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Microsoft Switzerland // With Copilot and the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft provides trusted and legally compliant tools on its Azure platform for using AI-based solutions in sensitive and regulated areas such as the financial industry. Three examples from Swiss Re, Vontobel, and the Pictet Group.

NVIDIA has played a key role in shaping the development of accelerated computing and AI. Marc Stampfli, Business Director Switzerland, talks to us about the “iPhone moment” of AI and how NVIDIA wants to democratize AI with a combination of hardware, a comprehensive software stack and concepts such as NVIDIA Inferencing Microservices (NIM).

WIR Bank // The cooperative WIR Bank is actively driving digitalization. Following the successful launch of the unyt ecosystem with its own digital currency, the focus this year will be on modernizing e-banking. The previous system will be replaced by ti&m’s modern mobile and e-banking system.

For new projects, a modular monolith may be the better choice over a microservice architecture.

Our new business intelligence platform, Open Datastack, utilizes the innovative power of modern open-source technologies and creates a collaborative environment with interactive dashboards, data pipelines and workflows to efficiently extract, process and visualize data. The platform reduces the Time to Insight needed to implement data-based measures and decisions.

In 2026, the Swiss federal government will be rolling out a secure, SSI-based identification system in the form of the e-ID. In recent months, banks have been asking us whether they will still need to offer their own online identification service for their customers, given the e-ID. We put this question – along with a few others – to Dirk Lindemann, Director of the Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT).

Swiss Stablecoin // With the CHFD, Swiss Stablecoin is adding a digital franc to the existing payment infra-structure. We spoke to CEO Christian Bieri about the benefits, use cases and cooperation with Swiss banks for launching the coin.

Baloise Bank AG // Baloise Bank AG’s new mobile and e-banking offering went live last year. The new solution based on ti&m Banking was integrated into the existing application landscape and the Avaloq core banking system in just 16 months. The bank’s 50,000 customers were migrated in four waves. We spoke to Roger Sutter, Head of Digitalization and e-Banking, and Nicolas Samyn, Chief Investment Officer, about the new solution.

Authentication & identification // With our products and services, we support our customers along the entire IT value chain in creating secure and trustworthy digital business environments.

Self-sovereign identity // Identity misuse and theft is a growing threat on the internet. Switzerland and the EU are developing a decentralized digital identity, creating a legal framework and discussing technological issues. We spoke to Désirée Heutschi to find out what actions companies and authorities should take now to prepare for the introduction of secure digital identities.

e-ID // The e-ID is coming in 2026. Private and public stakeholders such as the Digital Identity & Data Sovereignty Association (DIDAS) have been involved in the federal government’s consultation meetings and have discussed requirements and design. We spoke to its president, Daniel Säuberli, about the e-ID and the trust architecture it is based on.

Cybersecurity. When we think of this, we think of technology, and of experts who develop and protect these systems. We think of software developers, IT security experts, hackers, penetration tests, firewalls, encryption technologies, and other protective measures. Something we don’t – or only rarely – think about is human psychology.