Wealthsimple launches green ETF on the NEO Exchange
byThe green bonds are helping finance solar projects and wind farms.
FinTech
Zafin acquires Fincad, adding analytics to its FinTech services
byZafin also announced launch of a new banking group.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Andreessen Horowitz wants *how much* to invest in crypto?
byPlus: Shakepay shakes its way to a $44 million Series A.
Canadian crypto bros can get NFT profile pics from new Twitter Blue feature
byCanada is currently one of only four countries with access to Twitter Blue.
Shakepay secures $44 million Series A led by QED Investors to roll out more Bitcoin products
byThe round gives the Montréal crypto startup a $313 million valuation.
PainWorth secures $2.1 million CAD to settle personal injury claims using machine learning
byThe Edmonton startup aims to tackle the “enormous” personal injury market.
F|T: The FinTech Times – The Quadriga quandary
byPlus: Canadian crypto exchanges take issue with Crypto.com’s domestic advertising blitz.
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
byStartups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.
PayFacto acquires iShopFood Inc. to offer all-in-one restaurant solutions
byThe acquisition follows a recent equity investment of up to $150 million.
Boosted.ai raises $43.7 million CAD to scale AI platform for investment managers
byBoosted.ai claims $57.4 million CAD in total funding to date.
Conduit’s ‘Stripe for DeFi’ approach bags startup $21.2 million CAD round led by Portage
byConduit wants to make DeFi “invisible” via its APIs.
FundThrough acquires invoice financing business from Silicon Valley’s BlueVine
byThe purchase doubles FundThrough’s US customer base.
Neo Financial to bolster presence in Calgary with 113,000 square feet of new office space
byIts expansion within Calgary comes from the rapid growth of its team, doubling its workforce to over 400 employees in the past…
Wagepoint makes first acquisition, purchasing Timesheet Mobile
byWagepoint to launch “Wagepoint 2.0” by 2022 with enhanced features.