Yield Exchange has raised a $700,000 pre-seed round from investors including Tiny Capital, Gustavson Capital, Maven Capital Partners, and The Firehood. [Read more…] about Vancouver’s Yield Exchange Plans National Expansion After $700K Pre-Seed Funding
Digital Mortgage Brokerage Perch Opens Mortgage Investment Fund To Retail Investors
Toronto-based mortgage fintech Perch today announced the opening of a mortgage investment fund, Perch Capital, to retail investors. [Read more…] about Digital Mortgage Brokerage Perch Opens Mortgage Investment Fund To Retail Investors
Q+A with Chris Ford, President of Intelliware, on How Fintechs Can Navigate An Open Banking Utility
Open banking – a system that empowers consumers to share their financial data with third-party service providers via their financial institutions – is quickly coming to Canada. [Read more…] about Q+A with Chris Ford, President of Intelliware, on How Fintechs Can Navigate An Open Banking Utility
Toast Enters Canada On A Mission to Help Restaurants Thrive
Boston’s Toast is setting up shop in Canada.
Today the publicly-traded, all-in-one digital platform built for restaurants announced its next phase of growth in Canada. [Read more…] about Toast Enters Canada On A Mission to Help Restaurants Thrive
Q+A with Fraud Prevention and Strategy Director at Interac, Rachel Jolicoeur on Tips to Steer Clear of Fraud
Rachel Jolicoeur has more than 20 years of experience in the payments industry, specializing in fraud management and money movement services. [Read more…] about Q+A with Fraud Prevention and Strategy Director at Interac, Rachel Jolicoeur on Tips to Steer Clear of Fraud
Ontario Takes Fintechs To Amsterdam for Money20/20 Europe Conference
Held annually in Amsterdam, Money 20/20 Europe is the continent’s largest and most influential fintech event, with over 6,000 attendees bringing together senior decision-makers in the payments, fintech and financial services communities from across Europe. [Read more…] about Ontario Takes Fintechs To Amsterdam for Money20/20 Europe Conference
Intuit Launches New QuickBooks Small Business Index
Intuit has launched the Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index, a powerful new monthly indicator of employment and hiring among small businesses in Canada, the US, and the UK developed in collaboration with leading global economist Professor Ufuk Akcigit. [Read more…] about Intuit Launches New QuickBooks Small Business Index
Q+A with CapIntel’s CEO James Rockwood on Holistic Wealth Management
James Rockwood is the Founder and CEO of CapIntel, a wealth-tech start-up that’s pushing the industry towards holistic wealth management while supporting financial advisors in their day-to-day workflow to deliver top-tier client service. [Read more…] about Q+A with CapIntel’s CEO James Rockwood on Holistic Wealth Management
CIBC and Simplii Financial Launch Real-time Payments With Alipay
Per capita, Canadians send more money abroad than any other country in the world—nearly twice as much as Americans, and nearly four times as much as Europeans. [Read more…] about CIBC and Simplii Financial Launch Real-time Payments With Alipay
Five Fintechs Selected for the 2023 Google for Startups Accelerator
Google Canada has announced the participants in their 2023 Google for Startups Accelerator Canada program and five fintechs have been selected for the cohort. [Read more…] about Five Fintechs Selected for the 2023 Google for Startups Accelerator