Shopify to offer business account, card, and rewards program with new Shopify Balance
Canadian E-commerce giant Shopify has expanded its financial services offering with the launch of Shopify Balance, a banking…
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Silicon Valley Bank appoints former PayPal president Paul Parisi as new head of Canada
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a United States-based commercial bank that helps fund tech startups, has appointed Paul Parisias…
OneEleven announces it is permanently ceasing operations
Toronto-based incubator OneEleven announced on Wednesday that it has permanently ceased operations due to economic impacts…
C100 announces newest 48Hrs in the Valley cohort, postpones event to October
Twenty-six Canadian tech startups have been selected to join the 2020 48Hrs in the Valley program, hosted by C100, an…
Challenger bank NorthOne raises $29.3 million CAD Series A
NorthOne, a Toronto-based challenger bank that offers banking for small businesses and startups, has raised a $29.3 million…
Conquest raises $3 million round with Portag3 to launch AI-powered financial planning
Financial planning FinTech startup Conquest Planning has raised $3 million CAD in seed funding in anticipation of bringing…
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…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bank on a comeback
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
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…
PolicyAdvisor wants to help bring life insurance into the digital age
In its 2019 Insurance Industry Outlook, Deloitte claimed Insurtech is fundamentally changing the rules of the game, driving…
F|T: The FinTech Times – A special kind of cashback
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Portag3 sets sights on global FinTech market as it closes $427 million CAD Fund II
Portag3 Ventures has closed a $427 million CAD second fund, the largest FinTech-focused venture capital fund in Canada, and…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/01/19)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Revolut is rolling out early account access ahead of Canadian launch
Revolut has begun rolling out early access to accounts for Canadian users, BetaKit has learned. The move comes ahead of the…
Lagging regulation, consumer trust inhibiting FinTech adoption in Canada
Canada’s FinTech sector has seen steady growth in recent years, and there seems to be more on the horizon with increased…