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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.

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Spain and Switzerland – Different Cultures, Joint Innovation

12 Oct 2023 5 minutes

Culturally, Switzerland and Spain have more in common than one might think. And where differences can be identified, they often lead to innovation. Read more about the fruitful exchange between the two countries on the occasion of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Company Growth

Startup ClimateTrade Facilitates the Financing of Projects That Reduce or Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

06 Jun 2023 2 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that SIX supports or advises introduce themselves. Today, you’ll get to know ClimateTrade. CEO and co-founder Francisco Benedito explains how he and his team approach the pressing problem of climate change.

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Private Equity vs. Public Equity: Learn about the Different Ways to Capital

12 Jan 2023 5 minutes

If you need money to grow as a company, you can obtain debt capital from a bank. The alternative would be to create equity capital. But how does that work? And what again is the difference between private equity and public equity?

Company Growth

Corporate Growth with Equity Capital: 5 Sources for the Early Phase – and 1 Source for the Future

08 Dec 2022 7 minutes

A good business idea, alone, isn’t enough. Startups also need capital in order to grow after being founded. Read on to discover what else is available beside the widespread option of debt financing.

Company Growth

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

01 Dec 2022 3 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that are supported or accompanied by SIX introduce themselves. Today you’ll get acquainted with FQX. Co-CEO and co-founder Benedikt Schuppli explains how he and his team aim to revolutionize the way companies are financed.

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The Next Great Business Idea: Six Questions for Founders to Ask Themselves

09 Jun 2022 6 minutes

Have you always wanted to become self-employed and start your own business? Do you also already know what product or service you would like to offer? This blog post gives you a useful tip or two on how to come up with a good business idea.

Company Growth

Startup Yokoy Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Manage Corporate Spend

10 May 2022 3 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that are backed by SIX FinTech Ventures or which took part in the programs run by the F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator introduce themselves. Today you’ll get acquainted with Yokoy. CEO and co-founder Philippe Sahli explains how he and his team aim to revolutionize corporate spend management.

Financial Market Infrastructure

SIX as Venture Capitalist

21 Dec 2021 4 minutes

To strengthen the competitiveness of the financial centers in Switzerland and Spain, SIX supports startup companies through its SIX FinTech Ventures business and its corporate venture capital fund, concentrating on the financial technology (fintech) sector. The following article explains what a venture capital business does and how the investment process at SIX works.

Payment Transactions

Is Your Bank Ready for Open Banking?

12 Aug 2020 7 minutes

Open banking presents banks with huge opportunities to satisfy their customers’ demand for new digital products. In opening up to third-party providers, they will need to deal with open banking. Are you ready?

Payment Transactions

7 Statements on Open Banking – and Why They are Myths

03 Jun 2020 7 minutes

What’s in it for banks? Is it just a question of technology? And is that even secure enough? Switzerland is still at the very beginning of its Open Banking journey. But by launching bLink, SIX has started to change that – and dispel a few myths.

Payment Transactions

Open Banking Answers “Standard” Questions

11 Sep 2019 7 minutes

Open banking is a quiet revolution sweeping the financial industry. It gives Swiss banks and insurers an opportunity to succeed in competition against big technology companies.

Company Growth

Dr. Bernhard Lingens, Lisa Yerebakan

Ecosystem: A Concept Is Taking Root

11 Sep 2019 7 minutes

A term from the field of biology is now flourishing in the business world. Lisa Yerebakan, Junior Open Innovator at SIX, and Bernhard Lingens, the head of the Helvetia Innovation Lab, know why ecosystems are proliferating like mushrooms.

Company Growth

Capital Markets: Stock Exchanges vs. Crowdfunding & Co.

02 May 2018 6 minutes

Valeria Ceccarelli, Head Primary Markets, SIX, and Lukas Weber, the co-CEO and co-founder of investiere.ch, talk about the future of capital markets, the benefits of communities, and the limitations of crowds.

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

Spain and Switzerland – Different Cultures, Joint Innovation

Startup ClimateTrade Facilitates the Financing of Projects That Reduce or Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Private Equity vs. Public Equity: Learn about the Different Ways to Capital

Corporate Growth with Equity Capital: 5 Sources for the Early Phase – and 1 Source for the Future

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

The Next Great Business Idea: Six Questions for Founders to Ask Themselves

Startup Yokoy Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Manage Corporate Spend

SIX as Venture Capitalist

Is Your Bank Ready for Open Banking?

7 Statements on Open Banking – and Why They are Myths

Open Banking Answers “Standard” Questions

Ecosystem: A Concept Is Taking Root

Capital Markets: Stock Exchanges vs. Crowdfunding & Co.

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

Spain and Switzerland – Different Cultures, Joint Innovation

Startup ClimateTrade Facilitates the Financing of Projects That Reduce or Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Private Equity vs. Public Equity: Learn about the Different Ways to Capital

Corporate Growth with Equity Capital: 5 Sources for the Early Phase – and 1 Source for the Future

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

The Next Great Business Idea: Six Questions for Founders to Ask Themselves

Startup Yokoy Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Manage Corporate Spend

SIX as Venture Capitalist

Is Your Bank Ready for Open Banking?

7 Statements on Open Banking – and Why They are Myths

Open Banking Answers “Standard” Questions

Ecosystem: A Concept Is Taking Root

Capital Markets: Stock Exchanges vs. Crowdfunding & Co.

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