On Tuesday, Sygnum announced the expansion of its board of directors to support the next stage of its growth and globalisation strategy. New members include Pia Tischhauser, @SwissRe Supervisory Board member and former @BCG Executive Committee member, and Vinod Kumar, Vice-Chairman of private equity group @EverstoneGroup and former @VodafoneBiz CEO and @tata_comm CEO and MD. Gabriela Maria Payer, Chairwoman acting ad interim since September 2024, was formally appointed Chairwoman. “I am honoured to continue my service at Sygnum in the role of Chairwoman and to have Pia and Vinod join the board; each bring the experiences and skillsets essential for the group’s next stage of growth,” Gabriela Maria Payer says. Pictured at Sygnum's AGM are board members (from left to right): Peter Wuffli, Pia Tischhauser, Gabriela Maria Payer and Luka Müller and Manuel Krieger (Co-Founders). Board expansion is a key element of Sygnum’s next-stage growth strategy, fuelled by its newly minted Unicorn status and strong 2024 business performance which saw total trades surge by 1000%, loan book increase by almost 200% and total assets expand to USD 4.5 billion. 🔗 Read the full announcement here: https://t.co/KOTzBOuy9H #FutureFinance #DeFi Disclaimer: https://t.co/yZRKp8JvkP

Yesterday, Gabriela Maria Payer was appointed Sygnum Chairwoman, and the addition of two industry leaders to the board, Pia Tischhauser and Vinod Kumar, was announced. https://t.co/G27SAZhhLy Gabriela Maria Payer says "While I’m not a co-founder of Sygnum, I am a builder, and my career has been gladly spent building companies, strategies, cultures, and teams. Since its founding, Sygnum’s four "SYGN" values have been our guiding compass, with one value in particular being instrumental to our growth over the years - "Grow and Win Together." This value is more important than ever as we enter our next business phase, because our next chapter is about further enhancing our resilience and sustainability and expanding our regulated footprint. The word "Together" in "Growing and Winning Together" is actually also part of my personal mission - to connect people together and empower them to create value for our clients. I would like to again warmly welcome Pia and Vinod to the Sygnum board. Also to thank my colleague Luka Müller for his many years of energetic service to Sygnum as Chairman and look forward to his return as a Director. And last but not least to our valued shareholders and members of the extended Sygnum family who continue to contribute to our forward momentum. As we say here at Sygnum onward and upward!" 🔗 Read @Ageficom’s article “Gabriela Maria Payer becomes Chair of Sygnum's Board of Directors” in French here: https://t.co/G27SAZhhLy #digitalassets #FutureFinance Disclaimer: https://t.co/yZRKp8JvkP

.@Handelszeitung’s Sandra Willmeroth spoke with Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO, about the founding of Sygnum and its view on the connection between AI and #blockchain https://t.co/9BgaHgdRjf ✅ The founding of Sygnum “Together with Luka Müller, Manuel Krieger and Gerald Goh, he founded Sygnum Bank in Switzerland and Singapore, which in 2019 was the first crypto bank to receive approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA),” Sandra Willmeroth writes. This milestone was quickly followed in our Singapore hub with a Capital Markets Licence (CMS) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Today, Sygnum Singapore also has a Major Payments Institution Licence (MPIL) and we have expanded internationally into the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg. ✅ Future of AI and blockchain “In the future, AI agents will serve as our personal assistants, taking over an increasing number of tasks. To secure the transactions made by these agents, a secure system will be needed, and AI agents will also need to pay each other. Blockchain is perfectly suited for this, which will drive a significant increase in adoption," Mathias Imbach told Sandra Willmeroth. 🔗 Read the article “Sygnum CEO Mathias Imbach: AI will help blockchain achieve mass adoption” in German here: https://t.co/9BgaHgdRjf Disclaimer: https://t.co/IQ7NTpfFUs

