Swiss National Bank confirms wholesale CBDC pilot
The SNB is set to launch a new wholesale CBDC pilot on the SIX digital exchange.
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SIX, BIS and SNB conduct CBDC core banking integration test
Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg and UBS also took part in the experiment.
2020 Review: Top 10 M&A deals this quarter
A look back at some of the biggest deals this past quarter.
Spanish regulators approve $2.8bn SIX takeover bid for BME
SIX has been going head-to-head with Euronext for the Spanish exchange firm.
An evolution in the world of trading
Traders are extremely bullish about the potential of digital assets and crypto-products.
Euronext and SIX head-to-head in race to acquire Madrid exchange
A bidding war could develop between the two firms.
SIX picks Corda blockchain to support digital exchange
Many of SIX’s traders are also R3 investors and members.
Swiss stock exchange’s blockchain bourse delays launch
SDX trading platform now coming in the second half of this year.
SIX to use Nasdaq’s clearing and risk management tech
Across pan-European equities and Nordic derivatives.
Swiss stock exchange to build digital asset trading service
SIX Digital Exchange will offer trading, settlement and custody infrastructure.
Worldline to acquire SIX Payment Services for €2.3bn
Strengthens its paytech operations in Europe.
SIX Swiss Exchange, Nasdaq and Chain team for blockchain OTC project
SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq and working with blockchain tech company Chain to provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for for SIX’s over-the-counter (OTC) structured products business.
SIX buys girocard network
SIX Payment Services is buying the Frankfurt-based girocard network operations business from VÖB-ZVD Processing, a subsidiary of Deutsche Postbank, reports Paybefore, Banking Technology‘s sister publication. The agreement provides for the customer relationships, employees and assets of the network operations business being transferred in full to SIX Payment Services as part of the acquisition. The terms of […]
Synechron signs Calypso post-trade deal with SIX
Swiss financial services provider SIX has selected Synechron as the systems integrator for the Calypso v15 solution as an update to its post-trade services. The deal is part of the SFR (securities finance renewal) programme, with the objective to revamp SIX’s post-trade services where it acts as a contractual triparty agent for its clients to […]
SIX and Credit Suisse play same game with ATM software launch
SIX and Credit Suisse have unveiled ATMfutura – a cash dispenser which displays the same user interface and guidance on all ATMs in Switzerland. SIX and its partners were commissioned by Swiss banks to develop the centralised multivendor software and it is planned to function on all bank ATMs in the alpine nation from 2018. […]
WIR Bank launches new payment card for SMEs in Switzerland
Switzerland-based WIR Bank has launched a new payment card for domestic SMEs, with tech provided by SIX Payment Services. It combines the existing functions of the proprietary WIRcard and internationally accepted Visa’s V PAY debit card.
First mobile credit card, PayLife 0100, launched in Austria
SIX Payment Services brings to market PayLife 0100, Austria’s first mobile credit card.
Switzerland’s SIX Group and Swisscom target retail payments via mobile app Paymit
Swiss exchange group SIX and Swiss telecoms company Swisscom are planning to create a Switzerland-wide, universal mobile payment solution in collaboration with banks. The plan encompasses shopping as well as peer-to-peer payments.
SIX to establish Swiss trade repository as Parliament discusses reform
Swiss post-trade specialist SIX Securities Services is planning to establish a central trade repository for derivatives transactions in Switzerland, using the London Stock Exchange’s UnaVista platform. The platform is being built to allow Swiss customers to report under the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act, which is currently in parliamentary consultation.
SIX Securities Services and Euroclear Bank alliance targets Swiss private banks
Swiss post-trade company SIX Securities Services has allied with Belgium’s Euroclear Bank in a deal aimed at Swiss private banks and their high net worth customers.
BNP Paribas and SIX target Belgian payments “monopoly”
BNP Paribas and SIX Payment Services are planning to target merchants in Belgium with a new payments partnership, which they say will offer competition on payment terminals and acquiring services for the first time.
SIX Swiss Group prepares for T+2 settlement
Switzerland’s SIX Group will move to T+2 settlement starting on 6 October 2014, bringing Switzerland into line with the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia.
SIX Financial Information gets ready for FATCA
Switzerland’s SIX Financial Information has begun delivering FATCA tax information to the US Inland Revenue Service, ahead of the controversial extraterritorial tax’s reporting deadline in July.
SIX “greatly regrets” debit card mishap in Switzerland, Liechtenstein
SIX Payment Services has apologised after a technical glitch caused a number of debit card transactions in Switzerland and Liechtenstein to be accidentally booked twice on 22-23 January. Following the disaster, SIX managed to reverse 99.93% of the double bookings, with the remainder due to be reversed individually in the coming days. On average SIX […]
SIX chief exec calls for industry to educate public about HFT
Market operators have a duty to educate the public about stock markets – and to take widespread concerns about the role of high-frequency traders seriously, according to Christian Katz, chief executive at SIX Swiss Exchange.
Squawker prepares for March debut with SIX Financial Information
Squawker, the start-up block trading venue headed by Christopher Gregory, has moved one step closer to its goal of providing a pan-European mid-point matching service for banks and brokers, following a deal between it and Switzerland’s SIX Financial Information this week.
