As BitGold surpasses one million users, parent company realigns its operations
Goldmoney, the parent company of gold-based payments and savings platform BitGold, is consolidating its operations by merging…
FinTech
ChangeJar wants loose change to be a thing of the past with its app
There’s nothing more time-consuming and frustrating than standing at the register, fumbling around for correct change while…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Social footprints
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Report: North American VC-backed FinTech companies raise $1.8 billion in Q1 2016
A new report examining the state of FinTech across the globe suggests that while FinTech investment is in a fairly healthy…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stifling innovation
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
ReUp wants to white label the next generation of merchant solutions
As we move beyond the eBay and Amazon era, companies like Shopify are seeing success based on one principle: independent businesses…
Government of Canada launches FinTech study examining regulation that stifles innovation
The Government of Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched a study that takes a look at tech innovation in the nation’s…
How Apple Pay will affect Canada’s FinTech ecosystem
Mobile payment use in Canada took a massive step forward this past week when Apple announced Apple Pay support for Interac,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Apple Pay is here (for real)
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
How Sensibill is keeping banks from losing customers to FinTech startups
The future of documents is a paperless one, and Sensibill, a Toronto-based startup, is dominating one important piece of document…
Apple Pay expands in Canada with support for CIBC and RBC debit and credit cards
The day many iPhone users have been waiting for since the day Apple Pay was announced has arrived. Early this morning, Apple…
Coinsquare wants to lead “economy of tomorrow” with bitcoin exchange
Banks are dealing with disruption from FinTech startups at all angles, from investing and lending to sending money. Now, they…
Coinkite working on future of verified cheque with bitcoin-storing USB device
With all the hype around bitcoin and cryptocurrency, the question remains about how to leverage bitcoin on a daily basis for…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Investing in Canada
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
With new seed funding, Hockeystick looks to compete with CB Insights for startup data
Raymond Luk agrees with my conceit that Canadian entrepreneurs have a natural predisposition towards building B2B companies.…