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By Jessica Galang November 25, 2016

Equibit plays damage control with John McAfee as seed round looms

Yesterday, BetaKit and its sister site MobileSyrup jointly published a story about Equibit’s claims of John McAfee joining…

By Jessica Galang November 25, 2016

Chatbots are the latest smartphone craze, and one Vancouver-based company is helping financial institutions take advantage.…

By Jessica Galang November 24, 2016

While last year the Canadian Innovation Exchange focused on celebrating the Canadian startup landscape more generally, this…

By Jessica Vomiero November 24, 2016

UPDATE: BetaKit has spoken with McAfee, who says Equibit is misrepresenting his role. See the end of the article. BetaKit has…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2016

Two Canadian funds have closed rounds that will be dedicating to injecting Canadian in strong Canadian companies in the future.…

By Jessica Galang November 22, 2016

Last night, the Digital Finance Institute brought together some of Canada’s top FinTech companies and investors for the…

By Douglas Soltys November 21, 2016

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

By Jessica Galang November 21, 2016

500 Startups has announced the 44 companies accepted into Batch 19 of its program — and five Canadian companies are among…

By Amira Zubairi November 21, 2016

While applying for business insurance can be a long and tedious process for small businesses, one Toronto-based startup is…

By Amira Zubairi November 21, 2016

This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Kirk Simpson, the co-founder and CEO of Wave, to discuss its…

By Jessica Galang November 18, 2016

Cloud-based companies are well-represented in this roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and…

By Jessica Galang November 18, 2016

This week, several startups have launched new features in an effort to make life easier for their customers. Here’s the latest…

By Jessica Galang November 16, 2016

For almost 20 years, Deloitte has used the Technology Fast 50 program to celebrate Canadian companies that the firm says demonstrate…

By Douglas Soltys November 14, 2016

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

By Jessica Galang November 14, 2016

Events like Coachella and Tomorrowland attract thousands of people around the world each year. With so many people piling into…