nanoPay raises $10 million Series A to expand the MintChip platform globally
byEarlier this year, Toronto-based nanoPay announced that it was acquiring MintChip, a digital currency created by the Royal…
FinTech
Wave raises $14.6 million with goal to grow team to 150 and continue mobile development
byToronto-based FinTech startup Wave announced a $14.6 million investment today, led by BDC’s IT Venture Fund. HarbourVest…
Power Financial exec and former Horizons ETFs CEO among backers of Portag3 FinTech fund
byThis morning, Portag3 made public the launch of Portag3 Ventures, a fund focused exclusively on FinTech companies. The hybrid…
Grow Financial says next face of FinTech is working with enterprise following Celero partnership
byGrow Financial, the enterprise FinTech company, and Celero, which provides IT solutions to Canadian financial institutions,…
Visa Europe Collab partners with Vancouver-based BTL Group to explore blockchain tech for banks
byThe Vancouver-based BTL Group and Visa Europe Collab, the innovation hub of the global payments company Visa, have announced…
Sun Life Financial partners with MaRS to collaborate with health and FinTech startups
byMaRS Discovery District today announced a partnership with Sun Life Financial. “Health as we know it is radically being redefined,…
Responsive AI wants to beat the robo-advisors with AI-driven investing
byVancouver-based startup Responsive is launching an AI-driven, active management investment service this August. They aim to help…
#smallrooms Podcast: Andrew Graham of Borrowell on growing a fintech startup
byRob Kenedi shares a coffee with Andrew Graham, founder of Borrowell, a marketplace lending platform. Andrew and Rob discuss…
Startup Canada Podcast: Philipp Postrehovsky on cashing in on FinTech
byRent, for most, is the single biggest payment people make in a month. According to Vancouverite Philipp Postrehovsky, it’s…
Report: North American VC-backed FinTech companies raise $1.8 billion in Q1 2016
byA new report examining the state of FinTech across the globe suggests that while FinTech investment is in a fairly healthy…
ReUp wants to white label the next generation of merchant solutions
byAs we move beyond the eBay and Amazon era, companies like Shopify are seeing success based on one principle: independent businesses…
LendingArch enters Canadian FinTech space with customized loan platform
byCanada has been called a leader in the global FinTech space, so it’s no surprise that those with banking expertise are…
Grow Financial and First West Credit Union signal beginning of FinTech partnership trend
byFinTech startups in Canada have a reputation for taking direct aim at the traditional bank status quo, working against a bogged-down…
RateHub’s Digital Money Trends report shows power of search for FinTech startups
byRateHub, a search engine for Canadian mortgage rates that boasts 300,000 monthly users, released its first Digital Money Trends…
SecureKey, Trulioo, and Financeit represent Canada on 2015 KPMG FinTech 100
byKPMG’s FinTech 100, a report looking for the best global FinTech companies, released its list for 2015. Three Canadian…