F|T: The FinTech Times – Bay Street isn’t scared (anymore)
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Canada Stablecorp launches cryptocurrency pegged to Canadian dollar
Canada Stablecorp, a joint venture between crypto asset manager 3iQ and blockchain developer Mavennet Systems, has launched QCAD, a new stablecoin cryptocurrency that is…
Toronto machine learning startup Dessa acquired by Square
Dessa, a Toronto-based startup that builds machine learning applications, has been acquired by Square. While terms of the deal have not been disclosed, Dessa…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Teller clashes with Plaid
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Lightspeed partners with Stripe, launches payment product across North America
Lightspeed POS is partnering with global payments platform Stripe as part of the extended launch of its own payments product. On Thursday, Lightspeed announced…
Lendesk CFO relaunches own startup, raises funding from Quicken Loans parent company
Digital mortgage startup Edison Financial has raised an undisclosed seed round from Rock Holdings, the parent company of United States-based Quicken Loans. Hash Aboulhosn,…
Consumer peer-to-peer lending platform goPeer receives approval from securities regulators
Toronto-based goPeer, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform for consumer loans, has received regulatory approval, allowing it to operate in Ontario and Quebec. goPeer has…
Today in funding: Contxtful, Lexop
Two Canadian startups have recently raised fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom, and…
F|T: The FinTech Times – It’s all so Wealthsimple
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FrontFundr approved to bring crowdfunding platform to Ontario
FrontFundr, an equity crowdfunding platform, has received discretionary approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to make its services available to investors and companies…
ATB Financial to host open finance hackathon in February
Alberta-based ATB Financial is hosting an open finance hackathon on February 7 and 9 at Mount Royal University in Calgary. The hackathon aims to…
Innovate Financial Health announces startups in first-ever cohort of impact accelerator
Innovate Financial Health, a national non-profit that supports technology to improve Canadians’ financial health, has announced the participants and launch of the first-ever cohort…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Visa looks good in Plaid
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