What Vault’s co-founder learned at Revolut
Saud Aziz explains what it takes to build a locally-grown business banking platform in Canada.
FinTech
Power marks up value of stake in Wealthsimple for third consecutive quarter
Hike to $1.5 billion CAD reflects rise in public markets and Wealthsimple’s performance.
National Bank reinvests as Walnut secures $4.6 million to expand embedded insurance capabilities
Telus, Diagram, Portage back Toronto insurtech startup’s platform development plans.
FinTech software firm PureFacts sells majority stake to New York-based GrowthCurve Capital
Deal reportedly values PureFacts at $250 million.
Nuvei posts 30% revenue growth in second quarter
Nuvei announced it plans to acquire Brazil-based Pay2All earlier this week.
Former Delve Laboratories, Dialogue leaders secure $2 million to help cyber insurance brokers sell policies and assess risk
Inscora plans to launch its “value-added cyber insurance” software by the end of 2024.
Three Canadian FinTech firms strike new partnerships
VoPay, Flinks, and Payfare have been tapped to power offerings for tech giants, credit union.
Airwallex continues Canadian expansion with Float partnership
Multinational FinTech to power Toronto-based Float’s recently launched bill pay offering.
Giving Canadians a fair shake
Shakepay wants to drive Bitcoin adoption in Canada, and it’s doing it in a van.
How Symcor is helping Canada get ready for open banking
Saba Shariff explains the crucial role of data exchange in Canada’s open banking future.
WonderFi working on Ethereum-based products with new innovation and development arm
Dubbed WonderFi Labs, the new arm is working on a Layer 2 blockchain and non-custodial wallet.
After facing “challenging operating conditions,” Jasper Commerce sells operating business to Digital Commerce Payments
Jasper to keep some equity and future earnings, but otherwise has “no active business.”
After reaching $100 million USD in ARR, Vena becomes Canada’s latest “centaur” company
Vena says it is benefitting from “strong, predictable growth.”
D2L and MDF Commerce expand software portfolios with latest acquisitions
Recently privatized MDF Commerce acquires EcoInteractive as D2L purchases H5P Group.
Clutch receives $10-million strategic investment from iA Financial group
The investment will see iA’s insurance products integrated into Clutch’s online vehicle marketplace.