FrontFundr approved to bring crowdfunding platform to Ontario
FrontFundr, an equity crowdfunding platform, has received discretionary approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)…
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ATB Financial to host open finance hackathon in February
Alberta-based ATB Financial is hosting an open finance hackathon on February 7 and 9 at Mount Royal University in Calgary.…
Innovate Financial Health announces startups in first-ever cohort of impact accelerator
Innovate Financial Health, a national non-profit that supports technology to improve Canadians’ financial health, has announced…
Mastercard commits $510 million for new global cybersecurity centre in Vancouver
In an announcement at the fiftieth annual World Economic Forum currently being held in Davos, Switzerland, Minister Navdeep…
Wealthsimple moves into spending space with hybrid spending and saving account
Wealthsimple has entered into the spending space with the launch of Wealthsimple Cash, its first hybrid spending and savings…
Mogo experimenting with carbon offset program for new digital spending account
Mogo, a Vancouver-based FinTech startup, is hopping on the climate action wagon as it tries out a carbon offset program for…
Canadian securities regulator publishes additional guidelines for trading crypto assets
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a set of guidelines on Thursday that are meant to help organizations…
Flinks hires new CRO as company preps for growth
Montreal-based Flinks has announced that Clayton Feick will be its new chief revenue officer as the financial data product…
Lendesk launches app following acquisition, integration of LenderSpotlight
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Lendesk has launched a mobile application aimed at providing mortgage industry professionals…
Wealthsimple registers three businesses, indicating expansion into new financial services
Wealthsimple appears to be gearing up for its previously hinted-at expansion into new financial services, with the registration…
White Star Capital report finds Canadian VC deal size grew, deal volume decreased in 2019
The pace of venture capital investments in Canada has increased this year, surpassing the peak years of 2017 and 2018, according…
R|T: The Retail Times – Walmart’s robot delivery drivers
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Montréal’s Nuvei raises $358 million CAD, reaches $2.65 billion CAD valuation
Montréal-based FinTech company Nuvei has raised $358 million CAD ($270 million USD) in common equity financing. Following…
Koho says its metal card is driving significant new customer interest
Koho officially launched its new metal credit cards on Thursday, making the new product available to some of the tens of thousands…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify arms the rebels
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