F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance unravelling, Kraken founder investigated by FBI
Plus: Mastercard’s new AI tool helps British banks tackle scams.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe & Robinhood make layoffs, Financeit acquires competitor
Plus: FTX considers a reboot?
AWS, NVIDIA launch global FinTech accelerator for seed-stage startups
The accelerator aims to help FinTech companies using AI and machine learning in financial services.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo launches secured credit card, Robinhood acquires credit card startup
Plus: David Dodge says Canada’s open banking complacency due to “lack of political will.”
Three Canadian FinTech startups hiring full-stack developers
Neo Financial, Helcim, and Shakepay are looking to hire full-stack developers of varying experience levels.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s Real-Time Rail delays are an unmitigated disaster
Plus: Shopify is offering open banking solutions (but not in Canada).
F|T: The FinTech Times – SEC sets sights on crypto firms Binance and Coinbase
Plus: Interac appoints Jeremy Wilmot as CEO.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe looks to enter the credit space
Plus: OSC advisory panel backs stronger crypto regulation.
Over $1 million in cash available for Canadian startups in FinTech, sciences, and more
Startups can now apply for a chance to get funding from Momentum, Innovate BC, and Platform Calgary.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Now in Canada: Hiive’s VC secondary trading platform
Plus: QED closes on $925M to back FinTech startups globally.
F|T: The FinTech Times – PayPal spent $1 billion on Xoom, now facing pressure to sell
Plus: Wealthsimple ups user insurance limit.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Binance set to leave Canada in face of new regulation
Plus: Float launches a new corporate card on back of new growth.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Diagram Ventures adds $100M onto its FinTech bet
Plus: Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba.
Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech
For the first time, Diagram will also invest in companies it doesn’t have a hand in creating.
Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba in $30 million round
Nomba provides payments and banking tools for businesses.