The Swiss Finance Startups (SFS) were able to win Swisscom as a sponsor as well as MasterCard and Temenos as supporters for their network. Together with the current supporter Inventx, the Swiss Finance Startups now have a strong backing from the established providers in the finance industry.
A lively exchange between finance startups and the established industry is a benefit for both sides. While the startups benefit from the broad knowledge and reach of the established players, Swisscom, MasterCard and Temenos get access to a young network of finance innovators. “Being a supporter to the Swiss Finance Startups allows us to enter into an early stage dialogue with some highly dynamic and entrepreneurial startups in Switzerland that have the potential to shape customer experiences in the future to transform and disrupt businesses”, explains Guido Müller, General Manager Switzerland at MasterCard.
Switzerland challenges the established fintech hubs
Switzerland has the potential to play a major role in the growth industry fintech. To achieve this goal, cooperation and networking between startups and players from the established industry is necessary. “We believe in giving back to our community and hope that by working with the network we can reinforce Switzerland’s position as a vibrant centre for financial technology.”, says Ben Robinson, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Temenos. “Fintech startups reinforce in our opinion the competitiveness of the Swiss banking. To support the growth of Swiss fintech startups and strengthen their relevance globally, Swisscom fosters a profitable network,” adds Falk Kohlmann from Swisscom.
Christina Kehl, COO of Knip and initiator of Swiss Finance Startups, is happy about the support of Swisscom, MasterCard and Temenos. “It is great having strong partners of the traditional finance industry supporting us.” Gian Reto à Porta, CEO of Contovista and founding member of SFS adds: “It makes us proud to see our network grow and become more established and recognised. It shows the increasing relevance of finance startups in the Swiss economy.”
About Swiss Finance Startups:
Swiss Finance Startups (SFS) was founded in May 2014 by Urs Haeusler (DealMarket), Gian Reto à Porta, Nicolas Cepeda, Fabio Bernasconi (all Contovista AG) and Christina Kehl as well as Dennis Just (both Knip AG). SFS wants to foster the common Swiss finance startup spirit, support the exchange of ideas as well as industry knowhow and help to educate the outside, nonstartup, world about the newest Swiss finance ventures.
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