Diagram-backed Wingocard closes $2 million to bring mobile banking to teens
Wingocard, a new Montreal-based startup focused on personal finance for teens, has closed a $2 million seed round led by Diagram…
FinTech
F|T: The FinTech Times – Digital banking’s paradigm shift
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Royal Bank of Canada, Borealis AI partner with Red Hat, NVIDIA on new AI computing platform
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has developed its own cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) computing platform upon which…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Ma’s giant
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Coinsquare CEO and president agree to step down, pay “penalties” in settlement with OSC
Coinsquare co-founders Cole Diamond (CEO) and Virgile Rostand (president) have agreed to step down from the crypto-trading…
FinTech startup Mylo rebrands to Moka, launches in France as part of European expansion
Montreal-based personal finance FinTech startup Mylo has rebranded to Moka and officially launched in France as part of its…
OSC alleges Coinsquare manipulated market, misled clients about trading volumes
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has alleged that Toronto-based crypto trading platform Coinsquare manipulated the market,…
Today in funding: Sampler, DivDot, Hardbacon
Three Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Willful raises $800,000 to help grow digital estate planning business
Willful, which provides online will and estate planning, has raised $800,000 in seed financing. The round was led by Montreal-based…
Foxquilt raises $3.5 million for B2B insurance tech platform
Toronto-based InsurTech startup Foxquilt, which offers a platform designed to help businesses save on insurance, has raised…
Intuit Canada, Highline Beta launch new financial health-focused accelerator
FinTech company Intuit Canada and venture capital firm Highline Beta have opened applications for a new virtual accelerator…
Wealthsimple to expand into crypto trading
Wealthsimple is set to expand into the cryptocurrency trading space with the launch of Wealthsimple Crypto. The new product…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Regulatory blind spot
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
AI, FinTech startup Senso raises $4 million CAD to further fuel US expansion
Senso, which provides financial institutions with predictive intelligence through AI, has raised a $4 million CAD ($3 million…
Nest Wealth receives close to $50 million in new deal with National Bank
Toronto-based digital wealth management platform startup Nest Wealth has received a new investment with an approximate value…