#smallrooms podcast: Adam Rabie of Big Terminal on FinTech and big data
Rob Kenedi talks to Adam Rabie, a big data FinTech platform that uses machine learning to sort and filter the news to help…
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CanCon Podcast Ep. 8: Are we too Canadian for FinTech innovation?
This week’s CanCon podcast is all about money: lending it, saving it, spending it, and how Canadian regulations and international…
Lending Loop makes the case for its P2P lending business on #TheDisruptors
Last week, BetaKit wrote about the decision by Toronto-based FinTech startup Lending Loop to voluntarily suspended new loan…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Mobile payments are broken
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
District 3 boosts Montreal FinTech scene with Fintech Breakfast Parlay
At Concordia University’s entrepreneurial community, District 3, its dedicated entrepreneurial hub, brought together…
Startup jobs of the week: Vortini, Borrowell, Plooto, Sortable, Trippeo
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
#Dx32016: Playing with Samsung Pay, coming to Canada this year
If the last two weeks have been an indication of anything, it’s that mobile payments are about to be a big thing in Canada.…
Progressa announces partnership with Vancouver-based Alpine Credits
Progressa, a short-term lending platform that recently raised an $11.4 million Series A, announced that it has partnered with…
TD Canada Trust’s new mobile payments solution beats Apple and Samsung to the punch in Canada
Beating the likes of Apple and Samsung to the punch, TD Canada Trust has launched its own mobile payments solution that supports…
Lending Loop halts new loan requests amidst talks with “securities regulatory authorities”
Toronto-based Lending Loop posted a notice on its website yesterday stating that the startup has suspended new loan requests…
Today in funding: Buddybuild, RentMoola, BioEnterprise Corporation, Changeit, SourceKnowledge
Early-stage companies raised impressive rounds in this week’s roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The bank that FinTech built
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Do Your Own Mortgage cuts out the middleman to get customers cash back
Everyone’s heard of a DIY project, but not many know that you can also do your own mortgage — and get cash back in…
Mike Katchen says BMO tried to build its own Wealthsimple to compete in growing FinTech market
Despite being an 18-month-old company, Wealthsimple has emerged as one of the top FinTech startups that are making the big…
Startups and insurance companies collide in #WaterlooRegion to disrupt 100-year-old industry
Many know of Waterloo Region as one of Canada’s most eminent tech and startup communities. With fast-growing tech companies…