Tagged: canada

January 11, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canadian banking group Scotiabank has noted that its strategic investments in machine learning (ML) technologies are beginning to pay off during the Coronavirus crisis, allowing it to effectively serve clients as they try to cope with these uncertain and challenging times. Analysts at the bank’s… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitfarms, a Canada-based crypto mining firm, announced on Thursday it has closed its previously announced private placement of equity securities. According to Bitfarms, the Offering was for gross proceeds of approximately CAD$20 million and consisted of the sale of 8,888,889 common shares, along with… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

   InsuraGuest Technologies, Inc. (TSXV: ISGI), a Canada-based insurtech, announced on Wednesday that through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary InsuraGuest, Inc. (ISG)  it has expanded the reach of its insurtech platform to fully integrate with 82 different property management systems through the Company’s proprietary API, which… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, recently announced it has issued its restricted share unit (RSU) plan, pursuant to which the Company may grant options and RSUs to attract, motivate and retain directors, officers, employees, and consultants…. Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NexTech AR Solutions (OTCQB: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29), a Canada-based provider of virtual and augmented reality (AR) experience technologies and services for eCommerce, education, conferences and events, announced on Tuesday it plans to make an initial investment of $2million in Bitcoin and may add… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) recently announced it has a five-year extension to its partnership with Canada Post. The renewal, which runs through December 2025, allows MoneyGram customers to continue to transfer money and pay bills at over 5,000 Canada Post locations throughout… Read More

December 24, 2020 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced earlier this week it is establishing operations in Canada for the first time. The Canadian expansion is notably part of Coinbase’s international expansion efforts and allows it to begin hiring from the “talented pool” of technology and finance professionals in… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based tech giant IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has acquired Expertus Technologies Inc., a Canadian Fintech company that assists clients with processing over $50 billion in transactions per day. IBM bought the company so that it could enhance its electronic-payments capabilities. Expertus has now been added… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Neo Financial announced on Wednesday it raised $50 million between its Series A investment and debt financing. The funding round was led by Valar Ventures with participation from Tobi Lutke, the CEO and founder of Shopify; Golden Ventures; Inovia Capital; Thomvest; Afore… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Monday its latest update on the launch of its Vert Visa credit card. As previously reported, the Vert program uses an intuitive mobile app to collect customer data and within… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it received conditional approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for the issuance and listing of up to an additional 10 million common shares in connection with the previously announced acquisition of Carta Solutions Holding Corporation…. Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian banking group Scotiabank announced on Wednesday it is offering real-time payments for all business banking customers using flexible routing options like an account number or email address, using Interac e-Transfer for Business. According to Scotiabank, transactions are processed in real-time, with confirmation of… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Tuesday it has completed its 2.0 Fintech Platform after a year of development. According to XTM,  the enhanced platform and mobile app have every feature you would expect in a neo… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada), which supports a financial innovation ecosystem offering education, market intelligence, stewardship, networking and funding opportunities, has reminded industry participants that there’s only about a week remaining to provide comments on a consultation on technology risks in the… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Thursday its plan to offer micro-credit to its Today Cardholder community. According to XTM, the Today program has been adopted and rolled out to thousands of hospitality, personal care, and… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Nuvei, a global payment technology provider based in Canada, announced on Wednesday it has acquired Base Commerce, LLC, a provider of integrated payment solutions. According to Nuvei, Base was founded in 2008 and serves clients in a wide range of industries such as… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced earlier this week it has appointed Nicholas Thadaney and Wendy Rudd to its Board of Directors According to Coinsquare, the appointment news follow the confirmation of Stacey Hoisak as Coinsquare’s new Chief Executive Officer, and the appointments of Lawrence Truong as… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PureFacts Financial Solutions, a global WealthTech provider of fees, reporting and AI-powered predictive analytics solutions, recently announced it secured CAD$20 million in financing from Scotiabank and Round 13 Capital. Founded in 2010, PureFacts uses its data aggregation capabilities to provide market-leading fee management and business… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reportedly leading the MENA region’s Fintech sector with a projected valuation of around $2.5 billion by 2022 (which is still not significant compared to international standards). Regional and multinational financial services providers have been launching digital platforms in order… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scotiabank announced earlier this week the launch of its new artificial intellignce (AI) platform. According to the Canadian banking group, the platform provides customers with intelligent and personalized financial advice. It also enables the bank to provide what it believes to be fast, relevant advice… Read More