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No Fee Crypto Trading Platform Coinberry Partners Up
Coinberry and BRD announced a new partnership at the Blockchain Futurist Conference which will introduce 1.2 million BRD customers to the Canadian crypto trading platform. [Read more…] about No Fee Crypto Trading Platform Coinberry Partners Up
Forty Consumer Apps Selected for Kin Developer Program
The Kin Ecosystem Foundation, the nonprofit governance organization for the cryptocurrency Kin, today announced the selected participants of its inaugural Developer Program. [Read more…] about Forty Consumer Apps Selected for Kin Developer Program
Impak Finance Raises $1.1 million Angel Round
Impak Finance announced today the closing of a $1.1 million angel financing round with Anges Québec, Anges Québec Capital, as well as private investors from Canada and France. [Read more…] about Impak Finance Raises $1.1 million Angel Round
Central 1 Launches Canada’s First Voice Banking Service
Canada’s first-ever authenticated voice banking service using Amazon Alexa, launches from creator Central 1 today. [Read more…] about Central 1 Launches Canada’s First Voice Banking Service
Progressa Closes $84 Million Round
Progressa announced today it has successfully closed an $84 million equity and loan funding round. The equity financing was co-led by Canaccord Genuity and Gravitas Securities and included Eight Capital and Paradigm Capital as part of the syndicate. [Read more…] about Progressa Closes $84 Million Round
Eventbrite Acquires Vancouver Ticketing Platform
Eventbrite announced today that it has acquired Vancouver’s Picatic, a Vancouver-based ticketing and event registration platform that empowers event creators in Canada and around the world. [Read more…] about Eventbrite Acquires Vancouver Ticketing Platform
Canadian Fintech Sector Records Unprecedented Deal Volume
According to KPMG International’s latest Pulse of Fintech report, Canada’s fintech sector has seen an unprecedented volume of deals during the first half of 2018. [Read more…] about Canadian Fintech Sector Records Unprecedented Deal Volume
Xero acquires Toronto’s Hubdoc for $70 Million
Xero announced today that it has acquired Toronto’s Hubdoc, a leading data capture solution that helps accountants, bookkeepers, and small businesses to streamline administrative tasks such as financial document collection and data entry. [Read more…] about Xero acquires Toronto’s Hubdoc for $70 Million
Coinsquare Launches Coincapital Investment Management
Coinsquare announced the launch of subsidiary Coincapital and registration of Coincapital by the OSC as an exempt market dealer, investment fund manager, and portfolio manager. [Read more…] about Coinsquare Launches Coincapital Investment Management