MaRS and Cyberport partner to bridge markets in Asia and Canada for #FinTech startups
MaRS Discovery District and Cyberport, a Hong Kong-based innovation hub, announced a new partnership that will focus on fostering…
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Wealthsimple rebrands as the FinTech company sheds its startup skin
Rebrands are not often the purview of small startups, left usually to larger institutions trying to shed the impression of…
MaRS FinTech panel to discuss future of lending on November 23
FinTech is one of the most exciting sectors to watch in the Canadian startup ecosystem. But as Borrowell CEO Andrew Graham…
Lendified joins MaRS FinTech cluster
Toronto-based alternative lender Lendified announced today that it has joined the MaRS FinTech cluster. Launched in only August…
BCTIA and PayPal Canada partner to launch Vancouver FinTech cluster
PayPal Canada is collaborating with BCTIA to launch a new FinTech cluster, which the partners hope will establish Vancouver’s…
Scotiabank creates Digital Factory to churn out the best in FinTech
Like many other financial institutions, Scotiabank is turning to tech startups to facilitate the next generation of FinTech…
Today in MaRS partnerships: TMX joins the FinTech cluster, Unilever joins Consumer & Commerce
MaRS Discovery District jointly announced two new additions to its recently launched clusters today. TMX Group will join the…
Bruce Croxon on Fintech innovation in Canada: just be patient
Fintech startups in Canada are starting to show that they can be major players in an industry dominated by traditional financial…
Chicago-based Avant expands to the Canadian FinTech market
Avant, a marketplace lending platform, announced that Canada will be its newest international market, as the company already…
MaRS partners with CUBO in São Paulo to form FinTech pipeline
The latest in a flurry of announcements, MaRS Discovery District today made public its partnership with CUBO, a FinTech innovation…
OMERS snapshot shows how much Canadian FinTech sector has grown in six months
As part of the MaRS FinTech cluster launch in February, Toronto-based VC firm Information Venture Partners released an infographic…
MaRS adds Interac to its FinTech cluster
Six months after the launch of its FinTech cluster, MaRS announced today that it has added one of Canada’s most venerable…
#FinTech startups: win a chance to meet with RBC’s Gabriel Woo at #GROWconf next week
Last week, BetaKit announced that we’re sending one lucky person to GROW Conference in Whistler, BC next week for one-on-one…
#FinTech companies take over the pitch on #TheDisruptors
The Canadian FinTech sector is a hot topic, as several Canadian companies have recently launched or raised funding to shift…
#FinTech Food: Grabb wants to eliminate wait times in Toronto’s restaurants
They say the average person spends five years of their life waiting in line. I’m not entirely sure who ‘they’…