F|T: The FinTech Times -The SEC is ready to regulate
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Hiring roundup: Benevity, Unbounce, Afterpay, PocketHealth, Wrapbook
Five tech companies with a Canadian presence have recently brought on new team members. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining…
Gallea raises $1.5 million CAD in seed funding to expand art distribution network
Art tech company and distribution network Gallea announced on Wednesday that it raised $1.5 million CAD in a seed funding round.…
Canadian tech leaders want more government guidance before returning to the office
At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, a trio of Canadian tech’s people leaders said companies need more government…
Irwin raises $25 million CAD as investor relations startup claims increased demand due to pandemic
Investor relations software company Irwin announced the closing of a $25 million CAD ($20 million USD) Series A financing round…
OMERS and Vector Institute sign five-year collaboration agreement
The pension plan organization OMERS and the Vector Institute of Artificial Intelligence are partnering on a five-year strategic…
Inovia Capital partner and former RIM exec Dennis Kavelman joins board of BenchSci
Medical AI company BenchSci announced September 9 the addition of Inovia Capital partner and former Research In Motion (now…
Rebranded Nuula secures $120 million for real-time data app, loan offering for small businesses
Nuula is a newly branded FinTech company, now headquartered in Toronto, that is looking to provide small businesses with data…
Facedrive fracas heats up as company confirms it filed suit against its co-founder
Toronto-based ride-sharing startup Facedrive said September 8 that it is “aware of certain allegations circulated concerning…
Cohere raises $40 million USD to make natural language processing more accessible
Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cohere, which provides natural language processing (NLP) models, has secured…
Jeanne Lam named first president of Wattpad
Wattpad executive Jeanne Lam has taken on the role of president, the first in the company’s history as it reports “a period…
Facedrive co-founder claims company considering insolvency amid face off with former CEO
The former president and the former CEO of the embattled ride-sharing company Facedrive both issued news releases – September…
BMO and Riskfuel collaborate on AI for financial transactions
BMO Financial Group continues to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in its operations with the recent announcement that…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Profit crunch
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/06/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…