Bicameral Ventures invests in new Aion-powered blockchain browser Metalyfe
Toronto-based Metalyfe announced today that it has received a strategic investment from Bicameral Ventures. Led by Kesem Frank,…
FinTech
F|T: The FinTech Times – What’s next for Canadian FinTech?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
National Bank partners with Breathe Life on life insurance offerings
National Bank Insurance has announced a partnership with Montreal insurtech company Breathe Life to develop direct online life…
New Shakepay feature allows users to buy bitcoin with rounded up purchases
Shakepay, which allows Canadians to buy and sell digital currencies, is launching a new product dedicated to allowing users…
Accenture acquiring financial services assets from Zafin
Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire select professional services assets from Toronto-based Zafin. Targeted to…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Global turbulence
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
AI and FinTech: What’s next for Canada’s hottest sectors?
For the past several quarters, AI has been a tremendous source of funding and hype for Canada. With a federal government directive…
Calgary launches Digital Dollars currency
The city of Calgary has announced the inception of Calgary Digital Dollars, making it the first city in Canada to create its…
Coinsquare acquires BlockEQ for $12 million
Toronto-based Coinsquare has acquired BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet running on Stellar, for $12 million. BlockEQ allows…
Kik allowing P2P transactions on Kin
Waterloo-based Kik has launched admin tipping, a feature that allows users to send the cryptocurrency Kin to other users in…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stock option shakeup
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Toronto-based financial data platform Quandl acquired by Nasdaq
Nasdaq has acquired Toronto-based Quandl, a provider of alternative and core financial data. Quandl’s platform will be…
Intuit Canada and Futurpreneur partner to teach entrepreneurs financial basics
Intuit Canada and Futurpreneur have announced a new partnership to support young entrepreneurs in the Canadian ecosystem. Through…
RBC launches its roboadvisor across Canada
RBC has launched its investment roboadvisor, RBC InvestEase, across Canada. RBC said the digital investment advice service…
Ratehub acquires MoneySense
Toronto-based Ratehub has acquired personal finance magazine MoneySense. The deal is expected to close on December 1, 2018,…