Mastercard Canada’s Brian Lang says corporate-startup partnerships “key to unlocking innovation”
A few weeks ago, Mastercard announced the winners of The Next 36 Mastercard Challenge, which invited five Next 36 startups…
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Mogo announces milestone of 250,000 members following MogoApp release
Following the recent launch of its new digital banking account and mobile app, Mogo, the Vancouver-based financial technology…
IBM joins MaRS FinTech hub to work with startups on cognitive technologies
IBM will be joining the FinTech hub at Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, according to a report from The Canadian Press.…
DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada
Tech startups looking to effectively connect customers with their brand have a new option. On Monday, the DDB Canada agency…
Canalyst raises $2.7 million seed round to fuel Canada and U.S. expansion
Vancouver-based Canalyst, an equity research platform that helps analysts and portfolio managers with research, announced $2.7…
TouchBistro partners with Square to allow its users to accept Apple Pay, access loans
Toronto-based TouchBistro, a leading iOS point of sales apps for restaurants and bars in 37 countries, announced today that…
How banks are making friends with FinTech
Somewhere in an office in downtown Toronto, standing beside a ping-pong table, young engineers and software developers in jeans…
Thinking Capital partners with Everlink to help credit unions offer online lending for small businesses
Everlink, which provides payment solutions for credit unions and banks, announced a partnership with Thinking Capital in an…
Financeit launches direct-to-consumer option to give its merchants more flexibility in financing
Toronto-based Financeit announced the launch of Financeit Direct, opening up its platform to more businesses. Traditionally,…
Impression Ventures raises $20 million fund dedicated to early stage FinTech companies
Toronto-based Impression Ventures Fund II announced the close of $20 million for its fund, which will be dedicated to early…
Canadian banks vs. FinTechs: a zero-sum game?
It’s easy to be anti-bank. The global financial crisis is not easily forgotten, and we are all now aware of the excess that…
Small business loan platform Lendified secures $20 million credit facility
Lendified, which provides loans specifically for small businesses, has announced that Liquid Capital will provide the senior…
Trulioo enhances anti-money laundering watchlist feature to help banks keep up with tightened regulation
Vancouver-based Trulioo, a global ID verification company providing analytics from traditional and cyber data sources to verify…
Tilt launches new one-to-one payments feature in Canada
After launching in Canada just over a year ago, Tilt, like any company launching in its first international market, was focused…
RateHub.ca receiving up to $495,000 from the National Research Council of Canada
RateHub, a search engine that allows users to compare prices on financial products, is receiving up to $495,000 from the National…