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Wealthsimple announces partnership, looks to attract high-net-worth investors(BETAKIT)
Wealthsimple has entered into a partnership with Grayhawk Investment Strategies, an independent wealth management firm
Transsion’s Future Hub and Kenya’s Wapi Capital partner on Africa fund(TECHCRUNCH)
Transsion Future Hub, a subsidiary of Chinese mobile-phone and device maker Transsion, is teaming up with Kenya’s Wapi Capital to source and fund early-stage African FinTech startups.
Overbond to launch three AI analytics labs in Montreal for R&D in bond pricing(BETAKIT)
Overbond, a Toronto-founded AI and FinTech startup, is partnering with business school HEC Montreal, Concordia University, and the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) to open a series of R&D labs.
Flatfair, the ‘deposit-free’ renting platform, raises $11M led by Index Ventures(TECHCRUNCH)
Flatfair, a London-based FinTech that lets landlords offer “deposit-free” renting to tenants, has raised $11 million in funding.
Montreal-based Nuvei acquires SafeCharge for $1.1 billion CAD(BETAKIT)
Montreal-based FinTech company Nuvei has completed the acquisition of UK-based SafeCharge International Group for $1.1 billion CAD ($889 million USD).
UK FinTech Curve launches crowdfunding campaign(BUSINESSCLOUD)
The seven-figure raise, penned for September, follows in the footsteps of Monzo, Revolut, and Freetrade.
Coinberry partners with Cyclebit to offer crypto transactions through POS(BETAKIT)
Coinberry, a Toronto-based digital crypto platform, is partnering with Singapore-based Cyclebit to offer a cryptocurrency-to-retail payment processing solution.
GradJoy is a Y Combinator-backed FinTech to help you knock out your student loans(TECHCRUNCH)
The right people to solve the trillion-dollar student debt crisis might be the ones who are suffering from it the hardest.
Chamber of Digital Commerce recommends building blockchain framework in Canada(BETAKIT)
The organization said Canada’s digital asset ecosystem is currently being stifled due to a lack of regulatory clarity and a lack of commitment from the government.
Global FinTech funding drops, but deal volume holds up(INVESTMENTEXECUTIVE)
Accenture says drop in deal value reflects the absence of a “mega transaction” in H1.