The Swiss finance sector faces major challenges: growing regulatory requirements and competitive pressure, digitalisation and cyber threats. Financial institutions must tear down old silos and mindsets to stay competitive.
Ergon understands these needs, efficiently and safely accompanying ambitious movers and shakers from idea to market launch. With sound industry expertise and core skills in software engineering, consulting, security, artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain, cloud computing, mobile solutions and UX design, we help financial institutions to overcome challenges and exploit new opportunities.
Our solutions, including payment authorisations, digital banking, open banking, self-sovereign identity (SSI) and digital pension planning, ensure greater security, efficiency and agility. Together, we boost your operational efficiency, develop innovative products and securely optimise customer experiences by the book.
Our solutions for the financial sector
Together, we define your role in the financial sector of the future – secure, agile and customer-oriented.
Everything from a single source
Ergon combines technology, strategy and experience to make financial institutions fit for the future.
Consulting digital transformation
Our consulting services help banks to identify digital innovations, develop new business models and efficiently bring them to market.
User experience design
We design intuitive user interfaces for financial services and optimise the digital experience through user research and prototyping.
Software engineering
We develop smart software solutions, modernise existing systems and optimise banking processes for greater agility and efficiency.
Security
With security by design and IAM, we protect banks from cyber threats and ensure the highest possible compliance and security standards.
Data and artificial intelligence
We use AI and machine learning to optimise data-driven decisions and enable deeper insights and forecasts for financial companies.
Distributed ledger technology and blockchain
We develop secure and scalable blockchain solutions for financial institutions, from DeFi and smart contracts to tokenisation and SSI.
Cloud computing
We support banks with migrating and optimising cloud applications for greater flexibility, scalability and security.
Software testing
Through automated and manual tests, we guarantee a high degree of quality and compliance for IT systems in the financial sector.
Secure your innovative edge – work together with Ergon and set new standards in the financial sector.
Leading IT solutions for the Swiss financial industry
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Ergon has been implementing projects for both global and local financial service providers for over 40 years.
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Ergon has in-depth knowledge of the specific challenges and needs encountered in the financial sector.
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You can benefit from extensive expertise in cybersecurity to protect your sensitive data and systems.
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Ergon covers the entire IT value chain and develops user-centric innovations with an unbeatable time to market.
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We rely on long-term collaboration and active support to ensure long-lasting success.
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The focus is on outstanding user experience to improve customer satisfaction.
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Together, we will shape your digital transformation – from consulting and development to implementation.
“Ergon accompanied our start-up from the initial idea right through to market success and also played a key role with the further development of our fully digitalised pension solution.”
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Regulatory challenges and compliance
The financial sector is facing a forever-growing number of regulations and compliance requirements that are both complex and resource-intensive. A lack of compliance can lead to high penalties and reputational damage. Financial institutions must be proactive and rethink their compliance strategies. Ergon can help you with efficiently meeting these requirements. With our expertise, you can keep track of everything but focus on your main business.
Partner: Tenity
Tenity is a leading global start-up incubator with an integrated investment arm that drives forward the future of finance with operations in Switzerland, Singapore, Scandinavia, Spain, Turkey and Great Britain. Its vision is to shape the future of the financial sector by connecting ambitious founders with leading companies, forward-thinking investors and passionate mentors. Today, Tenity is made up of six hubs, operates company innovation programmes in over 15 countries, has worked with over 65 company partners and has already supported over 1,600 start-ups. You can find more information at www.tenity.com.
Awards
In 2019, our client Crypto Finance AG won Silver in the Technology category for its order management and execution platform and its asset trading portal. Three of our clients walked away with Silver in 2018: Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB), the Strasseninspektorat des Kantons Luzern (the Roads Inspectorate for the Canton of Lucerne) and the start-up VIAC for Switzerland’s first fully digital pension solution. In 2014, our client True Wealth won two Swiss Web Awards: Gold in the Business category and Bronze in the Usability category.
In 2018, our client VIAC impressed the panel, and was crowned winner of four awards: Gold in the Business Impact category for its Pillar 3a app, Silver in the Design and Functionality categories, and Bronze in the Innovation category for its app.
The first Digital Economy Award Night (formerly known as the Swiss ICT Award) was held in Zurich in 2018. In the Highest Digital Quality category, our client VIAC received a Silver Certificate in the UX and Lean, Agile & Scrum disciplines. In November 2017, the start-up launched the first fully digitalised Pillar 3a app in Switzerland. Ergon was involved in this project as a development partner.