Highlights from the history of Viseca


2022	Sale of Contovista AG to Finnova.
2021	Merger of the holding company with Viseca Payment Services SA. Viseca Card Services SA and Contovista AG are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Viseca Payment Services SA.
2020	Viseca Holding divides its card operations between the newly founded issuing company Viseca Card Services SA and the processing company Viseca Payment Services SA. Name change from Aduno Holding to Viseca Holding. Viseca merges with Accarda AG and Aduno Finance AG.
2019	Aduno Holding sells cashgate to Cembra Money Bank. Full takeover of Contovista AG.
2018	Board of Directors appoints Max Schönholzer as the new CEO. Full takeover of Accarda AG. Integration of AdunoKaution and SmartCaution SA into cashgate.
2017	Sale of Aduno SA to Six Payment Services AG. Increase of stake in Contovista AG to 70 per cent.
2016	The Aduno Group acquires SmartCaution SA, a company operating in French-speaking Switzerland. The Aduno Group takes a 14 per cent stake in the Swiss fintech Contovista AG.
2015	Foundation of SwissWallet AG by the Aduno Group, Netcetera and Swisscard. The name of EuroKaution is changed to AdunoKaution. Aduno Holding issues two bonds amounting to over CHF 200 million.
2014	The Aduno Group acquires all the shares in EuroKaution. Integration of Revi-Leasing und Finanz AG into cashgate. Aduno Holding places CHF 400 million as a dual-tranche offering on the capital market. Launch of the surprize rewards programme.
2013	cashgate introduces a new pricing model with two fixed interest rates.
2012	cashgate acquires all the shares of Revi-Leasing und Finanz AG, which is fully integrated into cashgate in 2014. Aduno Holding successfully issues a second bond.
2011	Successful launch of Aduno Holding with a bond issue on the Swiss capital market.
2008	Takeover of cashgate as well as the personal and leasing business of the Raiffeisen Group and Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV). The activities are combined under the name cashgate.
2007	The Aduno Group acquires all the shares in Commtrain Card Solutions. In June, the Aduno Group introduces a holding structure involving the subsidiaries Commtrain Card Solutions, Viseca and Aduno. Commtrain Card Solutions is legally merged with Aduno in 2009.
2006	Viseca (issuing) and Aduno (acquiring) are merged. This merger leads to the creation of the Aduno Group.
2005	Viseca takes over the acquiring business of Cornèr Banca. Aduno is founded in Bedano.
1999	Foundation of Viseca by the cantonal banks, the Raiffeisen Group, various regional banks, Migros Bank and Bank Cler (formerly Bank Coop) as well as private and commercial banks. Viseca opens for business on 1 January 2000.