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Shopify Unveils Its Consumer App: Shop

While Shopify is best-known for powering the online stores of more than 1 million businesses, the Canadian e-commerce giant is launching a consumer shopping app of its own today, simply called Shop. [Read more…] about Shopify Unveils Its Consumer App: Shop

Shopify is on fire.

Their stock price skyrocketed again today, putting it in a tight race with TD Bank to become the country’s second-most valuable company on the TSX behind RBC. [Read more…] about Shopify Capital Launches In Canada And Issues First Loan in 34 Minutes

Calgary-based fintech LendingArch has won the award for the best online rate comparison platform in Canada, by Acquisition International. [Read more…] about LendingArch Named Best Canadian Online Rate Comparison Platform

Portag3 Ventures today announced the final closing of Portag3 Ventures II LP, its second venture fund focused on early stage investments in the global financial technology sector, with commitments totalling $427 million. [Read more…] about Portag3 Ventures Announces $427 Million Close of Second Fintech Fund

The winners of the 2019 Canadian FinTech & AI Awards were announced at an awards ceremony last night in Toronto. [Read more…] about Winners of the 5th Annual Canadian FinTech Awards Announced

Flinks has announced the launch of ‘Attributes’, a data enrichment tool allowing banks and fintechs to harness the power of transactional data without having to maintain large data science teams themselves. [Read more…] about Flinks Launches Data Enrichment Tool Attributes

National Bank has launched the Innovation Competition, a large-scale challenge that will bring together Canadian fintech startups, students and other teams of individuals from across Canada. [Read more…] about National Bank Launches Fintech Innovation Competition

Today the Holt Fintech Accelerator announced the launch of its 2019 cohort, the second in its history.

Building on the success of the class of 2018, Canada’s only business accelerator devoted exclusively to Fintech welcomes 8 new companies from 5 different countries. [Read more…] about Holt Fintech Accelerator Launches 2019 Cohort