OSC demands crypto trading platforms bring operations into compliance with securities regulations
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is looking to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency trading platforms operating…
FinTech
F|T: The FinTech Times – A cry for help from Coinbase users
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Highline Beta, Station FinTech launch FinTech accelerator in Montréal
Finance Montréal initiative Station FinTech and Highline Beta have teamed up to open a new pan-Canadian Montréal-based FinTech…
Mogo to acquire Moka in $64 million deal as it looks to launch free stock trading
Publicly-traded Vancouver-based digital payments provider Mogo has announced plans to acquire Montreal’s Moka in a $64 million…
FinTech startup Beanworks to be acquired by Quadient for $104 million CAD
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Beanworks is set to be acquired by French enterprise company Quadient for $104 million CAD…
Today in funding: LoginID, Visualping, ClearRisk, Emerge Commerce, Fusebill
Five Canadian tech companies have recently secured funding to fuel their growth, including LoginID, Visualping, ClearRisk,…
Gig economy FinTech startup Payfare closes public offering at $65 million
Toronto-based startup Payfare closed its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Friday, pulling in $65.4…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Au revoir, Revolut
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Secondary deal will see Nuvei stakeholders sell $494 million USD in company shares
Nuvei has announced its CEO, chief financial officer, as well as two of its investors, will sell $494 million USD worth of…
Brim Financial raises $25 million to grow FinTech platform
Toronto’s Brim Financial has closed a $25 million CAD Series B as it looks to expand its FinTech “platform-as-a-service”…
Revolut leaving Canadian market
United Kingdom-based FinTech startup Revolut is pulling out of Canada, BetaKit has learned, more than a year and a half after…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Money from nothing
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian securities regulators issue guidance on improving disclosures of crypto assets
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), an umbrella organization of the provincial and territorial securities regulators,…
Today in funding: Ratesdotca, Damon Motorcycles, Forma.ai, Vegano Foods, Dispension, GenXys, DeFi Ventures
Seven Canadian tech companies, Ratesdotca, Damon Motorcycles, Forma.ai, Vegano Foods, Dispension, GenXys, and DeFi Ventures…
PitchPoint Solutions secures $4.5 million from CIBC Innovation Banking to grow fraud prevention service
Toronto and Florida-based FinTech company PitchPoint Solutions has secured $4.5 million in financing from CIBC Innovation Banking…