Wealthsimple’s Brett Huneycutt explains how its new products advance the company’s financial services vision
Co-founder and CPO talks banking, investing, insurance, and potential Robinhood competition.
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Wealthsimple reveals first credit card, expanded chequing account at inaugural product showcase
Toronto FinTech firm teases investment event after impressing hometown crowd with instant line of credit, cheque and cash deliveries…
Canada Health Infoway’s AI Scribe Program hooks up primary care clinicians with Canadian healthtech
Initiative to provide up to 10,000 licences for AI documentation tools from companies like Well Health and MEDFAR.
Xanadu, NRC, and U of T partner on using quantum to improve electric vehicle batteries
Researchers hope the project results in faster charging, longer battery life, and lower prices.
Pine unveils new real estate tools after topping $1 billion in managed mortgages
Toronto proptech turns Properly acquisition into refreshed home search platform as it expands beyond just mortgages.
Government-backed program aims to help Canadian non-profits adopt responsible AI
RAISE hopes to make Canada a leader in AI for charities and social impact causes.
American chip giant AMD to acquire Untether AI team
AI inference chipmaker to cease supporting its products and shut down.
Portless raises $24.7 million to be retailers’ port in a trade storm
Logistics startup gives importers alternative to up-front duties following end of “de minimis” exemption.
Rails launches hybrid crypto exchange after raising $14 million USD in token warrant sale
Toronto and Miami’s Rails claims to provide self-custody without sacrificing performance.
CarbonCure and VerticalScope replace founding CEOs as #CDNtech companies see turnover at the top
Adlib Software and Scope Technologies also recently shuffled the C-suite.
American gig giants Instacart and Uber add Canadian executives to top leadership positions
Chris Rogers tapped to lead Instacart as CEO, Uber appoints Andrew Macdonald as global president and COO.
Xanadu touts another advancement toward scalable quantum computing
Startup’s researchers generated error-resistant photonic qubits on a single chip for the first time.
Google allocates $13 million in funding to strengthen Canada’s AI workforce
First Nations Technology Council, Skills for Change, Toronto Public Library named as recipients alongside Amii.
Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl
Startup helps brands connect with community and student creators for social impact.
Zown expands homebuying app into the US after early Canadian success
The company believes a California expansion will help it go “anywhere.”