Dentons joins Global Legal Blockchain Consortium
Dentons says it is the first Canadian law firm to join the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium. The mission of the GLBC is to…
FinTech
F|T: The FinTech Times – What the hell is going on with cryptocurrency?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
RateHub reports generational divide when it comes to trust in FinTech
A RateHub report examining FinTech trends in 2017 found that there is a generational divide when it comes to trust in the emerging…
F|T: The FinTech Times – WePay you $400 million
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Highline BETA and RBC collaborating to co-create new ventures
Highline BETA has announced a collaboration with RBC to co-create new ventures. Highline BETA hopes to leverage RBC’s…
Payment Rails launches API to help businesses set up global payment platforms
Montreal-based Payment Rails has an API for a global payment platform, allowing businesses and platforms to send global payments…
Today in company updates: iComplyICO announces new advisors, League of Innovators acquires GradusOne
In the past few weeks, several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features. Here’s the latest on…
OSC seeking applications for FinTech advisory committee
The Ontario Securities Commission has opened applications for its FinTech Advisory Committee. The FinTech Advisory Committee…
Kik investing $12 million towards improving user safety with Kin
Kik has formed a safety advisory board and earmarked $12 million CAD for a safety initiative. Over the next 18 months, Kik…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The merits of digital currencies
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Coinsquare raises $10.5 million Series A
goNumerical-owned Coinsquare, a Toronto-based cryptocurrency platform for buying and selling bitcoin, has raised a $10.5 million…
F|T: The FinTech Times – “Definitely not a fraud”
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
University of Toronto launches financial innovation hub for its students
University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has launched The Rotman Financial Innovation Hub in Advanced Analytics…
Nuco receives funding from Ontario to improve digital identity verification
Nuco has been awarded government funding through the Small Business Innovation Challenge to develop a solution improving digital…
Canadian Payments Innovation Forum says collaboration continues to drive FinTech innovation
At RFi Group’s third annual Canadian Payments Innovation Forum in Toronto, over 100 payments and banking executives gathered…