Lending Loop hits milestone of providing $10 million in financing
Lending Loop, a Canadian P2P lending platform, has officially provided financing of more than $10 million across the country. The company says it has…
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Alex Tapscott joins STK Global Payments as advisor in preparation for token generation event
Stack announced that NextBlock Global founder and Block Revolution co-author Alex Tapscott has joined the STK Global Payments advisory board as Stack prepares for…
Today in FinTech: Zafin launches corporate banking tool, Sensibill partners with Royal Bank of Scotland
This week, several FinTechs have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company updates. Zafin launches corporate banking tool Zafin,…
Covera raises $1.5 million to help customers overcome boring insurance shopping
Montreal-based Covera, which has a platform that finds annual insurance rates for customers, has raised $1 million in its seed financing round. With the…
Security workforce manager TrackTik raises $7 million
TrackTik, Montréal-based security workforce management platform, has received $7 million in funding. The startup is backed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and…
Clearbanc powering Facebook program providing $500,000 to entrepreneurs
Facebook has launched a new program to help ecommerce companies grow their businesses on the platform — and it’s leveraging Toronto-based Clearbanc technology to…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Can blockchain decentralize the internet?
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…
Teams from over 32 countries attend Ethereum hackathon in Waterloo
ETHWaterloo hackathon — which calls itself the world’s largest Ethereum hackathon — hosted its inaugural competition this weekend. The event, run by a volunteer…
Today in company updates: Bridgit announces new CRO, Element AI brings on key hires
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company updates. TruRating integrates into CT-Payment POS terminals…
IBM partners with Dream Payments to help financial institutions adopt mobile tech
IBM has partnered with Toronto-based Dream Payments to help financial institutions more quickly deploy mobile payment offerings in the US. Financial institutions have historically…
Canada FinTech Forum panel shares what banks need to adopt smart contracts
Three main points arose during the Smart Contracts and Financial Services panel at the 2017 Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal: smart contracts are only…
Andreas Antonopolous explains how bitcoin scales trust at #SUCanSummit
At the inaugural SingularityU Canada Summit in Toronto, Andreas Antonopolous — one of the leading experts in bitcoin — explained why the technology is…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Building a bank from scratch
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…