Finn.ai wins Capgemini’s $50,000 entrepreneurship and innovation award
Vancouver-based Finn.ai, which develops a personal banking chatbot for financial institutions, has won the Serge Kampf Entrepreneurship…
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F|T: The FinTech Times – AI banking assistants
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Mylo acquires Tactex Asset Management, including asset book of $110 million
Montreal-based Mylo has acquired Tactex Asset Management in a push to launch and manage its own investment funds. With the…
Real Ventures’ Janet Bannister says FinTechs that use AI can build “winning” companies
Real Ventures’ Janet Bannister is an active force in the Toronto tech community. She can often be found speaking at events…
Four companies join Volta Labs residency program, receive $50,000 in services
A new group of companies has joined Halifax-based Volta Labs’ Residency Program, which provides young startups with coworking…
Today in company partnerships: Mappedin collaborates with Apple, Stocksy partners with Adobe
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
#FutureofFinTech panel says robo-powered future of financial services still needs people
They say the only certain things in life are death and taxes. If you want success in the FinTech world, that list changes to…
CIBC named top mobile banking app among Canadian banks
CIBC’s mobile banking app has earned the highest score among five other Canadian banks in a recent study of banking apps.…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bring in the enemies
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Impression Ventures closes $30 million Fund II to boost Canada’s “massive” FinTech talent
Impression Ventures has raised $10 million for its Fund II, bringing its total funding to over $30 million. Limited Partners…
Blockchain Research Institute announces research partnership with Canadian gov’t, City of Toronto
Father-and-son duo Don and Alex Tapscott, also the co-founders of the Blockchain Research Institute, (BRI) have announced a…
Financeit announces funding capacity of $85 million
Toronto-based POS financing platform Financeit has announced the close of a $75 million renewable securitization facility,…
#IdentityNorth panel says there’s “a million opportunities” in Canada’s digital identity and authentication space
While many entrepreneurs look to solve problems in sectors like FinTech and healthcare, there aren’t nearly as many developing…
RentMoola announces API partnership with Naborly, adds new property management features
Toronto-based Naborly has announced a multi-year API and data partnership with Vancouver-based RentMoola, which is working…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 79: Zac Cohen, GM of Trulioo
This week, Zac Cohen, GM of Trulioo, joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss online identity verification. If a manufacturer —…