Canada

February 2, 2023 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Intelligence Group, a key player focused on blockchain investigations and training, owned by BIGG Digital Assets, Inc. (CSE: BIGG), announces that it has achieved significant company and industry milestones “in global crypto investigations.” It added new customers, “including enabler of real-time clearing and Embedded… Read More

January 28, 2023 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, today announced that it has been selected as the primary market data provider for BMO’s Wealth Management division. FactSet is deploying its modern, flexible Advisor Workstation to BMO Wealth Management professionals across Canada “to support… Read More

January 24, 2023 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), owner of Netcoins, the online cryptocurrency brokerage that makes it easy for North Americans to buy, sell, and understand cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Intelligence Group, a developer of blockchain technology search, risk-scoring and data analytics solutions, is pleased “to report… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment service provider Clik2pay announced it has developed an “industry-changing” application that allows any Shopify store to seamlessly “offer a direct-from-account payment option to customers.” The first business to use the new app on Shopify is popular eyewear company Ollie Quinn, which successfully “went live… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI), the Canadian fintech company, and Paya Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYA), a provider of integrated payment and commerce solutions in the U.S., announced that they have “entered into a definitive agreement whereby Nuvei will acquire Paya in an all-cash transaction at USD… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As many Canadians set their financial goals for the year ahead, CIBC announced the launch of CIBC Smart Planner, which is described as “an easy to use, self-serve digital tool that takes the complexity out of managing finances and offers personalized advice.” CIBC Smart Planner… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TMX Group Limited announced that it has made a strategic investment in VettaFi Holdings LLC, a US-based, privately owned data, analytics, indexing, digital distribution, and thought leadership company. VettaFi cultivates a data-driven platform, “built to empower and educate the modern financial advisor, asset manager and… Read More

January 3, 2023 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech platform and broker-dealer enabling online funding rounds, has distributed a report outlining 2022 performance. According to DealMaker, 2022 was a record year as it powered $492 million in funding, claiming to process 200% more than any other platform. Dealmaker share that it… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goodbye 2022, and hello 2023. The past year was a tough one for many people – a terrible year for the economy with multi-decade high inflation and interest rates chasing it in an attempt to crush rising prices. All markets were impacted, including public markets,… Read More

December 31, 2022 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sezzle Inc. (ASX: SZL), a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution in Canada, recently announced the expansion of Sezzle Up, a consumer credit-product, into the Canadian market. For Canadians who are either credit unserved or underserved, “the lack of a credit score and any history… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ: IREN), an owner and operator of institutional-grade, highly efficient Bitcoin mining data centers powered by 100% renewable energy, recently announced that its 160MW of data center capacity is “not affected by the recent announcement by the Government of British Columbia.” On… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The INX Digital Company, Inc. (NEO: INXD), a broker-dealer and inter-dealer broker – offering the first-ever SEC-regulated digital asset trading platform for both cryptocurrencies and security tokens, announced that it has officially entered into a strategic partnership with SICPA, which claims to be a global… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to Mastercard (NASDAQ: MQ) SpendingPulseTM, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, Canadian retail sales, “excluding automotive, increased +3.8% YOY, (+15.6% YO3Y) in November.” While E-commerce sales were :down this month -3% YOY, growth remains strong since pre-pandemic at… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, recognized as one of the fastest-growing private firms in Canada, has raised growth capital, according to a corporate statement. DealMaker, while based in Canada, offers services in the US as well as pursuing global markets. DealMaker is both a broker-dealer as well a tech… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Intelligence Group, a key player focused on blockchain investigations, owned by BIGG Digital Assets, Inc. (CSE: BIGG), announced the availability of the Cardano and Stacks blockchains on its platform, which “provides crypto firms, law enforcement, banks and government intelligence and security for cryptocurrency transactions.”… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) says they are “strengthening their approach” to crypto exchanges providing services in Canada following recent events. The CSA is alluding to the bankruptcy of FTX and all of the other failures and crypto firms that have been impacted by the… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a broker-dealer and online capital formation specialist, has signed an agreement to power PicMii’s crowdfunding platform. PicMii is a FINRA-regulated funding portal offering securities under Reg CF. PicMii is a Pennsylvania-based firm that was approved as a funding portal in 2020. The company focuses… Read More

December 6, 2022 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Issuance, a platform that specializes in aiding issuers raising capital under Reg A+, has announced its expansion into Canada. According to a company statement, Issuance is now an “endorsed service-provider partner” of the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE). The arrangement allows Issuance to offer preferred rates… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to multiple reports, Coinsquare, a top Canadian crypto exchange, was the target of a hack where customer information was taken, but no passwords or funds were stolen. Coinsquare is Canada’s first IIROC-regulated crypto marketplace. On November 19th, Coinsquare said they witnessed “unusual activity” on… Read More

November 30, 2022 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment service provider Clik2pay is announcing a collaboration with Inovatec, North America’s leader in lending process automation. This collaboration will “make it possible for Inovatec’s clients to request payment from customers using Clik2pay’s direct-from-account payment platform.” This is done safely and securely “using Interac e-Transfer,… Read More