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?
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Willful in the Dragons’ Den
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
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’…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Composer sends retail investors to the moon
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Manitoba grants Neo Financial $1.6 million to expand Winnipeg workforce
The government of Manitoba has given Neo Financial a $1.6 million grant through its Industry Expansion program to support the…
Simplyk scores seed capital to take free nonprofit fundraising platform to the US
Simplyk is a startup on a mission to make fundraising easier and more accessible for nonprofits. The Montréal-based company…
Breather, Ritual alumni look to ride retail investing wave with new automated trading platform Composer
Toronto-based FinTech software startup Composer has revealed $6.73 million CAD ($5.35 million USD) in previously unannounced…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wrapbook’s billion-dollar claim to fame
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…