F|T: The FinTech Times – Is Wealthsimple building a FinTech super app?
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Conduit makes the case for DeFi
DeFi – that’s a Web3 thing, right?
Nuvei shares drop amid short seller report
Payment processing company Nuvei saw its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Nasdaq fall rapidly today as a short-seller…
Wealthsimple Trade to launch ‘Plus’ tier, sunset ‘Premium’ offering, streamline US trading
Did someone say rundle?
Payment Rails rebrands to Trolley, closes $7 million Series A to expand reach of global payouts platform
Montréal-based FinTech startup Payment Rails has rebranded as Trolley and secured $7 million CAD in Series A financing to…
Wealthsimple sells UK book of business as FinTech giant focuses solely on Canada (for now?)
Is Wealthsimple trying to build Canada’s first FinTech super app?
F|T: The FinTech Times – Willful in the Dragons’ Den
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Willful lands Dragon Michele Romanow in new $750,000 round
Kevin Oulds and Erin Bury entered the Dragons’ Den in June to pitch their death tech startup Willful. It was a move that…
UK FinTech Wise rolls out payments card to Canadian users
In an effort to meet demand from its Canadian users, Wise has officially launched its Wise card in Canada to enable customers…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Another Canadian open banking boondoggle
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As CIOSC preps consumer framework, Canadian FinTech startups fear another open banking boondoggle
The CIO Strategy Council will release a draft of its minimum viable framework for consumer-directed finance by the end of 2021…
California-based FinTech Tipalti expanding Canadian presence with Toronto office, 300 hires
California-based FinTech company Tipalti is set to expand its Canadian presence with a new Toronto office, where it plans to…
Tired of waiting, Flinks launches its own Open Banking Environment with National Bank
API developer Flinks is launching a new product called the Open Banking Environment (OBE) in collaboration with the National…
OSC opens applications to test innovative capital markets solutions through new program
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has opened applications to OSC TestLab, a program that aims to support the testing…
Plaid’s Irene Zhou on getting a ‘Yes’ faster from financial institutions
Working with financial institutions and large enterprises can be intimidating, but there are ways to get them to say ‘yes’…