Hodl the Rainforest: Bittrex Global Lists Carbon Credit Token
UPCO2 is a tradable REDD+ carbon credit token, an environmental crypto commodity that is now listed on Liechtenstein-based crypto exchange Bittrex Global. Can ...
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Liechtenstein’s Diplomacy Won’t Go Digital! Well, Maybe a Little Bit.
Liechtenstein’s diplomats faced similar challenges during the COVID-19 crisis as other businesses. Face-to-face interactions were restricted, and digital tools...
Why Entrepreneurial Orientation is Crucial for Successful Digitalization
A study found that banks in Liechtenstein need one thing in particular to digitize successfully: Entrepreneurial Orientation. What that means and why it’s so important.How is digitalization going to happen? Everyone speaks about the need to digi...
From Bank Branches to Platform Banks: Physical Branches Are Disappearing
UBS and Credit Suisse are closing branches. The future of banking is digital, and that means the physical branch is becoming redundant.Banks are under enor...
Digitalization in the Alps: Digital Tools Are Not Limited to Tech Hubs and City Centers
Remote areas are disadvantaged when it comes to digitalization, but they can benefit from it just as much as big cities. The challenge is to provide people acc...
Wanna Travel? Show Your Digital Vaccination Records!
Switzerland has launched an app that shows digital vaccination records. In the future, travelers might have to prove their vaccine status before entering another country. Digital Tools are becoming increasingly important to fight the COVID-...
Switzerland Introduces New Token Law
Switzerland tries to foster its position as a top-blockchain jurisdiction by creating more fintech-friendly legislation. Legal amendments should make the issua...
PostFinance to Stop Offering Blue and Orange Paper-Bills
From October 2020 onward, there won't be any blue and orange paper-bills anymore. Instead, there will be QR- and eBills. That doesn't seem like the big digital...
Liechtenstein Equips Schools with Tablets and Notebooks
Liechtenstein wants to digitize its schools. The government has launched a pilot project at a school in Triesenberg, where students will receive mobile tools, depending on the students' age, either tablets or notebooks. Later, every school in Liecht...
Smart Valor Gains Licenses from FMA Liechtenstein
Smart Valor has received licenses from Liechtenstein’s financial market regulator and plans to introduce an institutional offering in the first quarter of 2021...