Kin launches ad network to help generate demand for its cryptocurrency
Digital cryptocurrency ecosystem Kin, an organization started by Kik, has launched an independent ad network that allows consumers…
FinTech
Moves expedites launch to provide loans to gig economy workers during pandemic
Moves, a Toronto-based FinTech startup, has expedited the planned launch of its platform in order to offer loans to gig economy…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Historic rounds
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Proptech startup Doorr raises $1.75 million seed round
Toronto-based proptech startup Doorr, which offers a mortgage platform for brokers and financial institutions, has raised $1.75…
Boosted.ai raises $11.2 million CAD Series A led by Portag3 Ventures
Boosted.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for the investment sector, has closed an $11.2 million CAD ($8 million…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The wait for Open Banking continues
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Canada’s open banking consultations delayed until Fall “at the earliest”
Canada’s Department of Finance has delayed its consultation on open banking until the “Fall at the earliest,” BetaKit…
Vancouver FinTech startup working with financial institutions to facilitate federal COVID-19 loans
Vancouver-based FinTech startup JUDI.AI is working with its credit union clients to roll out a digital solution supporting…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Massive momentum
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F|T: The FinTech Times – The new hotness
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Some banks begin rollout of EDC loan guarantee for Canadian businesses
Scotiabank and the National Bank of Canada are now offering the Export Development Canada (EDC) loan guarantee program for…
F|T: The FinTech Times – An uneven new reality
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Atomic Loans raises $3.4 million CAD as it looks to bring decentralized finance to bitcoin market
Toronto-based Atomic Loans, which is creating a platform that facilitates peer-to-peer bitcoin lending, has raised $3.4 million…
Clearbanc tightens belt following new cashflow product for COVID-impacted companies
Toronto-based revenue share investor Clearbanc has launched a new product to support entrepreneurs facing a finance crunch…
Banks open up applications for $40,000 interest-free emergency business loans
On Thursday, April 9, banks officially opened up applications for the $40,000 interest-free loan program introduced by the…