nanoPay raises $10 million Series A to expand the MintChip platform globally
Earlier this year, Toronto-based nanoPay announced that it was acquiring MintChip, a digital currency created by the Royal Canadian Mint. In an effort to…
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Wave raises $14.6 million with goal to grow team to 150 and continue mobile development
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wave announced a $14.6 million investment today, led by BDC’s IT Venture Fund. HarbourVest and existing investors CRV and Social Capital…
Power Financial exec and former Horizons ETFs CEO among backers of Portag3 FinTech fund
This morning, Portag3 made public the launch of Portag3 Ventures, a fund focused exclusively on FinTech companies. The hybrid fund is a result of…
Grow Financial says next face of FinTech is working with enterprise following Celero partnership
Grow Financial, the enterprise FinTech company, and Celero, which provides IT solutions to Canadian financial institutions, announced a partnership that Grow said will help…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Banks you can(‘t) trust
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Making friends with FinTech
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
Visa Europe Collab partners with Vancouver-based BTL Group to explore blockchain tech for banks
The Vancouver-based BTL Group and Visa Europe Collab, the innovation hub of the global payments company Visa, have announced a partnership to develop potential…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Global FinTech Federation
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech unicorns
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Mark Carney’s Bitcoin Revolution
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Summer of Koho
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
Sun Life Financial partners with MaRS to collaborate with health and FinTech startups
MaRS Discovery District today announced a partnership with Sun Life Financial. “Health as we know it is radically being redefined, driven by consumers, technology,…
Responsive AI wants to beat the robo-advisors with AI-driven investing
Vancouver-based startup Responsive is launching an AI-driven, active management investment service this August. They aim to help savvy investors take advantage of hundreds of economic,…