F|T: The FinTech Times – Procurify, Hiive secure new funding to tackle spend management & secondaries
Plus: Plaid hires first CFO on road to IPO.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Consumer payments startup Braid shuts down, Goldman Sachs drops BNPL
Plus: Ten Key Labs secures $10.5 million, launches AI equity management tool for founders.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s open banking lead extends his term as delays continue
Plus: Clearco recapitalizes, WonderFi eyes Nasdaq.
Ecosystem fears SDTC funding gap, FinTechs rally against open banking delays
Plus: Hugging Faceâs Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI.
Canadian FinTech companies launch open banking public action campaign as delays continue
Canada’s open banking lead, Abraham Tachjian, will extend his tenure to the end of 2023.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple partners with Interac, Luge Capital is ready to cut cheques
Plus: Neo Financial, Float headline LinkedIn top startups list.
Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund
Plus: AI regulation is coming but Tobi LĂŒtke is not “EFRAID”
Luge Capital looks to buck FinTech trends with $71-million CAD first close of new fund
FinTech-focused firm targets $100-million fund and expanded team across Canada.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey is back at the head of Square
Plus: Moneris goes down, Netcoins get breached (again).
F|T: The FinTech Times – LayerZero in FTX fight, Binance US CEO departs alongside staff cuts
Plus: Revolut has yet to make a US banking license application.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Circle is losing to Tether, Square merchants lose connectivity
Plus: Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto startup loses $38.9-million wallet password, goes bankrupt
Plus: Canadian FinTech startup duo partners to bring AI-powered advice to financial advisors.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Better.com’s stock tanks, Ramp officially closes $300M at valuation haircut
Plus: Hopper’s embedded FinTech offerings are now half of its app revenue.
Hopper continues embedded FinTech push with Air Canada partnership
FinTech offerings now represent half of Hopperâs app revenue.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech investment drops to pandemic lows
Plus: PayPal gets new CEO, Coinbase looks to be long-term leader in Canada.