companies and housi ..read more

Loanboox, the leading financing platform, has modernised debt financing for the public sector. The company now also offers its services to housing cooperatives, real estate funds and real estate companies. For this purpose, Loanboox has added the experienced real estate financing expert Patrick Zurfluh to the team.   To date, municipalities, cities and large companies have concluded 2’500 loans via Loanboox. Due to the high demand, the financing platform is now also offering its services to housing cooperatives, real estate funds and companies.  The first pilot transactions have a ..read more

The leading European debt financing platform Loanboox reports a strong business year 2021, with 700 closed deals and doubled revenues. The Fintech recorded the fastest growth in Germany and concluded its first deals in Eastern Europe. Five years ago, Loanboox entered the market with the vision to make debt capital markets more efficient, transparent and fast. To date, municipalities, cities and large organisations closed 2’400 loans with a total volume of more than CHF 26 billion. These financings enable valuable projects for our societies, including renewable energy, renovation of hospita ..read more

A start-up that has helped to shape fintech innovations in Switzerland by digitalizing lending is celebrating its 5th anniversary: Loanboox.  With 25 billion in closed financings in seven countries, the financing platform started off successfully and is rapidly developing its offerings further. Since their launch in 2016 in Zurich as digital solution for debt financing, big ticket borrowers were able to close more than 2’100 transactions with a volume of 25 billion Swiss Francs in seven countries. A ..read more