Report: Interac e-Transfer transactions increase 54 percent in 2018
Interac has released its stats for 2018, its findings show a 54 percent increase in transactions from 2017. Between consumers…
FinTech
F|T: The FinTech Times – How can Canada prevent another QuadrigaCX?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Montreal Insurtech Breathe Life raises $4.5 million CAD to accelerate U.S. expansion
Montreal insurtech startup Breathe Life has raised $4.5 million CAD in a seed round of equity funding from Diagram Ventures,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s best FinTech ecosystem
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
How can Canada prevent another QuadrigaCX?
As QuadrigaCX’s woes unfold on an international stage, the crypto community is reeling. The firm owes its clients $190 million…
Which Canadian city has the best FinTech ecosystem?
Six months ago we published the second edition of FCP’s FinTech Map and received great feedback. We explored the strengths,…
Coinsquare acquires decentralized crypto platform StellarX
Coinsquare today announced the acquisition of StellarX, a decentralized crypto platform. StellarX is a new global trading platform…
The QuadrigaCX debacle continues, with new revelations
Last week, BetaKit reported on the embattled crypto exchange firm, QuadrigaCX. The firm currently owes its clients $250 million,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The collapse of QuadrigaCX
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup, ClickDishes, partners with Chinese payment platform Alipay
Vancouver-based ClickDishes is working with Alipay, a major digital payment platform in China, to allow users to order food…
Accenture finalizes acquisition of financial services assets from Zafin
Accenture has announced the completion of a transaction with Toronto-based Zafin, which will see select professional-services…
F|T: The FinTech Times – A bad week for Canadian crypto exchanges
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Koho continues to attack traditional banking features with new joint accounts
Today, Toronto-based Koho launched its joint account feature, allowing users to share finances with their partner, family member,…
Meridian set to launch its new digital bank, Motusbank
Meridian has been given the green-light by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions to move ahead with its…
QuadrigaCX owes its clients $250 million CAD that the company cannot access
In 2018, Vancouver-based QuadrigaCX was one of Canada’s largest crypto exchanges, now in 2019, the company is beset by…