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Zurich/Frankfurt, November 25, 2025. Digitalization in the real estate sector continues to advance: Deka Immobilien, one of the largest real estate asset managers in Europe, will rely on Loanboox’s software solution to c
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Zurich/Hamburg, July 24, 2025. The digitalization of real estate financing is picking up speed across Europe – with clear technological pioneers. A particularly strong signal is now coming from the logistics real estate
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Loanboox, a leading European platform for debt financing, continued its growth in 2023 and increased its revenues by +95% compared to the previous. The Real Estate segment performed particularly well. Revenues generated
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Loanboox successfully closes the first half of 2023 with encouraging growth in its business segments Public Finance, Real Estate Finance and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). A total of CHF 2 billion in financing was conclud
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In 2022 Loanboox crossed the milestone of 3’000 closed transactions, representing almost CHF 30 billion in favour of municipalities, near-public entities and real estate companies. Whilst borrowing costs increased dramat
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Loanboox expanded its business activities in spring of this year and has since also been offering its services and tools in the real estate sector. After nine months a very positive interim conclusion can be drawn: Real
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Loanboox, the leading financing platform, has modernised debt financing for the public sector. The company now also offers its services to housing cooperatives, real estate funds and real estate companies. For this purpo
Read moreThe leading European debt financing platform Loanboox reports a strong business year 2021, with 700 closed deals and doubled revenues. The Fintech recorded the fastest growth in Germany and concluded its first deals in E
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The World Climate Conference COP26, which ended mid-November, delivered important results against climate change. We show these and explain what sustainable finance means and what role the financial sector is playing in
Read moreStagnating markets and rising interest rates are currently responsible for worry lines. Clear trend: no sign of it. While investors are groping in the dark, financial managers are facing new challenges with regard to mun
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A start-up that has helped to shape fintech innovations in Switzerland by digitalizing lending is celebrating its 5th anniversary: Loanboox. With 25 billion in closed financings in seven countries, the financing platform
Read moreA recent study by the Swiss Association of Cities (SSV) and the auditing firm PwC shows how COVID-19 will burden public budgets. According to the study, tax revenues will drop significantly in 2021 and many cities and mu
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Annual financial and budget planning is a challenge for many municipalities even in ordinary times. The as yet unforeseeable consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic now make it even more difficult. In the Loanboox webinar,
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Quality education is the basis for equal opportunities and a good quality of life – and one of a total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the UN in 2015. Loanboox also supports and promotes this goal, amo
Read moreWhat are the biggest challenges for treasurers on the way back after the COVID 19 pandemic? In a multi-part virtual conference, the auditing firm PwC gets to the bottom of this question and sheds light on the various fac
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Negative interest rates are becoming more and more of a nuisance, especially for savers who want to leave their money in the account. Those who take out a loan, on the other hand, benefit from the historically low intere
Read moreHow do Swiss municipalities finance themselves and what is important to them when raising capital? We asked Jessica Meili, Head of Finance at the Niederwil municipality. How does capital raising work in the municipality
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How is the world – and Switzerland in particular – coping with the Covid 19 shock? How great is the economic damage? These questions were the focus of an exciting virtual Loanboox panel discussion with business journalis
Read moreTwo days, six groups and lots of good ideas – these were the basics for Loanboox’s internal “Innovation Days”, which focused on one thing above all: making the debt financing platform better for customers. “Guys, I’m exc
Read more50% more deals than in 2019 Debt financing on the Loanboox platform increased by 50 percent in 2020 to CHF 7.1 bn, serving more than 600 issuers and 120 lenders. In addition, the fintech looks back on the world’s first f
Read moreHow do cities and municipalities get through the Corona crisis? What do capital providers and investors need to be successful? And what advantages does digitalisation bring? In the loanboox.asks. series, we talk to exper
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Hardly any changes in the credit volume and a still good credit rating – this is how the financial situation of many Swiss municipalities looked until the beginning of 2020. But now the effects of the Corona crisis are l
Read moreWho are the preferred financing partners of Swiss municipalities? And why are online platforms also becoming increasingly interesting for investors? In the second part of our blog series, we take a closer look at these a
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An unusual and challenging year is coming to an end. A year that demanded a lot from us as a society due to the Corona pandemic. But there were also beautiful and positive moments that will be remembered. And so we are p
Read moreHow does community financing work in Switzerland? Which financing models and maturities are attractive? And how has financing behaviour changed overall? The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts wanted answers
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Everything will be fine, one might say in view of the hopeful news about Covid19 vaccines that will soon be available. And at least the financial markets agree with this credo. But is this just a snapshot or already a si
Read moreFinTechs versus banks – the public likes the image of the small, innovative David against the big, ponderous Goliath. What is often disregarded in the process: the customer benefit. In Netzwoche magazine, we explain why
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We have analyzed over 2000 financing requests and found that exclusive deals generated superior results for borrowers. On average, municipalities and organisations who post their financing requests exclusively via Loanbo
Read moreDigitalisation comes to the corporate bond market as Swiss energy firm Axpo makes the first ever fully electronic issuance. The magazine treasury management international has written an article about the recently closed
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Digital Shapers 2020: For the fifth time, BILANZ, together with Handelszeitung and Le Temps, has chosen the 100 most important minds in Switzerland who are at the forefront of digitalisation. They work in large organisat
Read moreLive now: take part virtually in the Davos Digital Forum To all financial administrators of cantons, cities and municipalities: Keynotes, workshops and webinars on the topics of digitalisation and modern administration a
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IFZ Talking Finance The podcast was created by Thomas Birrer (lecturer and project manager) and Timo Heroth (senior researcher at the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ) from the IFZ of the Lucerne University of App
Read moreEvery year since 2011, the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups have been selected by a jury of 100 leading investors and startup experts. The selected TOP 100 startups are the world shapers of tomorrow. The
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Balance, by Erich Gerbl: Things are going splendidly for the credit platform in the crisis. Apparently, growing concerns about tax cases are fuelling demand. The demand for loans by public debtors shot up steeply during
Read moreAfter Loanboox brokered the first fully digital green bond, the Swiss bond market is facing a turning point. Issuers and intermediaries agree that the digitalisation of the traditional business will continue to increase.
