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Retail Asia04/10/2022

UBS and Zurich Insurance are building on their collaboration with a new product aimed at small to mid-sized companies. Zurich is offering UBS clients insurance solutions via the bank’s e-banking, addressing the needs of small to mid-sized companies as these mature, the partners said in a statement Monday. Some companies will go from having a capital […]

Retail Asia29/06/2022

UBS has put a great deal of effort into its compliance guidelines and action models. That accumulated legal knowledge is now being offered to third parties for the first time. UBS has compiled its financial market legislation and compliance knowledge in an expansive collection of documents. This know-how in the form of legal commentaries and […]

Retail Asia24/06/2022

Zurigg-based crypto lender Nexo is looking to take advantage of the consolidation in the crypto world. With help from a US bank, it sees itself as financially well equipped to take over the assets of struggling competitors. In what is increasingly looking like a repeat of the consolidation of companies following the burst of the […]

Retail Asia09/05/2022

A former CEO of German fintech Wirecard is joining a Zurich-based startup. Blockchain fintech FQX is hiring James Freis as a regulatory technology officer, it said in an emailed statement Friday. Freis helped uncover fraudulent activities at Wirecard, going on to lead the company as its CEO. His ties to the payments company, which continues to be at […]

Retail Asia25/01/2022

The consulting firm plans to expand its activities in Zurich to house more than 1,000 people. The move is sparked by a pandemic-induced change to working ways. Accenture will build a more than 9,000-square-meter hub in the heart of Zurich’s banking district, it said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. The new space will house […]

Retail Asia05/01/2022

The Swiss insurer is disposing of a life insurance portfolio in Italy. The deal lowers credit risk and boost capital. Zurich Insurance is selling its life and pension business to Gamalife, a Lisbon-based insurer, it said in a statement on Monday. Neither party disclosed financial details of the transaction. The deal encompasses traditional and unit-linked policies and will […]

Retail Asia17/12/2021

The Swiss insurer is buying an Estonian start-up for conversational artificial intelligence. The move is a bid to improve the digital capabilities of its customer services. The Zurich-based insurer it is buying Alphachat, a four-year-old Tallinn-based company with a messaging automation product that understands natural language, authenticates users, and provides personalized responses, it said in a statement on Thursday. […]

Retail Asia10/03/2021

Zurich-headquartered insurer Chubb has appointed a new president for Australia and New Zealand. Chubb names Peter Kelaher country president for Australia and New Zealand, according to a statement, succeeding Jarrod Hill who is leaving the firm. Kelaher reports to Paul McNamee, senior vice president of Chubb Group and APAC regional president. Kelaher has 20 years of insurance experience and he […]

Retail Asia21/03/2018

Harry Winston has recenly opened a new salon in Zurich, the third in Switzerland. Located on the famed Bahnhofstrasse shopping mile, the 146.2 square meter salon will house Harry Winston’s exquisite jewelry and timepiece collections, including the finest diamonds and rarest gemstones available today. “The opening of our Zurich Salon marks Harry Winston’s third location in Switzerland,” said Nayla […]

Retail Asia23/05/2017

Online travel portal Bisnis Travel Indonesia (BTI) is teaming up with Zurich Indonesia, the local unit of a Switzerland-based insurance company, by including Zurich Indonesia’s travel insurance on BTI’s list of products. Previously, BTI’s offered its members included airline tickets, hotel reservations and tour packages. “Through the partnership with Zurich, we want to expand options […]

Retail Asia21/10/2016

Zurich Insurance has launched a solution in Hong Kong and Singapore which provides risk-assessment services and protects businesses against the risks associated with supply chain disruptions. Called Zurich Supply Chain Insurance, the product is the first-of-its-kind in the Asia-Pacific region and is now available to qualified customers based in the two markets. “Increasing globalisation, improved […]

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UBS and Zurich Strengthen Partnership

UBS Offers its Compliance Knowledge via a Regtech

A Swiss Crypto Lender Partners with Major US Bank

Zurich Fintech Hires Wirecard Whistleblower

Accenture Plans Major Zurich Campus

Zurich Sells Life Insurance Book in Italy

Zurich Buys Estonian AI Chat Start-Up

Chubb Names Australia and New Zealand President

Harry Winston opens store in Switzerland

Bisnis Travel Indonesia teams up with Zurich Indonesia

Zurich Insurance has launched a solution in Hong Kong and Singapore