OTTO’S transitions entire logistics fleet to electric trucks
Swiss retailer OTTO’S is electrifying its entire truck fleet with 22 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles, powered by the company's own solar energy infrastructure.

Swiss retailer OTTO’S is electrifying its entire truck fleet with 22 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles, powered by the company's own solar energy infrastructure.

Post-war Swiss aircraft manufacturer EFW attempted to build the N-20 Aiguillon, an ambitious jet fighter project that was ultimately canceled due to engine development failures and high costs.

Bern-based Besso has raised €4.29 million from a single family office to scale its AI platform for managing international trade regulations and tariff compliance.

Zurich-based UniSieve has secured $9 million in Series A funding to scale its industrial gas-separation membrane technology.

Switzerland will end full toll exemptions for electric and hydrogen trucks in 2031, introducing a phased fee system with discounts lasting until 2036.

Greenfield Capital has filed a complaint with Swiss regulators, seeking to restructure the Safe Ecosystem Foundation board due to governance disputes and lagging financial performance.

Swiss charging provider Joya has launched as the country's largest CPO, consolidating four brands and announcing a CHF 150 million investment plan through 2030.

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have created a detached robotic hand that uses reinforcement learning to navigate diverse surfaces and perform precise tasks.

The Swiss National Bank supports a new parliamentary mandate requiring UBS to hold 90% capital backing for its foreign subsidiaries, a move expected to cost the bank up to $18 billion.

Swiss tech companies raised over €1.1 billion in H1 2026, with the ten largest funding rounds driving two-thirds of the total investment volume.

The Swiss parliament has moved to require UBS to hold 90% CET1 capital for foreign units, a decision estimated to force the bank to raise $17 billion in additional capital.

Geely Auto has launched its brand in Switzerland with three new models, following a period of rapid international sales growth.

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti warned that the bank may reconsider its future in Switzerland if parliament approves strict new capital requirements in an upcoming vote.

Swiss lawmakers are debating a motion to allow the government to set capital requirements for UBS by decree, potentially bypassing parliamentary oversight.

Swiss Bitcoin Pay has suspended its server operations as a precautionary measure following a suspected data breach, though customer funds remain unaffected.

Swiss crypto pioneer Bitcoin Suisse is cutting half of its local workforce to relocate operations to lower-cost regions as it pivots to global wealth management.

Bitcoin Suisse is relocating up to 60 jobs from its Swiss headquarters to Slovakia and Vietnam as it shifts its business model toward global wealth management.

Swiss health-tech startup Aeon has acquired Aware Health and raised over €12 million in total Seed funding to scale its AI-driven preventive care platform.

Swiss crypto firm Bitcoin Suisse is cutting half of its local staff as part of a strategic shift toward international institutional wealth management.

Zurich will host the CV Summit 2026 on September 29–30, gathering global leaders from BlackRock, Binance, and Ripple to discuss the institutional future of digital assets and AI.
