#ProductHuntTO returns on May 26 with health care focus
From exploring how Canadian companies lead the FinTech global stage, to examining how the slow-to-innovate real estate industry…
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Ryerson University opens The Music Den incubator where tech and music converge
Incubators are often regarded as the place where software companies quietly work on the next big disruptor in industries like…
Startup jobs of the week: AquaMobile, Shopify, Sortable, Idea Couture, Hubba
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Less than a year after launch, GoldMoney gets listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
GoldMoney, the parent company of gold-based FinTech platform BitGold, has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. BitGold…
UK-based Transferwise moves into Canada to challenge high money transfer fees
As banks often take “a pound of flesh” for moving money across countries, The Disruptors co-host Amber Kanwar sat…
#smallrooms podcast: Michael Katchen of Wealthsimple on scale & trust
Rob Kenedi sits down again with Michael Katchen, founder of Wealthsimple, an automated investment manager for consumers. Rob…
Payso winding down P2P payments to focus on business product
Vancouver-based Payso, one of Canada’s first peer-to-peer payment services, has decided to shut down its consumer operations…
Mobeewave officially opens beta of PayMeTap to kickstart the future of contactless payments
Montreal-based FinTech company Mobeewave, which is dedicated to creating mobile, contactless payment solutions, is officially…
CareGuide spins off caregiver payroll services to form HeartPayroll
CareGuide has always been a company unafraid to play in multiple marketplaces at once. Since its inception, launching in five…
Financeit and Concentra announce $100 million partnership
Financeit, a cloud-based point-of-sale platform, has announced a a strategic funding collaboration with Concentra, a Saskatchewan-based…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 12: Software can’t solve everything
“Because it’s 2015,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, in response to questions on his decision to appoint…
Dell ranks Toronto 11th out of 50 future-ready cities across the world
In a Dell survey of 50 cities across the world, Toronto ranked 11th on the list of metropolitan areas that Dell says are embracing…
Startup jobs of the week: Witmart, Palette, Bench, Wave, ExpandIT
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Toronto-based BitGold launches merchant processing service in 150 countries
On Wednesday at the Money 20/20 Europe conference in Copenhagen, the world’s largest FinTech event, Toronto-based startup…
Toronto Mayor John Tory delivers keynote promoting Toronto-Waterloo corridor to Silicon Valley
As part of a three-day trade mission to promote the Toronto-Waterloo region to some of the biggest players in Silicon Valley,…