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Thursday, 24 September 2020 from 09:00 to 17:20 Online Edition It’s that time again! The Davos Digital Forum is just around the corner. The event tip for financial administrators from cantons, cities and municipalities.
Read moreSeptember 7 – 8, 2020 Soon, the biggest virtual fintech exhibition in Europe takes place. It’s called Swiss Fintech Fair! The event tip for porfoliomanagers, treasurers, bond dealers, investors and other Fintechs. What’s
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How to scale a (digital) business? Loanboox’s Chief Operating Officer Dominique Huegli gives an insight into our strategy for success. A quick start guide. The most important tool is the strategy or a set of strategies.
Read moreDouble premiere and a milestone for the capital market: Axpo Holding AG places the first listed green bond and the first issuer in Europe to do so completely digitally, via the debt capital market platform Loanboox. Vari
Read moreZurich, 15.07.2020. Axpo Holding AG is the first issuer to place a listed green bond entirely digitally via the independent debt capital market platform Loanboox. The green bond for CHF 133 million and a term of 7 years
Read moreAfter more than 11 weeks in lockdown, Switzerland is gradually opening up again. We are experiencing history and getting a unique chance to reboot our economy. Lee & Partners asks Andi Burri, Loanboox Co-Founder & Countr
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Loanboox in the press by Loanboox | Jun 22, 2020 | Media With a new CEO and strengthened management, Loanboox takes a step into the next growth phase. Here is an excerpt of current press reports. Bloomberg: BayernLB-Bete
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Coming up: IFZ Fintech Conference 2020 by Loanboox | Feb 20, 2020 | Events Die Spreu trennt sich vom Weizen. – Am 4. März organisiert die Hochschule Luzern eine Fintech Konferenz und Geschäftsführer von Loanboox Schweiz,
Read moreSolothurner Zeitung: “Reparking” money by Loanboox | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorised Interest rates are going crazy. Since they have been negative, the money management effort of many municipalities has grown. But the effor
Read moreFinews: Loanboox with doubled volume by Loanboox | Jan 14, 2020 | Media The Zurich-based debt capital platform Loanboox looks back on a year of rapid expansion. In the meantime, the flagship fintech is reaching out beyon
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New release is live! by Loanboox | Jul 10, 2019 | Borrow, Invest New release: Chat feature, non-binding offers, information on partner services and many other features. In the middle of the summer heat, our software deve
Read moreMilestone: Loanboox hits the 25 billion mark by Loanboox | Jul 2, 2019 | Borrow, Insights, Invest Loanboox reaches next milestone: The global request volume on the independent debt capital market platform has reached the
Read moreFree trial until end of June: Municipality Scoring by Loanboox | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorised Thanks to the municipality scoring, investors can simplify their investing process even further Municipality scoring A couple o
Read moreEY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018: Stefan Muehlemann in the finals by Loanboox | Oct 26, 2018 | Insights, Media Stefan Muehlemann is among the finalists of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 An established and esteemed
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2 years after launch: 1000 funding requests and 15 billion processed by Loanboox | Sep 18, 2018 | Borrow, Insights, Invest Loanboox continues its strong growth: Almost two years after its launch, the 1000th financing req
Read moreNew release is live! by Loanboox | Sep 3, 2018 | Insights, Media New Release: Bonds, Municipality Scoring, more intuitive offer comparison and many more new features We are committed to improving the transparency and sim
Read moreLoanboox once again one of the top 10 most relevant FinTech by Loanboox | Jul 19, 2017 | Insights, Media For the third time in a row Every quarter, Swisscom and E-Foresight rank the top 10 most relevant Start-ups in Swit
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