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Zurich, 3 April 2019

11,599 business start-ups in the first quarter of 2019 – growth of 4.9% compared with same period of previous year

CRIF AG has examined the number of new businesses that were established during the first quarter of 2019, as well as the number of companies that were deleted over the same period. The highest net growth expressed as a percentage of existing companies was experienced in the Cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Freiburg, Vaud, Zug and Aargau. The only canton to demonstrate a fall in the level of growth was Uri.

Zurich, 7 March 2017

Where are Swiss companies going? Businesses numbers rise in Zug but fall in Zurich

CRIF AG has looked at the relocation destinations for companies entered in the commercial register in Switzerland over the course of 2018. The cantons of Zug, Thurgau and Lucerne saw the highest net inward relocation figures. The highest number of jobs were created in Zug, Lucerne and Vaud.

Bologna, 7 March 2019

CRIF acquires majority stake in Inventia - the digital identification software company

The partnership between Inventia and CRIF has already brought about important business results in Italy and in other European countries, where a joint solution has found approval in the mobile and financial markets.

Bologna, 22 February 2019

Joint platform of BNP Paribas and CRIF

BNP Paribas Personal Finance and CRIF S.P.A. launch SONAR, a pan-European risk flow platform for car dealers credit limit granting and management.

Zurich, 14 February 2019

Rate of defaulting debtors continues to rise slightly in Switzerland to 6.13%

Despite the favorable economic outlook, the rate of defaulting debtors has increased slightly compared to last year, rising from 6.1% to 6.13%. The number of defaulting debtors has increased to 522,486. A significant number of cantons in western Switzerland and some Swiss cities have an above-average rate of defaulting debtors.

Zurich, 8 January 2019

Reduction of 2.4% in business start-ups in Switzerland during the 4th quarter, compared with same period of previous year

CRIF AG has examined the number of new businesses that were established during the fourth quarter of 2018, as well as the number of companies that were liquidated over the same period. With 271 fewer businesses being set up than in the fourth quarter of 2017, this represented a fall of 2.4%. Altogether, 43,202 new businesses were established in 2018, which is 0.5% fewer than in 2017.

Zurich, 24 October 2018

Study of fraud in Swiss online trading: over 92% of traders are affected and report higher losses

In October 2018, CRIF AG carried out a new online survey of Swiss online and mail-order traders on the subject of fraud. This survey was undertaken in association with the VSV (the trade association for the Swiss mail-order business). Over 92% of all the traders surveyed had already been affected by an instance of fraud and reported higher levels of loss compared with last year’s survey.

Zurich, 10 October 2018

Reduction of 3.1% in business start-ups in Switzerland in the 3rd quarter

CRIF AG has investigated how many new businesses were formed during the third quarter of 2018, as well as how many companies were dissolved over the same period. They found that 307 fewer businesses were set up than in the third quarter of 2017, which represents a fall of 3.1%.

Bologna, 25 September 2018

CRIF takes 35th place in the IDC FinTech Rankings 2018

The most comprehensive classification of the top 100 technology suppliers in the financial services industry once again cites the Italian group among leading global companies.

Zurich, 24 July 2018

The European Data Protection Regulation has now come into force in the Principality of Liechtenstein

The National Administration of Liechtenstein has announced that the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in the Principality of Liechtenstein on 20th July 2018.
The obligatory information according to the GDPR are set out here.