Canadian FinTech leaders “cautiously optimistic” about open banking, payments modernization under Mark Carney
Jaded from years of waiting, FinTech players hope Carney’s UK track record translates into domestic policy action.
Ontario
Ontario invests $56 million to power “homegrown” automotive and mobility companies amid trade war
Provincial government wants domestic companies to play global roles in electric and autonomous vehicles.
Age-Well partners with Ikea, U of T to launch studio for testing tech for seniors
Startups, researchers, and investors plan to work together on tech for at-home aging.
Shopify posts solid Q1 2025 earnings amid trade war but anticipates slight profit dip
CFO says closing of de minimis exemption for Chinese goods not expected to have short-term “meaningful impact.”
Where FreshBooks gets its best product ideas
Forums like Customer Experience Week help the company listen closely, and build accordingly.
Propel has a record first quarter while Thinkific sees modest gains
The FinTech and edtech companies told two very different tales with their earnings.
Outgoing Velocity incubator head Adrien Côté is bullish on Waterloo’s tech future
Velocity’s interim director says the university’s emerging startup community is “growing exponentially.”
OpenText makes AI “number-one priority” as company slashes 1,600 jobs
Enterprise software giant detailed 10-point AI mandate in internal email to employees.
TD Bank’s chief AI scientist talks about emerging models, safety, and Layer 6’s new NYC office
Maksims Volkovs shares what Layer 6 has been working on and what keeps him up at night.
Joe Canavan has a plan for Canada to become an innovation nation
Canada’s angel of the year shares how the country can bolster its economic sovereignty at NACO Summit.
“Can we just write the cheque?”: angel investors encouraged to be bold amidst economic uncertainty at NACO Summit
“Underlying pressures” risk derailing first growth of angel investment in two years, according to NACO report.
Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis” in the field
Cohere-led study claims popular crowd-sourced leaderboard LM Arena tipped scales for Google, OpenAI.
Dozr founding CEO Kevin Forestell moves to chair while Dave Frazier joins as president
Frazier brings combo of construction and tech experience to Kitchener-Waterloo scaleup.
Xanadu forges partnerships with US military, industry to fuel quantum computing ambitions
Toronto quantum company inks deals with Applied Materials, US Air Force to accelerate chip development.
Shopify rolls back $1-million USD revenue exemption for app developers
Pandemic policy rollback means exemption will only apply to first $1 million of lifetime revenue.