Today in company updates: Financeit adds two new VPs, former Hudson’s Bay CEO joins Smooth Commerce advisory board
Two Toronto-based startups have announced major additions to their teams and advisory groups. BetaKit pulled together this…
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Report: Canada has one of the lowest FinTech adoption rates in the world
While Canada’s FinTech adoption rate has increased from eight to 18 percent since 2015, the Canadian FinTech ecosystem…
Startup Canada Podcast: Jill Earthy, chief growth officer of FrontFundr
Having built and sold two companies, Frontline Staff Inc. and the Momcafé Network Inc, Jill Earthy is paving the way for women…
Apple Pay now available to Tangerine clients across Canada
Apple Pay is now available for Tangerine clients across Canada. Customers can use the feature by adding their Tangerine Client…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s tangled regulations
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
nanopay gets strong scores from the US Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force
Toronto-based nanopay, a real-time payments platform for banks and businesses, said that it received “impressive scores”…
Borrowell raises $57 million from Portag3, FirstOntario Credit Union
Borrowell has raised $57 million as it looks to expand its free credit and loan offerings to more customers. The company raised…
Street Contxt expands its sell side platform to buy side investors
Toronto-based Street Contxt announced that it has launched its buy side platform. Street Contxt said the new buy side platform…
Flybits raises $6.5 million Series B with Information Venture Partners, Portag3
Toronto-based Flybits has raised a $6.5 million Series B led by Information Venture Partners. New investor Portag3 Ventures…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech justice league
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Dream Payments opens Moncton office to support growth in Canadian and US markets
Toronto-based Dream Payments, which provides a cloud-based mobile point-of-sale solution, announced the opening of an innovation…
Former Shopify employees raise $8 million Series A for Cover
San Francisco-based Cover, which provides insurance recommendations via a mobile app, has raised an $8 million Series A funding…
CIBC partners with National Australia Bank to launch feature that provides financial advice while travelling
On July 24, CIBC will introduce a feature suite called Travel Tools to its iOS and Android mobile banking app. Co-developed…
League, Mogo among regional finalists for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Ernst & Young has named the regional finalists across several categories for its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 awards…
League partners with Dialogue to launch personalized consumer health concierge
League has launched a new addition to its group benefits offering with Health Concierge, a platform meant to help users more…