F|T: The FinTech Times – CoinSmart, Coinsquare split leads to legal proceedings
Plus: PayPal to cut 2000 workers.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Google slapped with antitrust suit
Plus: Activist investor takes big stake in Salesforce.
Payments Canada pens open letter to Minister of Finance to expand organization’s membership eligibility
Koho, ATB Financial, Fintechs Canada part of call to include more startups in “formal system.”
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can at-home nursing alleviate hospital crowding?
Plus: Will Sextech survive the tech downturn?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced for fraud
Plus: Canadian tech layoffs continue.
R|T: The Retail Times – SkipTheDishes’ new CEO steps up to the plate
Plus: Amazon layoffs hit Canadian teams.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50
Plus: Twitter employees say no to being “extremely hardcore.”
A|I: The AI Times – With a new robot and fresh funding, Attabotics CEO says “the hard part’s done.”
Plus: Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi gears up to hit the road.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna slows expansion, Ripple targets the EU
Plus: Canadian tech layoffs continue.
Canadian startup news of the week (11/20/22)
Plus: Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50.
Canadian tech layoffs continue as tough year comes to a close
Properly, TealBook, D2L, League among latest firms to cut staff amid economic downturn.
Float quadruples revenue YoY despite increased competition, choppy economy
CEO: “In terms of new entrants, we’re clearly the fastest-growing and the largest.”
Wealthsimple first FinTech startup approved by Bank of Canada for direct settlement
The approval will give Wealthsimple direct access to Real-Time Rail.
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups say what’s happening in Canada is “not normal”
Plus: Abraham Tachjian says open banking work “absolutely” on track.
Canadian startup news of the week (10/17/22)
Plus: Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again).