FinTech investor Holt Xchange launches fund at intersection of Web3, sports media, entertainment
Advisory council includes DeMar DeRozan, Raine Maida, and Milos Raonic.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Layoffs hit Stripe and Chime
Plus: Mogo might get delisted from the Nasdaq.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple stakes its crypto claim
Plus: WonderFi swaps CEO as company plans stock trading, sports betting hedge.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple achieves a Canadian FinTech first, plots new products
Plus: Mastercard to help make crypto trading easier.
Wealthsimple first FinTech startup approved by Bank of Canada for direct settlement
The approval will give Wealthsimple direct access to Real-Time Rail.
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups say what’s happening in Canada is “not normal”
Plus: Abraham Tachjian says open banking work “absolutely” on track.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthimple, Shakepay face class action allegations
Plus: Binance’s half a billion crypto hack.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Celsius CEO resigns as new reporting points to withdrawal ahead of bankruptcy
Plus: Crypto lender Voyager to sell assets.
Toronto-Waterloo rises, Calgary and Montréal ecosystems to watch in Startup Genome’s global FinTech rankings
Vancouver cracks top 10 ecosystems with a population of less than three million.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Competitive intensity
Plus: Amazon, Square launch BNPL in Canada.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Who is Changpeng Zhao, Canada’s crypto king?
Plus: Bolt’s $1.5 billion deal to buy Wyre dies.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Open banking working group failing to address critical issues
Plus: Dapper Labs backs blockchain gaming firm Revolving Games through $13.2 million USD round.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Clearco comes home, Klarna’s losses triple
Plus: Ticketmaster taps Flow Blockchain to allow organizers to issue NFTs along with tickets.
Learning from embedded FinTech leaders at Traction
CEOs of Mercury and Lendflow explain how to embed FinTech into your startup.
Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round
FX HedgePool secures support from a pair of Canadian VCs.