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By Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

Koho secures partnerships with Visa, others, as company preps to launch millennial banking in Canada

Vancouver-based Koho announced today three major agreements with financial services providers – Visa, Peoples Trust Company,…

By Jonathon Narvey November 25, 2015

The vast energy sector that fueled Canada’s economic engine has been running on empty lately. In large part, that’s because…

By Jessica Galang November 25, 2015

When it comes to a future with connected, electric cars, the question in 2015 is no longer if it’s possible — but when.…

By Douglas Soltys November 25, 2015

UBI Global, which provides performance analysis of business incubators around the world, has released its 2015 rankings. Ranking…

By Douglas Soltys November 25, 2015

At a gala event last night, EY named Michael Donovan its Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year. The Executive Chairman of global…

By Jessica Galang November 25, 2015

CIBC is partnering with Montreal-based Thinking Capital to introduce a lending solution specifically for small businesses.…

By Ian Hardy November 25, 2015

Lately, it appears like there is an Uber equivalent for everything, producing varieties of on-demand services, from food and…

By Jonathon Narvey November 24, 2015

Tis the season of giving – and in Vancouver, Startups Care is helping make that happen. The initiative raised about four…

By Jessica Galang November 24, 2015

Following the announced launch of a brand new Work & Learning Cluster, MaRS has named D2L as a partner in its mission…

By Jessica Galang November 24, 2015

As part of the culmination to its #EveryEntrepreneur tour, Startup Canada announced the national recipients of the Startup…

By Startup Canada November 24, 2015

“It is hard to build a business, but 10 years later you’ll be walking down the street and somebody will ask ‘How did…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2015

With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2015

We’re in the midst of the worst refugee crisis since World War II. According to Amnesty International, more than 50 percent…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2015

Manulife announced today that it is joining the FinTech cluster at the MaRS Discovery District, kickstarting a partnership…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2015

Elisha Ferrara has no qualms about calling himself an opportunist. A football fan, he expected that the official app…