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ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICES – EU TECHNICAL STANDARDS ALREADY SET – SWITZERLAND IN REGULATORY LIMBO?

17 septembre 2018

Online payment service providers have increased their market share globally as an increasing number of payments are made utilising services such as PayPal, Alipay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. In the European Union, the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) recently opened the payments market to third-party payment service providers offering […]

Investor Claims, Regulatory Enforcement and Criminal Proceedings within the Frame of Initial Coin Offerings

15 août 2018

In 2017, the number of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)/token-generating events (TGEs) exploded in Switzerland, surpassing and disrupting traditional venture capital investment. Switzerland, and in particularly its renowned Crypto Valley, has emerged as a global hub for ICOs. Under current Swiss law, there is no specific investor protection around ICOs. ICO […]