The biggest Canadian tech stories of 2024
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Why Round13 Capital is betting on venture debt
Following unsuccessful bid for SVB Canadaâs assets, Round13 wants to target underfunded startups with TIMIA.
Koho rolls out AI tool to help investigate fraud and scams
FinTech startup not yet confident about generative AI in customer-facing products.
Fall Economic Statement brings more delays for open banking in Canada
Feds up FCAC commitment but push open banking rollout to 2026, with several legislative hurdles to overcome.
Feds struggle to table Fall Economic Statement following Minister Freelandâs shock resignation
Mini-budget with many tech commitments comes during a day of chaos on the Hill.
Liberals’ Fall Economic Statement contains more promises to Canadian tech
Plus: Geoffrey Hinton receives his Nobel Prize, delivers a warning.
Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches Accelerate Fund IV with $15 million to back early-stage tech startups
First close from AEC brings Fund IV more than halfway to its $25-million target.
Cyder closes $1.5 million to fuel launch of loyalty platform for credit unions
FinTech startupâs backers include MaRS IAF, Aperture, Desjardins, Arlene Dickinson.
Foreign and domestic AI with Tenstorrent and Cohere
Plus: Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s BFCM weekend.
Stability and speed: Mastercard’s partnership with Koho
How a FinTech startup migrated towards the future of banking.
Why Hopper might be the next Canadian tech company to play the secondary game
Plus: Canada sues Big Tech.
Hopper restructures again following renewal of Expedia partnership
Hopper reportedly cut 10 percent of staff just over a year after its last restructuring.
Interest rate cuts havenât helped Canadian small businessâyet
Canadian small business sales lag behind US counterparts.
Manzil launches Halal wealth management solution following acquisition of Canadian Islamic Wealth
CEO sees M&A as âcriticalâ for the long-term viability of the Islamic finance industry.
Iconiq reportedly buyer of $100-million worth of Wealthsimple employee shares
Wealthsimple confirms secondary deal values Toronto FinTech firm at $5 billion.