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Founder Institute launches blockchain program with Decentral
The Founder Institute is launching dedicated programming to support blockchain startups in Toronto. The Blockchain Founder Syndicate is being run in partnership with Decentral,…
Responsive raises $1.1 million to help wealth managers predict client behaviour
Vancouver-basedResponsive has raised $1.1 million in a seed round led by Plug and Play Ventures, an early investor in PayPal, Dropbox, and Lending Club….
National Bank taps Thinking Capital to power its SME lending
National Bank announced today that it will leverage Thinking Capital’s technology to power its small business lending. Through the partnership, Thinking Capital’s technology, which…
Finhaven raises $6.6 million Series A to build tokenized securities exchange
Finhaven has raised a $6.6 million CAD Series A round. The funding was led by Dunamu & Partners, with participation from Lanebury Growth Capital…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The vicious funding cycle
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First Block Capital’s bitcoin trust achieves mutual fund trust status
First Block Capital has announced that one of its flagship products has now achieved mutual fund trust status. Approved by the British Columbia Securities…
Dream Payments expands Mastercard partnership, launches payments API for insurers
Dream Payments has announced the launch of its payments API for insurers, and signed on its first US insurer through the platform. Travel Insured…
Flexiti closes $80 million mezzanine debt facility
Toronto-based Flexiti Financial has raised an $80 million mezzanine debt facility from Credit Suisse Asset Management. Founded in 2013, Flexiti offers POS financing at…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Warren Buffett’s latest FinTech investment
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AltFi Summit coming to Toronto this December
The AltFi FinTech Summit is coming to Toronto on December 5, 2018. Launched in 2013, the Summit connects alternative finance platforms, FinTechs, and institutional…
Newton raising conditional $15 million round with DV Trading
Toronto-based Newton, which is building a mobile cryptocurrency platform, has entered into several partnerships to help it grow. The company is partnering with Chicago-based…
Credit Karma continues Canadian expansion with launch of mobile app
San Francisco-based Credit Karma, which provides free credit scores to consumers, announced it is launching its mobile app in Canada. Founded in 2007, Credit…