Drop acquires predictive analytics company Canopy Labs
Toronto-based mobile rewards platform Drop has acquired fellow Canadian startup Canopy Labs. A Y Combinator-backed company, Canopy Labs uses predictive analytics to help businesses…
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Mobeewave raises $22 million to enable contactless payments for businesses
Montreal-based Mobeewave has announced that it has closed a $22 million CAD ($16.5 million USD) Series B led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and…
Ario raises $10 million to offer enterprise lending-as-a-service
Toronto-based digital lending platform Ario has announced a $10 million investment from Purpose Financial LP. The funding will go towards expanding its banking-as-a-service technology…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Can Open Banking create FinTrust?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
Clearbanc raises $92 million CAD to help companies invest in marketing without dilution
Toronto-based Clearbanc has raised $70 million ($92 million CAD) as the company surpasses $100 million USD ($132 million CAD) in funding to entrepreneurs seeking…
RBC partners with Copenhagen FinTech to help connect Danish and Ontario ecosystems
In December 2017, the Government of Ontario and Copenhagen FinTech signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a partnership between the Danish and…
Canada FinTech Forum awards four startups over $300,000
Four Canadian startups won top honours at the FinTech Startup Pitch Contest, which took place during the 2018 Canada FinTech Forum in Montréal. Owl…
Lending Loop launches business credit monitoring platform with Equifax
Toronto-based Lending Loop and Equifax Canada have launched a credit health and monitoring platform for businesses. Dubbed Loop, the platform allows businesses to review…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Portag3 Powers up
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…
CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $19 million CAD
Dapper Labs, the Canadian-founded company behind CryptoKitties, has raised $19 million CAD ($15 million USD) in financing led by Venrock, with participation from GV…
Central 1 launches platform allowing credit unions to build branded websites
Central 1, a digital banking and payments provider for credit unions and financial institutions, has announced the launch of new platform Forge. “We promised…
Portag3 raises $198 million for second fund
FinTech fund Portag3 Ventures has raised $198 million for its second fund. The Portag3 FinTech fund launched in October 2016 backed by Power Financial,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Silicon Valley’s FinTech campus
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…