CryptoKitties raises $12 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures
CryptoKitties, which was founded by Vancouver-based Axiom Zen, has raised $12 million USD, according to a report from Bloomberg.…
FinTech
With $1.3 million, Finhaven is building a blockchain-powered securities exchange
Vancouver-based Finhaven has officially launched its equity and debt issuance platform on the heels of $1.3 million in seed…
Today in key hires: Bench hires ex-Hootsuite leads, Rangle.io announces new exec creative director
Over the past several weeks, two companies announced major additions to their team. Here’s the latest update on who’s added…
Shopify announces Google Pay integration, improved mobile checkout
Ottawa-based ecommerce giant Shopify has announced that it has integrated Google Pay within the Shopify platform. Shopify merchants…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The EU’s FinTech Action Plan
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Merchant Advance Capital closes $30 million debt facility
Merchant Advance Capital, which offers online lending to small and medium-sized businesses, has closed a $30 million debt facility…
BMO partners with Finn.AI, Massively to launch chatbots
BMO has launched two chatbots thanks to a partnership with Finn.AI, which works with financial institutions to launch AI assistants,…
Amid regulatory uncertainty, Coinsquare’s CEO is focused on expanding services while gaining public trust
Coinsquare CEO Cole Diamond says he gets anxious about being perceived as doing too much. But it’s not enough for him to…
Alipay now accepted at retailers across Canada through Motion Pay partnership
Alipay has announced that its partnership with Ottawa-based Motion Pay, which allows retailers to accept Chinese payments,…
Merchant Advance Capital’s David Gens says financial services companies aren’t always FinTechs
When David Gens started Merchant Advance Capital in 2010, his first customer was a small Calgary-based retailer. The owner…
P2P platform Lending Loop now offering corporate lending
Toronto-based Lending Loop, which provides a peer-to-peer lending platform for small business loans, is now allowing corporations…
Purpose Financial acquires Thinking Capital for reported $200 million
Montreal-based Thinking Capital, which provides capital to small businesses, has been acquired by Purpose Financial. According…
F|T: The FinTech Times – What Ted Livingston thinks you should know about Bitcoin
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Cheap hydro electricity draws cryptocurrency miners to Quebec
Quebec has been sitting on an energy surplus since 2010 and it’s beginning to find a use for it: cryptocurrency mining. Hydro-Québec…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto-miners
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