Collision sells out showcase floor, surpassing size of Web Summit
Collision has reached maximum exhibition floor capacity for this year’s conference, being held in Toronto’s Enercare…
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RBC adds AI-powered budgeting tool to its digital app
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently launched NOMI Budgets, a new AI-powered solution available through its mobile app, designed…
BMO makes startup funding play, launches innovation banking group
Bank of Montreal (BMO) has announced the launch of its Technology & Innovation Banking Group, intended to provide advice…
Caroline Stephens, CHRO at Interac, on how to build culture at scale
Transforming from a traditional payments network into a 21st-century innovator is a difficult process. No one knows that better…
Echosec to receive $2 million secured loan from TIMIA Capital
Victoria-based Echosec Systems, an online data aggregation platform, has entered into a three-year investment facility with…
Mortgage startup, Lendesk, acquired by Quicken Loans parent company
Vancouver-based FinTech Lendesk has announced Rock Holdings, the parent company of US-based Quicken Loans, has acquired a majority…
Insurtech Zensurance expands to Newfoundland and Labrador
Online business insurance platform Zensurance Inc. has announced that it is now licenced to operate in Newfoundland and Labrador.…
Canadian startup news of the week (04/21/19)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Wave, Visa launching solution to improve cash flow management for SMBs
Toronto-based Wave, a financial platform for small business owners, has announced a new payments solution created in partnership…
Element AI, Gore Mutual collaborating for AI-powered insurance underwriting
Element AI and Gore Mutual Insurance Company are working together to integrate Element AI’s Underwriting Partner software…
Koho launches new feature helping uncover hidden bank fees
FinTech startup Koho recently launched a new feature and website to help Canadians find hidden bank fees. The initiative, entitled…
Sci Innovation Competition 2019 winners vying for top prize in China
The 2019 winners of the Sci Innovation Competition are currently in China competing in what has been called the “Global…
Toronto-based Rangle expands digital consultancy to Europe
Digital Javascript and HTML5 consultancy firm Rangle has announced it is establishing its first European office in Amsterdam,…
QuadrigaCX approved by court to transition to bankruptcy proceedings
The embattled crypto exchange firm, QuadrigaCX, received approval yesterday from a Nova Scotia judge to transition its restructuring…
Buckzy Payments secures $1.75 million CAD for cross-border payments solution
Buckzy Payments Inc., a FinTech based in Toronto that launched its platform last week, announced it has closed a $1.75 million…