F|T: The FinTech Times – Flutterwave’s reputation falters
Plus: OneVest secures $5 million to help companies like Neo Financial launch wealth management products.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s crypto consolidation
Plus: Beanstalk cryptocurrency project robbed after hacker votes to send themself $182 million.
Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?
Can a “whole of government” approach to competition break Canada’s oligopolies?
Impression Ventures secures $64 million for fourth fund, continues to bet on seed-stage FinTech
Impression bet early on Wealthsimple and won. Now the firm wants to make bigger bets.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Can Float win Canada?
Plus: Amid mounting competition, Float’s CEO believes company has what it takes to win in Canada
F|T: The FinTech Times – RBCX-TRA
Plus: OpenSea ‘Sitting on Ticking Bomb’ as lawsuits pile up over stolen Apes.
Fintech Cadence receives $400,000 government grant to help Québec FinTechs scale
The FinTech incubator says the money will enable it to assist 125 entrepreneurs, startups.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Sequoia, A16Z, and Tom Brady (Oh my)
Plus: Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province.
Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province
Company applications for the sandbox could start as soon as July 1.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Leader sets the pace
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FinTech startup Reach secures $30 million in equity and debt
The deal marks Reach’s first outside capital.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Vitalik Buterin has concerns
Plus: The push for open banking progress.
Canadian FinTech leaders press Government of Canada for progress on open banking
Open letter calls on feds to appoint open banking lead, adopt recommendations outlined in last year’s report.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Portage secures a boatload
Plus: A year after launch, Backbone Angels is closing gaps felt by underrepresented founders.
Portage Ventures closes $788.5 million CAD for third FinTech fund
Portage claims the early stage FinTech fund is one of the largest in the world.