Flexiti Financial acquires $250 million of TD’s private label credit card portfolio
POS financing platform Flexiti Financial has acquired TD Financing Servicesā (TDFS) Canadian private label credit card portfolio,…
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Planswell raises $7 million to develop financial planning platform
Toronto-based Planswell, which allows Canadians to build free financial plans, has raised an additional $7 million in its seed…
University of Waterloo joins Rippleās $64 million CAD blockchain research initiative
The University of Waterloo announced that it is one of 17 universities joining San Francisco-based Rippleās University Blockchain…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The FinTech scaling problem
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Today in FinTech: Onist partners with Quovo, TribalScale appoints financial services executive-in-residence
This week, two FinTechs have announced partnerships and new team members. Hereās the latest on these company updates. Onist…
Borrowell CEO shares challenges faced after finding product-market fit
Moving a company from the product-market fit stage into the growth stage is not an easy process, according to Andrew Graham,…
Lighthouse Labs launches course to address shortage of blockchain developer talent
Coding academy Lighthouse Labs has announced the launch of its Blockchain for Developers course. Blockchain for Developers…
Simplii Financial, BMO warn customers that āfraudstersā may have breached customer accounts
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) and CIBCās Simplii Financial direct banking subsidiary are warning customers about a potential…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Cryptocurrency crackdown
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Today in FinTech: nanopay, RentMoola, SecureKey
Over the past few weeks, several FinTechs have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Hereās the latest…
Today in crypto: OSC and BCSC crack down on unregistered cryptocurrencies, CryptoKitties gets sued
This week was not the best for cryptocurrency companies operating in Canada, with regulators turning their attention to the…
C2 Montreal panel: Lack of education, slow gov’t regulation delaying widespread blockchain adoption
At C2 Montreal this week ā Montrealās largest business conference ā it was surprising that only about 20 percent of the…
F|T: The FinTech Times – PayPal’s $2.2 billion iZettle acquisition
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
With $2 million in seed funding, NorthOne wants companies to understand their financial health
Toronto-based NorthOne has raised $2 million in seed funding to build out its mobile banking platform targeting small businesses.…
Project Jasper Phase III shows blockchain is feasible for securities settlements
Blockchain technology can be used to automate instantaneous securities settlements, according to Phase III of Project Jasper,…