Minerva thinks it can stop the flow of dirty money faster with AI
Following Equifax partnership, anti-money laundering platform targets major FIs.
FinTech
F|T: The FinTech Times – Boardroom skirmishes prevent Klarna’s IPO prep
Plus: FINTRAC “incident” shows cyberattacks are getting too easy.
Float’s CEO on bridging the spending and software divide
Rob Khazzam has big ambitions for his business finance startup—he just doesn’t know what to build next.
Passwords are showing their age. Here’s the tech set to replace them
Biometrics and AI will shape the next era of cybersecurity.
Contractor management platform PayShepherd closes $7 million CAD as product, market expansion continues
Inovia Capital-led round aimed at cementing firm’s presence in the United States and Canada.
Synctera secures $18.6-million Series A extension, launches new payments integration
Synctera launched its embedded banking platform for Canada in December 2023.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe’s $65B valuation indicates an IPO isn’t anytime soon
Plus: How Flinks is building middleware for open banking.
Middleware land grab: Flinks wants to kill screen-scraping and make APIs king
Montréal FinTech hopes to cement “special position” in North America’s financial ecosystem.
Finix launches integrated payments offering in Canada
US FinTech firm offers a single integration for omnichannel payment acceptance.
Helcim closes $27 million CAD to bring payment stack to underserved SMBs
Startup’s full-stack payment offering puts it up against FinTech giants like Stripe.
F|T: The FinTech Times – BC court upholds ban on crypto mining, Sequoia backpedals Klarna ousting
Plus: Capital One’s blockbuster acquisition to protect itself from FinTech.
As crypto market bounces back, Balance reachieves $2 billion in assets under custody
Balance relocated its headquarters from Toronto to Calgary at the end of January.
Profitable payments startup Zūm Rails closes $10.5-million Series A
Founded by Flinks, Versapay alums, Züm is looking to ramp its US expansion.
Levr.ai closes $1-million seed round for AI-powered loan platform for small businesses
Startup serves companies that “big banks struggle to service and tech startups often ignore.”
Round13 Digital Asset Fund claims over 40 percent gains despite tough crypto market
Toronto fund says mix of digital assets, crypto VC has fuelled strong early returns.