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Digital Finance Institute announces FinTech & AI Awards winners

Caitlin Hotchkiss November 28, 2018

The Digital Finance Institute has announced the winners of its 4th annual Canadian FinTech & AI Awards, which recognize…

Startup Canada Podcast Ep.159: Being a small business-friendly government with Minister Mary Ng

Startup Canada November 28, 2018

Minister Mary Ng is a passionate community leader with 20 years of public service experience. Ng has worked alongside the government…

Report: SaaS investment in Canada hits $1.62 billion

Jessica Galang November 28, 2018

Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-SPARK has released the results of its annual State of Canadian SaaS report, which leverages…

Applications for $50,000 TiEQuest 2019 competition now open

Caitlin Hotchkiss November 28, 2018

TiE Toronto has opened applications to TiEQuest 2019, its pitch competition open to startups at all stages. The competition…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Edward Snowden explains blockchain

Amira Zubairi November 28, 2018

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Montreal’s YoungLeaders wants more teenagers to embrace entrepreneurship

Gabrielle Drouin November 27, 2018

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. We live in a time where more programs are being launched to help entrepreneurial…

BC’s Digital Technology Supercluster receiving up to $153 million

Jessica Galang November 27, 2018

The Canadian government has announced that British Columbia’s Digital Technology Supercluster will receive up to $153…

Brizi CEO Anna Hu shares smart fundraising strategies at #TechTO

Caitlin Hotchkiss November 27, 2018

Getting lead investors to commit to a funding round can be incredibly tricky for any startup big or small – most of the…

Betterez appoints Porter Airlines CCO Michael Deluce to board of directors

Caitlin Hotchkiss November 27, 2018

Toronto-based Betterez, a company that builds cloud-based ticketing and reservations systems in the ground travel industry,…

TransferWise opens API to Canadian businesses

Caitlin Hotchkiss November 27, 2018

Digital money transfer platform TransferWise has opened access to its API allowing Canadian businesses to integrate TransferWise…

Shopify merchants made $1.5 billion USD on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Caitlin Hotchkiss November 27, 2018

In the wake of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday, ecommerce platform Shopify has released their stats surrounding…

Accenture opens Toronto innovation hub, plans to hire 800 Canadian tech workers

Jessica Galang November 27, 2018

This morning, Accenture opened an innovation hub, with a commitment to add 800 technology jobs in Canada by the end of 2020…

A|I: The AI Times – Should Canada welcome more robots into its workforce?

Amira Zubairi November 27, 2018

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…

IBM partners with IVADO, plans to hire 100 people in Montreal

Jessica Galang November 26, 2018

IBM is partnering with Montreal’s Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) as it expands its operations in the city. IBM…

Storyflow rebrands to Voiceflow, pivots to Alexa Skills builder for business

Jessica Galang November 26, 2018

Toronto-based Storyflow, which launched as a platform to build interactive voice entertainment on smart speakers, has changed…

Tracking the Canadian capital commitments surrounding Carney’s investment summit

RBC launches billion-dollar Canadian tech growth fund

Neo Financial lays off roughly 10 percent of its staff

Here’s how every Canadian province and territory is governing data centres

OpenAI, Anthropic, and others sign Canada’s new data centre framework as public opinion sours on buildout

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Digital Finance Institute announces FinTech & AI Awards winners

Startup Canada Podcast Ep.159: Being a small business-friendly government with Minister Mary Ng

Report: SaaS investment in Canada hits $1.62 billion

Applications for $50,000 TiEQuest 2019 competition now open

F|T: The FinTech Times – Edward Snowden explains blockchain

Montreal’s YoungLeaders wants more teenagers to embrace entrepreneurship

BC’s Digital Technology Supercluster receiving up to $153 million

Brizi CEO Anna Hu shares smart fundraising strategies at #TechTO

Betterez appoints Porter Airlines CCO Michael Deluce to board of directors

TransferWise opens API to Canadian businesses

Shopify merchants made $1.5 billion USD on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Accenture opens Toronto innovation hub, plans to hire 800 Canadian tech workers

A|I: The AI Times – Should Canada welcome more robots into its workforce?

IBM partners with IVADO, plans to hire 100 people in Montreal

Storyflow rebrands to Voiceflow, pivots to Alexa Skills builder for business

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