Canadian startup news of the week (11/15/20)
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Payments Canada taps Mastercard’s Vocalink as provider for new real-time payments system
Payments Canada has selected Mastercard-owned Vocalink to be one of the providers for the countryâs new real-time payments…
Nuvei announces third quarter results, first since going public
MontrĂ©al payment solutions company Nuvei saw a quarter of growth as it went public, increasing revenue by 32 percent year-over-year…
Today in hires: Deep Genomics, Flybits, Information Venture Partners
Three Canadian organizations have brought on new team members to add to their teams, including Deep Genomics, Flybits, and…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/08/20)
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Following delay, federal government to reopen virtual consultations on open banking
Canadaâs Department of Finance has reopened its consultations on open banking with industry stakeholders, according to an…
Canadian universities offer new program to help commercialize deep tech research
A new program aimed to help researchers validate and find commercial value in their ideas has officially launched at three…
Government making changes to CanExport SME program to cover COVID-related costs
The federal government is set to announce changes to its CanExport SMEs program aimed to help Canadian businesses amid the…
Wealthsimple set to launch new ETF for Muslim investors in 2021
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has revealed plans to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which the startup says will offer investors…
Ontario Securities Commission to launch regulatory sandbox for startups
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is establishing a provincial âregulatory sandboxâ which will allow startups to…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/01/20)
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Willful acquires competitor WillowBee as it prepares for expansion to new provinces
Toronto-based Willful, which provides online will and estate planning, has acquired Ottawa-based WillowBee, an online will…
The Lord Mayor of London wants Canadian tech to know the UK is open for business
In April, the Lord Mayor of London, William Russell, was to lead a trade mission to Toronto as part of ongoing plans to drum…
Federal government provides $1.3 million to Alberta Innovates for programs supporting SMBs amid COVID-19
Alberta Innovates is receiving a cumulative $1.3 million investment from the federal governmentâs Western Economic Development…
Lendesk acquires mortgage origination platform Finmo
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Lendesk has acquired Calgary-based Finmo Financial Technologies, which offers a mortgage origination…