The state of Canadian FinTech in four charts
Last year, we released the first edition of Ferst Capital Partners’ FinTech Map, plotting all FinTechs serving Canadians…
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Coinsquare’s Coincapital launches two ETFs on the TSX
Coincapital, the investment and portfolio management division of Coinsquare, has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs).…
Beanworks raises $10.1 million Series B to automate accounting
Vancouver-based Beanworks, which allows accounting teams to automate redundant tasks, has raised a $10.1 million Series B round.…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech’s secret success story
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Founder Institute launches blockchain program with Decentral
The Founder Institute is launching dedicated programming to support blockchain startups in Toronto. The Blockchain Founder…
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,…
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.…
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…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The vicious funding cycle
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
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…
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.…
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…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Warren Buffett’s latest FinTech investment
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
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…
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…