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Canadian Fintech Mogo Unveils Bitcoin Rewards Program

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday the launch of a bitcoin rewards program for its members. Mogo reported it is offering Canadians more ways to “stack sats” by providing members with the opportunity to earn and win bitcoin through this new… Read More

Trulioo Appoints Leigh Ramsden as New Chief Financial Officer

Trulioo, an on-demand global identity verification company, announced on Friday it has appointed Leigh Ramsden as its new Chief Financial Officer. According to Trulioo, Ramsden has more than 20 years of financial analysis and progressive leadership experience and will succeed Anne Lawlor, who will be… Read More

Digital Bank NorthOne Launches New Desktop Banking Feature

NorthOne, an established digital bank for US-based small businesses, notes that they’ve launched a new desktop mobile banking feature that allows customers to manage their finances on a computer as well as from their mobile devices. NorthOne has partnered with Radius Bank to offer banking… Read More

Canadian Mortgage Fintech Lendesk Announces Acquisition of Digital Mortgage Origination Provide Finmo

Lendesk, a Canada-based mortgage fintech, announced on Tuesday it has acquired mortgage origination platform Finmo Financial Technologies. According to Lendesk, Finmo helps mortgage professionals offer their clients a truly digital experience. “Finmo’s proprietary Smart Docs algorithms allow brokers to automatically request necessary documents from their… Read More

Bank of Canada Is Reportedly Planning to Hire Economist that Will Conduct Research related to Fintech and Central Bank Digital Currencies

The Bank of Canada, the nation’s central bank, recently posted a new job requirement for an economist who may have experienced working with digital currencies and financial technologies or Fintech services. The reserve bank has noted that it aims to serve as “a leading central… Read More

Cost of Fraud for Financial Services and Lending Firms Increased Significantly in the US and Canada: Report

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has published its latest research report, titled Risk Solutions 2020: True Cost of Fraud Study: Financial Services & Lending (for the US and Canadian financial services and lending sectors). The research report covers the different types of fraudulent activities in the lending… Read More

Global ID Verification Firm Trulioo Recognized as One of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, after Recording 503% Growth in 3 Years

Trulioo, an on-demand global identity verification company, has been recognized on The Globe and Mail’s second-annual ranking of Canada’s 2020 Top Growing Companies – which ranks companies based on their three-year revenue growth. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, Trulioo recorded three-year growth… Read More

Visa Launches “Click to Pay” Feature in Canada

 Visa Canada announced on Tuesday the expansion of the “Click to Pay” feature in Canada. According to Visa Canada, the feature helps consumers make secure, swift purchases across various merchants and platforms, which is now more important than ever before given the world’s accelerated shift… Read More

Canada: goPeer Now Allows All Investors to Participate in Lending

goPeer, a Canadian peer to peer lending platform, is now accepting retail investors to fund loans. The move follows the Ontario Securities Commission decision earlier this year to grant goPeer an EMD [Exempt Market Dealer] license. Now non-accredited investors may invest in an asset class… Read More

Canadian Fintech Mogo Set to Launch Mobile Peer-to-Peer Payment Solution

Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it is planning to launch a mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payment solution, which will enable users to quickly and easily make and share payments with friends and family through Mogo’s mobile app. According to Mogo, the payment… Read More

Online Banking Payments Platform Trustly Announces Australian & Canadian Expansion

Trustly, a Sweden-based online banking payments platform, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its services to Australia and Canada. Founded in 2008, Trustly claims its account-to-account network bypasses the card networks, letting consumers make fast, simple, and secure payments to merchants directly from their online… Read More

Buy Now Pay Later Payments Platform AfterPay Announces Expansion Into Canada

Afterpay, a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Wednesday it is offering its services to consumers and merchants in the Canadian market through its new partnerships with various brands and retailers, including American Eagle, Ardene, BikeExchange, Dermalogica, FragranceX.com, Herschel Supply… Read More

Galaxy Digital, which focuses on Crypto-Assets, Reports $38 Million in Net Income for Q2 2020, Recovering from $27 Million Loss in Previous Quarter

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) (OTC: BRPHF), a financial services firm that specializes in digital assets, published its Galaxy Digital Holdings LP’s and GDH Ltd.’s financial results on August 14, 2020. Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz noted that its Q2 2020 and year-to-date results… Read More

Fintech Masters Course, including Machine Learning, Offered by Smith School of Business at Queen’s University for Digital Transformation Specialists

The Smith School of Business at Queen’s University has introduced Canada‘s very first Fintech Masters course. According to the Smith School of Business, the course has been designed mainly for financial or tech professionals who are already working in the industry. The first Master of… Read More

Canadian Digital Asset Custodian Brane Announces Expansion Plans for the U.S.

Brane Inc., a digital asset custodian based in Canada, announced on Thursday its plans to expand into the U.S. The company reported that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) revealed that federally chartered banks and thrifts in the U.S. may provide… Read More

IBM Canada Signs 7-Year Agreement With Celero For Hybrid Cloud & Data Center Modernization

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Celero, a solutions integrator, recently announced they have signed a 7-year agreement to modernize and transform Celero’s data center and data center network environments.  The duo reported that through this agreement, Celero will significantly advance the digital banking technologies, cloud services,… Read More

Canadian Fintech Mylo Rebrands to Moka

Canada fintech startup, Mylo Financial Technologies (Mylo) recently announced it has officially rebranded to Moka Financial Technologies. Launched in 2017, Moka is on a mission to help its users achieve their financial goals through its savings and investing app. “The Moka app automatically rounds up… Read More

The EU has Fallen Behind on FATF’s Timelines, including Adopting Rules for Virtual Asset Service Providers, Elsa Madrolle from CoolBitX Claims

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization that develops policies to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, recently concluded its year long review of its Travel Rule standards for virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The FATF confirmed that it will be extending its… Read More

Brave New Coin to Develop Cryptocurrency Indices that Toronto Futures Options Swaps Exchange will Use for Cash-Settled Options Trading

Brave New Coin, a crypto-asset trading, research, and data firm, has agreed to a multi-year partnership with Toronto Futures Options Swaps Exchange or tFOSE, a derivatives exchange and clearinghouse that’s in the process of obtaining regulatory approval in Canada. Brave New Coin will be designing,… Read More

Canadian Insurtech Foxquilt Secures $3.5 Million Through Seed Funding Round

Foxquilt, a Canada-based insurtech startup, recently announced it secured $3.5 million through its seed funding round. Founded in 2016, Foxquilt describes itself as an insurtech company that’s focused on empowering social groups and B2B networks to save on Small Business and Home insurance. “Our Insurance-as-a-Service… Read More

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