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Why 2021 will be an exciting year for FinTech

Karim Gillani January 29, 2021

Last year, the world was crippled by COVID-19. But for the FinTech sector, it was just a speed bump. After the initial stun…

Isabelle Kirkwood and Josh Scott January 28, 2021

Toronto-based Wealthsimple appears to be riding high on a wave of trading frenzy amid the ongoing short squeeze of GameStop…

Josh Scott January 27, 2021

TMX Group, which owns and operates the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), has launched TMX dealLINX,…

Kevin Sandhu January 25, 2021

Every January for the past few years, thanks to the team at BetaKit, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts on some…

Josh Scott January 25, 2021

Five Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, and Bonjour Startup Montréal.…

Caitlin Hotchkiss January 25, 2021

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Isabelle Kirkwood January 21, 2021

Paystone, a London, Ontario and Montreal-based startup that offers customer engagement and payment processing software, has…

Isabelle Kirkwood January 20, 2021

Innovate Financial Health (IFH), a nonprofit that aims to support technology that improves financial health, has been acquired…

Caitlin Hotchkiss January 18, 2021

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Scott McLean January 14, 2021

Australia-based Afterpay will now offer its services in French in a move to target the Quebec buy now, pay later (BNPL) market.…

Meagan Simpson January 14, 2021

Mike McDerment, the founder and longtime CEO of accounting software company FreshBooks, has stepped down from his role and…

Scott McLean January 14, 2021

Two Canadian startups, Tokens.com and e-Zinc, have recently announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the…

Caitlin Hotchkiss January 11, 2021

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Scott McLean January 7, 2021

Vancouver-based insurtech startup Apollo Insurance Solutions has closed a $13.5 million CAD Series A funding round. According…

Scott McLean December 30, 2020

Toronto-based FinTech company Wave is leaving international markets, as the small business-focused service provider pares down…