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Iconiq reportedly buyer of $100-million worth of Wealthsimple employee shares

Wealthsimple confirms secondary deal values Toronto FinTech firm at $5 billion.

ZayZoon named scaleup of the year, while Verano.AI scoops up One to Watch and Most Promising Founder awards.

Stage V initiative aims to propel companies to $10 million ARR in under four years.

Plus: Neo’s backers, Wealthsimple’s value, and Shopify’s concerns.

Hike to $2.2 billion reflects rise in public markets, Wealthsimple’s performance, and an upcoming secondary deal.

How Aquanow keeps crypto transactions flowing around the world.

The technological innovations streamlining payment for a global workforce.

Having received regulatory approval, Nuvei expects its $6.3-billion USD go-private deal to close on Friday.

Growth equity financing for Montréal-based FinTech startup backed entirely by American investors.

Shopify, Slack, PointClickCare, Roblox founders back FinTech scaleup in down round led by unnamed Chinese investor.

Plus: WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka unharmed after kidnapping incident.

Koho, Borrowell, Manzil—plus the Department of Finance—talk product velocity, risks & opportunity.

Geordie Rose leaves CEO role at Sanctuary AI, becoming the second co-founder to depart this year.

New integration is expected to let community pharmacies across North America outsource medication delivery.

This year’s winners achieved an average three-year revenue growth of 3,559 percent.