UBS Bank and Credit Suisse are partnering with Swisscom, Swiss Life and Ernst & Young to launch a fintech accelerator with an international target audience. Operating under the umbrella of the Kickstart Accelerator, the programme is aimed at the most promising fintech start-ups worldwide that are still in an early stage, with a focus on wealth management, digital identity and blockchain. The initiative is supported by the two local fintech associations, Swiss Finance Startups and Swiss Finance and Technology Association. The Kickstart Accelerator, an initiative of DigitalZurich2025, aims at promoting Switzerland as a leading international location for digital companies. Kickstart will run three other focus programmes in parallel, in the fields of food, smart & connected machines and future & emerging technologies, with the aim of supporting cross-fertilisation of ideas from the different strands.
