Swiss Enterprises Lead AI-Driven Workplace Modernization

Swiss enterprises are at the forefront of the global transition to an AI-driven future of work, adopting automation and hybrid work practices faster and with greater focus than their European counterparts, according to a new research report...

How to claim extra DWP State Pension payment - step by step guide

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released the latest statistics showing that the State Pension currently provides a regular income for 13 million elderly individuals across the UK. This benefit is available to those who have reached...

Startup Hercle raises $10 million to build out stablecoin-based global money transfers

Gabriele Sabbatini notes that, even in an age of instant communication, moving money around the globe is often slow and expensive. That’s why he started Hercle, a firm that uses stablecoin technology to make global transactions more efficient. On...

Lukoil Struggles to Maintain Overseas Operations Amidst Sanctions

Russian oil major Lukoil is struggling to keep operations running at its sprawling foreign businesses as Western sanctions disrupt oil loadings in Iraq, pump stations in Finland and trading in Switzerland, sources said. The United States and the...

Swiss family, Swiss dialect, but ‘not integrated’: migration officials respond

After 16 years in Switzerland, Gabriela Purtschert is no stranger to mountain hiking. zVg Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

LPA Acquires payoff to Broaden Swiss Market Coverage

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Germany’s Lucht Probst Associates (LPA), a European provider of financial software and captech solutions, has acquired payoff, the operator of Swiss financial...

Tink and Coinbase Introduce Pay by Bank for Crypto in Germany

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Swedish open banking platform Tink and Coinbase have partnered to enable crypto purchases via Pay by Bank in Germany. Pay by Bank is an open banking-powered...

Johns Hopkins ChemEs Crack Crucial Chip Challenge

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created electronic circuits so small that they are invisible to the naked eye, solving the chip manufacturers’ headache of how to squeeze smaller features onto their products in a way that is suitable...

Gold price surge pushes Swiss National Bank profit higher

ZURICH - The Swiss National Bank reported a third-quarter profit of 27.93 billion Swiss francs ($35.22 billion), the central bank said on Friday, helped by the booming value of its gold reserves. The central bank posted a valuation gain of 14.33...

Swiss firms, research institutions have shown interest in Karnataka’s Quantum City development: Minister N.S. Boseraju

N.S. Boseraju, Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology, said the Karnataka government is implementing several programmes aimed at establishing Bengaluru as the “global focal point for the quantum sector”. | Photo Credit: Special...

Zurich Puts Empathy Firmly Back On The Customer Experience Agenda

For the longest time, customers have bemoaned the fact that the experiences they have with brands lack empathy. Almost ten years ago, Accenture published a global study that examined customer perceptions of customer service and experience. The...

Southeast Notes: Hawks Employee Indictment, Young, Larsson, Ball

November 4th 2025 at 10:52pm CST by Dana Gauruder A former Hawks employee has been charged with fraud and embezzling $3.8MM from the franchise, according to an indictment brought last week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of...

Kenya’s Loan Rate Divide Is No Accident and the Numbers Behind It Tell a Rougher Truth About Banking

Kenya’s cost of credit portal, a public transparency tool run by the Kenya Bankers Association, has revealed just how uneven personal loan pricing can be. For a simple one-year, Sh100,000 loan, the gulf between the cheapest and costliest lenders...

Cobrapost Investigation : LOOTWALLAHS: HOW INDIAN BUSINESS IS ROBBING INDIANS Part - I

News A forensic analysis reveals how a fraud worth about Rs. 28,874 crore was pulled off by Reliance ADA Group companies owned by Anil Ambani. They committed the fraud by siphoning off funds borrowed from public sector banks and investors and...

Swiss insurer Youplus seeks new investors amid solvency ratio drop

Youplus Group, a company that specialises in the management of insurance portfolios, is exploring options to secure additional capital, reported Bloomberg. This development comes as the company’s solvency ratio has fallen below an “internally...

Business : BNM Says Consultation, Agreement With US Treasury In Line With Existing Practice

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has said its close consultation and agreement with the US Treasury reflect existing practices and “do not in any way affect the ability to independently formulate monetary policy, or our...

Swiss appliance manufacturer V-Zug to cut costs

Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share Following the slump in profits in the first half of the year, Swiss...

Switzerland aspires to build ‘human’ artificial intelligence

Companies all over the world are competing to bring AI closer to human intelligence. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English...

Climate scientists in Switzerland report rising eco-anxiety as hope in 1.5C goal fades: Survey

GENEVA Climate change is not only reshaping ecosystems and human activity, but it is also taking an emotional toll on those who study it, according to a new Swissinfo survey of climate researchers in Switzerland. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of the...

Could free public buses work in the UAE?

Should public buses be free? Cities and countries across the world have experimented with such schemes for years. The latest advocate is New York's newly-elected mayor Zohran Mamdani, who pledged faster and free buses in the city as part of his...