Canadian fintech darling KOHO Financial is now an official partner of the NBA, presenting the 2024 NBA Playoffs in Canada.
The collaboration marks the league’s first partnership with the Canadian fintech. [Read more…] about KOHO Becomes Presenting Partner of the 2024 NBA Playoffs in Canada
Interac has acquired the exclusive Canadian rights to use Toronto-based Vouchr‘s engagement platform which enables users to send and receive personalized multi-media notifications along with their money transfers. [Read more…] about Interac Acquires the Exclusive Canadian Rights To Use Vouchr Platform
Vancouver-headquartered VoPay and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership that will simplify both domestic and cross-border money movement for businesses and consumers in Canada. [Read more…] about VoPay and Mastercard Partner to Enhance Fast, Secure Money Transfers
The Canadian Fintech Summit took place in Toronto this week and the highlight of the conference was the Pitch Battle Competition.
Presented by Canadian VC firm Framework, the Canadian Fintech Summit is an annual gathering of fintechs, investors, enterprises, financial institutions and service providers.
The Pitch Battle competition included a lineup of curated, high quality fintech startups from around the world pitching the audience.
Pitch Battle contestants were separated into two streams, one sponsored by EY and one by Scotiabank, to pitch their business, innovation or idea followed by a Q&A with expert VC and corporate judges.
The EY Pitch Battle included pitches from Zengines, Hypatos, Incode, FindBob, Authentic.Art, Yazz Money, VigilantCS, Happily.ai, DatumXpress, and Optimity.
The Scotiabank Pitch Battle included Tribevest, Walnut Insurance, Redport, Coinmiles, Ubineer, Jybe, Bōde, MARVL, Obsiido, and Financial Information Automation.
EY’s Alex Mohelsky announced their winner Hypatos and presented the award to CEO Dr. Uli Erxleben along with a $30K prize package of EY advisory services to help fuel their growth. The German startup has ties to Canada through with Series A investment from Framework in 2022.
Montreal’s Coinmiles won the Scotiabank Pitch Battle for their reward platform that allows users to earn digital rewards like Bitcoin or cash when they shop online, in-store, or when they travel.
The promise of payments innovation is to create more convenient, cheaper, secure, and inclusive payment methods that enhance the overall financial experience. [Read more…] about Prepaid and Beyond: Unpacking Payment Innovations at 2024 CPPO Symposium
Creating and sticking to a budget is key to financial success, but it can also result in feelings of stress and anxiety for many Canadians. [Read more…] about Wilbur, the New Canadian Budgeting App with a Money-Earning Edge
Toronto’s Brim Financial has raised an $85 million Series C funding round on the back of strong revenue growth, rapidly increasing market share and expansion into the business and commercial segments. [Read more…] about Brim Financial Secures $85 Million to Fuel U.S. Expansion
Money has built society. As a technology for holding and exchanging value, money has evolved over millennia and is therefore fit-for-purpose. Money is the universal incentive-mechanism that holds society together like glue. But money is changing rapidly as the 21st century takes shape. [Read more…] about The Future of Money Explores the Impact of Open Banking and Emerging Technologies
Forrester predicts that 2024 is the year that micropayments will break out of their niche and become an alternative to subscriptions. [Read more…] about TODAQ Launches Micropayments and AI Conversational Checkout
Calgary’s ZayZoon, the leading Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced it has raised $20 million in an extension of its Series B financing. [Read more…] about ZayZoon Raises $15M in Series B Extension from Viola Fintech and Intuit Ventures
