Six Group AG

258 results about this entity

Period: 08 Nov 2004 - 11 Nov 2024

Six undertakes hackathon talent challenge for new fintech incubator

Swiss financial infrastructure provider SIX Group is running a weekend hackathon with a view to acquiring new talent ahead of the launch of a fintech incubator in May.

FinTech Sandbox lets startups play with data for free

A new non-profit programme offering fintech startups free access to data feeds and APIs from providers such as Thomson Reuters and Xignite is gearing up for launch later this month.

Swiss takes on new financial rules riles SIX

As an operator of financial market infrastructure, SIX supports the intention of the Federal Council to regulate financial market infrastructure and derivatives trading through a law. SIX recognizes that the legislation proposed at the beginning of September is pragmatic and feasible, and that it is largely based on international standards.

BNP Paribas Fortis and SIX Payment Services target Belgian merchants

BNP Paribas Fortis and SIX Payment Services are promising to bust the Bancontact/Mister Cash monopoly in Belgium by launching their own one-stop payments shop for merchants, covering everything from terminals to acquiring services.

SIX posts H1 operating income rise

SIX increases its results in the first half of 2014 thanks to significant operational progress.

SIX Payments Services glitch sees card transactions booked twice

SIX Payments Services has apologised to Swiss and Liechtenstein customers for a snafu last week which resulted in debit card transactions being booked twice.

SIX acquires Austria's PayLife

Swiss payments processor SIX has acquired Austrian bank-backed PayLife for an undisclosed amount.

SIX Securities Services chooses Swift for T2S connectivity

SIX Securities Services, the CSD group for Switzerland, has signed up to Swift's Value Added Network (VAN) to connect to Target2Securities.

SIX Group to cut 150 jobs

Blaming a "difficult market environment", Swiss financial services company SIX Group says it will axe 150 jobs as part of a SFr30 million cost-cutting programme.

European exchanges and vendors develop post-trade standards

A consortium of exchanges and technology suppliers have developed a set of common standards designed to restore post-trade transparency in the European equity markets.

Bats Chi-X Europe rolls out four-way clearing interoperability

Bats Chi-X Europe has become the first trading platform operator to offer its customers the choice of four different clearing providers.

Swiss clearer targets Asia as European interoperability deals boost volumes

SIX Securities Services is to push for clearing interoperability in Asia after doubling its market share of clearing London Stock Exchange trades following the introduction of similar measures in Europe.