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…
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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…
Credit Karma continues Canadian expansion with launch of mobile app
San Francisco-based Credit Karma, which provides free credit scores to consumers, announced it is launching its mobile app…
F|T: The FinTech Times – A new unicorn is born
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San Francisco-based Upgrade plans to open development centre in Montreal
San Francisco-based Upgrade, which has developed a consumer credit platform to help users monitor and understand their credit,…
#FinTechCA argues AI will prevent financial crime on crypto platforms
Last week, the Digital Finance Institute hosted the FinTech Canada conference, which put a lens on the technologies set to…
Coinsquare set to expand to Europe in Q4 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare announced it is set to expand into Europe in Q4 2018. Coinsquare customers in Europe will…
Today in board additions: William Mougayar joins Kin Foundation’s board of directors, Joule appoints Deepak Kaura as board chair
This week, two Canadian organizations have announced new board members. Here’s the latest on these company updates. Former…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The rise of zero-commission investing
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Hex Capital launches $10 million crypto assets fund
Vancouver-based Hex Capital, which invests in early-stage crypto assets and blockchain companies, has launched with a $10 million…
BMO launches blockchain-based pilot for fixed-income markets
Bank of Montreal Capital Markets announced it is working with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’)…