Netcetera

Netcetera is an international holding company, owned by its founders and headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland). The company is located in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Macedonia and the United Arab Emirates. Netcetera has 500 employees and is one of the leading software companies in Switzerland. The company offers standard products and custom software in a business-to-business environment. In its company history, Netcetera has implemented solutions for large-scale information and transaction systems in security and business critical environments for numerous Swiss and international organizations.

History and milestones

In January 1996, the web shop of a well-known Swiss pizza deliverer went online. The shop was developed by the founders of Netcetera. It was the very first pizza delivery online shop in Switzerland.

Netcetera was founded 1996 as a spin-off from the University of Zurich. In the last 20 years¹, the company has also grown as a group. The international holding company today includes the companies Braingroup (since 2001), D1 Solutions (since 2006), Procentric (since 2015), SwissWallet (since 2015), Rhumbnet (since 2016), Cognism (since 2017) and Nexperts (since 2017).

Awards and innovations

In 2004, Netcetera won the first Swiss ICT Award² with the Pathfinder project (today Path Coordination System³ (PCS) and in 2010 the Swiss ICT Award⁴ as a company.

Wemlin⁵ (previously Tramdroid) was the first application that Netcetera developed for the first iPhone generation in 2008. With this application for public transport, Netcetera laid the foundation for its mobile development business.

In 2010 Netcetera demonstrated pioneering spirit also in mobile banking: The PostFinance App⁶ was the first Swiss app with payment function. The high-security application developed by Netcetera also includes a search function for the nearest postal locations and current exchange information.

Since 2011, Netcetera has been PCI DSS certified⁷ and operates 3-D Secure solutions for customers worldwide.

In 2016, SwissWallet⁸, a platform for innovations in digital payment from Netcetera and the Swiss card industry, was launched⁹.

Business areas

Netcetera is focusing on the following core areas:

• Digital payment and card services
• Financial technology
• Healthcare
• Public transport
• Energy

References

1. Netcetera 20 Years Anniversary Party. Invasion.ch
2. Swiss ICT Award 2004. swissict-award.ch
3. RNE Path Coordination System. pcs.me.eu
4. Swiss ICT Award 2010. swissict-award.ch
5. Wemlin berücksichtigt sämtliche öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel des ZVV. Swiss IT Magazine of 2 Juni 2009, Tickets for BLZ is the best travel app 2017 in Switzerland. 19 November 2014, netcetera.com
6. First Swiss iApp with payment function. 8 September 2010, netcetera.com
7. Visa und Acertigo zertifizieren den Zürcher IT-Dienstleister Netcetera für die Entwicklung und den Betrieb von Zahlungssystemen. Computerworld of 23 August 2011, Credit card issuers rely on Netcetera's payment solutions, news from 23 September, netcetera.com
8. Developed in Switzerland – accepted worldwide. SwissWallet, a joint venture of Aduno Group, Netcetera and AECS Swisscard. Swisswallet.ch
9. Twint also has local competition from a firm called Netcetera. finews.ch of 10 March 2017