The Twint payment app is set to introduce direct debit from 2027. The new service is supported by Switzerland’s largest banks and is intended to offer an alternative to the traditional LSV+ direct debit scheme, which is due to be phased out at the ...

Three people were rescued by helicopter from the Joli Gorge near Niedergesteln in southwestern Switzerland on Friday. To carry out the rescue, a rescue specialist was lowered on a 50-metre rope into the gorge, which is up to two metres wide in places...

The Swiss hotel industry recorded a small increase in overnight stays in July mainly due to stronger domestic demand. The number of overnight stays rose by 0.3% compared with the same month last year, according to a preliminary estimate released on M...

A suspected hacker denied charges of developing ransomware at Zurich District Court on Monday, as prosecutors sought a lengthy prison sentence for the 52-year-old defendant. He told the court that he had never developed malware or taken part in any a...

Switzerland's wage negotiations for 2027 are shaping up to be tense. Trade union umbrella group Travail.Suisse on Monday called for a general wage increase of 2% next year. The Swiss Employers' Union (UPS), however, said an average pay rise of around...