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SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

13 Mar 2024 4 minutes

The diversified business model of SIX again proved its value in this demanding environment. Read more about how the positive trend in the operational performance continues.

ICT Sector on the Way to Net Zero

01 Feb 2024 7 minutes

The digital future meets environmental responsibility. Read in this blog post how much emissions the ICT sector generates and how they can be reduced.

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

22 Nov 2023 5 minutes

The second edition of the annual Future of Finance study shows increasing optimism among executives in the global financial markets. Read how companies plan to capitalize on this sentiment, including the integration of data and analytics and artificial intelligence.

The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology on Asset Trading – 3 Examples

05 Oct 2023 4 minutes

Distributed Ledger Technology is changing the way assets are being traded today. Read how settlement is accelerated and trust is created in a decentralized way and what advantages smart contracts and tokenization have.

Confidence, Transparency, Complexity: This Is How the Buy-Side looks at Digital Assets and ESG Investing

04 Jul 2023 4 minutes

Digital assets have reached a pivotal point in their journey towards mainstream, widespread institutional adoption. The pace and scale at which integration of ESG considerations into investment strategies is now happening across the global investment space is unprecedented. Read on to learn how investment managers recognize the respective growth potential presented by both areas.

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

16 Feb 2023 4 minutes

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology in general have given birth to a dizzying array of new terminology, including terms like “crypto,” “coin,” and “token.” Learn below what a token is and what types of tokens exist.

Future of Finance Study by SIX: Here Are 4 Selected Findings That Will Surprise You

10 Nov 2022 4 minutes

SIX asked executives from the financial industry about their assessment of future developments. Here you can read a selection of the results that were not necessarily expected.

DeFi, DApps, and the Like: How the Financial System Is Becoming Decentralized

29 Sep 2022 4 minutes

Now that the word “blockchain” appears to have crept into everyday parlance, neologisms like “DeFi” and “DApps” are going around these days. Find out in this blog post what they mean and how they’re changing the world of finance.

What Is This Metaverse Thing Anyways? And What Does It Mean for Banks?

31 Mar 2022 5 minutes

At least since Facebook changed its name, the term has been on everyone’s lips: the metaverse. What’s it all about? What do NFTs have to do with it? And what does it all mean for banks?

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 2

26 Jan 2022 9 minutes

Is it possible to buy an NFT for 100 Swiss francs or less? In the first part of this story, I got derailed by the exorbitant fees on the Ethereum blockchain. I’ll give it a try now on Solana. Will it work this time?

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 1

19 Jan 2022 9 minutes

Can a person buy an NFT for 100 Swiss francs? Never did I expect that seeking an answer to that question would turn into a veritable odyssey. But read for yourself how the journey took me to the brink of despair and back again, and learn what an NFT is in the first place.

Rodolfo Bertassello

Strong Together against Fraudsters

09 Dec 2021 3 minutes

Debit cards are and remain very secure. The previous payment options (e.g. at the sale terminal in shops) have an extremely low fraud rate thanks to the latest technologies. However, the topic of fraud is gaining more and more importance as a result of the increased use without a physical card (e-commerce, digital wallets). Rodolfo Bertassello, Head of Fraud Operations at Worldline, gives us some insights into the methods used by fraudsters and into successfully combating fraud.

4 Trends Impacting Exchanges – and 5 Building Blocks They Need to Base Their Strategy for the Future On

15 Jul 2021 5 minutes

In this blog post, Peter T. Golder, Global Head of Commercial at SIX Digital Exchange will look at the trends around digital assets and cryptocurrencies that are likely to shape the future of exchanges.

True Transformers: On the Future of Financial Services as "Enablers" in the 21st Century

02 Jun 2021 5 minutes

The foundation of tomorrow's financial industry is based on data and algorithms. Nevertheless, digitalization is not an end in itself. The basis for long-term innovation is the linking of economic and social progress. The prerequisite for this is a differentiated understanding of the opportunities and limitations of digital solutions and overarching partnerships that position financial service providers as "enablers" for innovation in the 21st century.

Inspired by Albert Einstein: The Need for Trust

25 Mar 2021 22 minutes

In our podcast, IT economist Sita Mazumder talks about the challenge of “thinking” the future. When it comes to topics such as the digitization of customer journeys, an open mind like Albert Einstein’s could help.

Andréa M. Maechler

What Does Blockchain Mean for Central Banks?

18 Mar 2021 7 minutes

Andréa M. Maechler, member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, is closely involved in the future of the Swiss financial market infrastructure. This includes the implications of new technologies. Project Helvetia, for example, is looking at the use of central bank money in transactions involving tokenized assets.

Digital Assets on the Road to Institutionalisation

17 Dec 2020 8 minutes

2020 has been a year dominated by market volatility and uncertainty. Although the Volatility Index (VIX) has since stabilised, public equities have experienced significant price swings over the last ten months as a result of COVID-19. At the same time, aggressive Central Bank measures have meant that interest rates – which were already at historic lows post-financial crisis – are likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.

Kevin Abosch, Juan Dominguez

Tokenization: Are Works of Art the New Stocks?

26 Mar 2020 10 minutes

Blockchain technology enables trading of digitized assets, a category that can also include non-bankable assets such as real estate and paintings. Technology-savvy conceptual artist Kevin Abosch and Juan Dominguez from the investment platform Maecenas discuss the impacts on the art market.

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SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

ICT Sector on the Way to Net Zero

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology on Asset Trading – 3 Examples

Confidence, Transparency, Complexity: This Is How the Buy-Side looks at Digital Assets and ESG Investing

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

Future of Finance Study by SIX: Here Are 4 Selected Findings That Will Surprise You

DeFi, DApps, and the Like: How the Financial System Is Becoming Decentralized

What Is This Metaverse Thing Anyways? And What Does It Mean for Banks?

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 2

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 1

Strong Together against Fraudsters

4 Trends Impacting Exchanges – and 5 Building Blocks They Need to Base Their Strategy for the Future On

True Transformers: On the Future of Financial Services as "Enablers" in the 21st Century

Inspired by Albert Einstein: The Need for Trust

What Does Blockchain Mean for Central Banks?

Digital Assets on the Road to Institutionalisation

Tokenization: Are Works of Art the New Stocks?

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Read all articles about: cryptocurrencies

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

ICT Sector on the Way to Net Zero

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology on Asset Trading – 3 Examples

Confidence, Transparency, Complexity: This Is How the Buy-Side looks at Digital Assets and ESG Investing

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

Future of Finance Study by SIX: Here Are 4 Selected Findings That Will Surprise You

DeFi, DApps, and the Like: How the Financial System Is Becoming Decentralized

What Is This Metaverse Thing Anyways? And What Does It Mean for Banks?

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 2

Can You Buy an NFT for a Hundred Swiss Francs? A Self-Experiment, Part 1

Strong Together against Fraudsters

4 Trends Impacting Exchanges – and 5 Building Blocks They Need to Base Their Strategy for the Future On

True Transformers: On the Future of Financial Services as "Enablers" in the 21st Century

Inspired by Albert Einstein: The Need for Trust

What Does Blockchain Mean for Central Banks?

Digital Assets on the Road to Institutionalisation

Tokenization: Are Works of Art the New Stocks?

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