📰 @TFNBreakingNews’ Sofia Chesnokova covers Sygnum’s rise to unicorn status, its founding story and its trusted institutional infrastructure and regulated services for digital assets:✅Achieving USD 1bn valuation“Sygnum, the Swiss-Singapore digital asset banking group, secured $58 million in an oversubscribed strategic funding round, achieving unicorn status and a valuation of $1 billion.The round, led by #Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm @FulgurVentures, included new and existing strategic investors and Sygnum team members. This represents a substantial leap from the company’s $900 million valuation earlier this year.”✅ Bridging traditional and digital finances”Sygnum’s journey began in 2017 at the Singapore Fintech Festival, where founders Luka Müller, Manuel Krieger, Mathias Imbach, and Gerald Goh envisioned a trusted digital asset ecosystem built on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Their mission is simple: to bridge the largely unregulated digital asset industry with traditional regulated finance,” Sofia Chesnokova writes.✅Sygnum Connect & Protect“Sygnum Connect’s 24/7 multi-asset instant settlement network facilitates fiat, digital assets, and stablecoins transactions while addressing market gaps through capital efficiency and on-demand liquidity,” Sofia Chesnokova writes.“Recently, Sygnum launched a second platform, Sygnum Protect, for its global institutional clients. This platform enables trading on major crypto exchanges while maintaining collateral in secure, bank-grade, and bankruptcy-remote custody with Sygnum.”Read Sofia Chesnokova‘s article “Sygnum grabs unicorn status with a $58M round to bridge traditional-digital finance gap” here: https://t.co/B2EbK9ddJSDisclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhevBaT

Sygnum hosted the yearly "Sygnum #crypto investor conference – what drives real-world adoption?” this week in Zurich. Luka Müller, Sygnum Co-Founder and Chairman, kicked off the conference with an introduction to the evolution of #blockchain, followed by insights and discussions on the latest trends from other speakers:🔹 Fabian Dori, Sygnum's Deputy CEO & Chief Asset Management Officer, provided an overview of the current cycle we're in, offering a broader perspective on where the industry might be heading.🔹 Markus Hämmerli, Sygnum's Head of Liquid Strategies showcased real-world use cases, highlighting its practical applications and transformative potential.🔹 Stefan Edelmann, Sygnum's Head of Asset Management Business Development, discussed the future of asset management and how blockchain is reshaping the financial landscape with @Mona_El_Isa (@avantgardefi, @enzymefinance).🔹 Luca Burlando, Sygnum's Head of Ventures and Partnerships, wrapped up the conference with @Forson (@The_Hashgraph), showcasing how global companies are leveraging blockchain today and offering a glimpse into the current state of blockchain adoption.A huge thank you to our speakers and attendees for making this conference a resounding success! Looking forward to the next edition in 2025.

Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO, has been recognised as a Crypto Valley Visionary in the “Banks” category by @web3fest_int.To mark the tenth anniversary of #CryptoValley,@InactaVentures, in collaboration with @CVJournal_ch, has released a list of visionaries who have played a significant role in shaping and advancing the #blockchain space in Switzerland and beyond.@web3fest_int has also selected Luka Müller, Sygnum Co-Founder and Chairman, as a member of the Crypto Valley Hall of Fame.Besides Mathias, the category also features Alexander Thoma (@PostFinance), Thomas Moser (@SNB_BNS), @BurkiMarc (@Swissquote), Guido Buehler (@AMINABankGlobal), Mark Dambacher (InCore Bank), Mario Frick (@BankFrick), Marianne Wildi (@HypiLenzburg), and Dr. Stephan A. Zwahlen (@MaerkiBaumann).Learn more here: https://t.co/l4PMPn1ssf

Sygnum is proud to share that Luka Müller, Sygnum Co-Founder and Chairman, has been selected as a member of the Crypto Valley Hall of Fame by @web3fest_int.To mark the tenth anniversary of Crypto Valley, @InactaVentures, in collaboration with @CVJournal_ch, has released a list of visionaries who have played a significant role to shaping and advancing the #blockchain space in Switzerland and beyond.Together with Luka Müller, the hall of fame also features notable leaders such as @VitalikButerin (@ethereum), @nikolajsen_BTCS (@BitcoinSuisseAG) and Johann Schneider-Ammann (@SwissGov).@web3fest_int has also recognised Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO, as a #CryptoValleyVisionary in the "Banking" category.Learn more here: https://t.co/l4PMPn0UCH