Startup Jobs Spotlight: Financeit is hiring
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MaRS expands to New York with Grand Central Tech partnership
Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS announced a new partnership today that will expand its presence to New York City. Partnering…
Canadian startup news of the week (10/29/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Toronto-based Vouchr wins $1 million USD at VentureClash
Toronto-based gifting platform Vouchr took home $1 million USD at Connecticut Innovation’s global investment challenge,…
Dream Payments launches POS app as part of US expansion
Dream Payments, a Toronto-based payment cloud provider, is further expanding its reach in the US with the launch of a point…
Alex Tapscott joins STK Global Payments as advisor in preparation for token generation event
Stack announced that NextBlock Global founder and Block Revolution co-author Alex Tapscott has joined the STK Global Payments…
#CIX2017 panel says AI’s biggest impact on banks will be on unstructured data
Just like past years, a big focus for this year’s CIX was Canada’s changing FinTech landscape — especially how it will…
Covera raises $1.5 million to help customers overcome boring insurance shopping
Montreal-based Covera, which has a platform that finds annual insurance rates for customers, has raised $1 million in its seed…
IBM partners with Dream Payments to help financial institutions adopt mobile tech
IBM has partnered with Toronto-based Dream Payments to help financial institutions more quickly deploy mobile payment offerings…
#NACOSummit panel explains when companies should use AI
Last week, more than 450 angel investors, entrepreneurs, and other key industry players came together at the annual NACO World…
Stack partners with STK Global Payments to allow POS cryptocurrency payments
Stack has partnered with STK Global Payments to add cryptocurrency payments to its digital wallet app. Stack is implementing…
Why there is no “one-size-fits-all” regulation for ICOs
Lee Schneider and Erik Syvertsen are active legal forces in the New York legal community, where they are focused on the blockchain…
Propel ICT announces 28 companies in fall cohort
Propel ICT has kicked off its Launch and Build accelerators with 28 startups coming from New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland…
Nine startups split $300,000 in prizes at BCIC-New Ventures competition
At the 17th annual BCIC-New Ventures competition, nine companies — spanning across industries from agritech to FinTech —…
#ElevateHealth says AI can dramatically improve patient care
Elevate Toronto took the city by storm this month, sending a strong message to the world: Toronto is ready. We are ready to…