Canada

August 24, 2021 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking Initiative Canada (OBIC), which is a non-profit advocacy organization bringing together professionals from finance, technology, and regulation, to promote Open Banking, has teamed up with the Open Banking Expo, an international community of Open Banking and Open Finance execs working on digital transformation… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 3:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Coinberry has become the first pure-play registered crypto trading platform in Canada. This registration will allow Coinberry to offer Canadians crypto-based products and services on a regulated platform. “We at Coinberry have been working hard with our partners at DLA Piper to… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Overbond and IPC have announced a new partnership focused on accelerating the automation of fixed-income trading with voice-to-AI technology. Overbond is teaming up with IPC, a provider of secure, compliant communications and multi-Cloud connectivity services for the international financial markets, in order to integrate IPC’s… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s travel technology firm Hopper recently finalized a $175 million Series G round that was led by New York-based GPI Capital. As noted by its management: “At Hopper, we’re on a mission to build the most customer-centric travel company on earth. We are leveraging the… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 2:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Canadian government has released its report into open banking. Final Report: Advisory Committee on Open Banking is available here. The vision for a Canadian system should be governed by six outcomes: consumer data is protected; consumers are in control of their data; consumers receive… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 11:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Peruvian fintech B89 this week became the newest node operator on Polymesh, a permissioned blockchain purpose-built by Polymath specifically for regulated assets. It is currently in testnet phase with mainnet launch anticipated for later this year. Polymesh said most public blockchains are insufficient at meeting… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Katipult Technology Corp. (TSXV: FUND), a provider of software for powering the exchange of capital in equity and debt markets (investment crowdfunding platforms), has posted its results for the quarter ending June 30, 2021. Katipult states that it continues to grow its subscription revenue booking… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Figment is pleased to confirm that during Q2, they secured $50 million from institutional as well as strategic partners in the “largest funding round to date for any staking provider.” As mentioned in the update from Figment: “Led by Senator Investment Group… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Steve Pinado, President at Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable (AR) automation and integrated payments provider. Pinado explained how automation trends have been accelerating at warp speed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the team at Billtrust had shared… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TMX Group reveals that it has finalized the acquisition of AST Investor Services Inc. (Canada) and its subsidiary AST Trust Company (Canada), an established provider of transfer agency, corporate trust, and various other services. As mentioned in the announcement, the total consideration of the acquisition… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paybright, part of Affirm  (NASDAQ:AFRM), is now live and in the wild on the Apple Store for Canadian purchasers. As was previously reported, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is incorporating Paybright, a Canadian BNPL (buy now, pay later), to facilitate purchases. As there is no interest fee you… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week announced an emergency action charging nine people, including a public company chairman, for their participation in long-running fraudulent schemes that collectively generated hundreds of millions of dollars from unlawful stock sales and caused significant harm to retail… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 9:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Graph Blockchain has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire Optimum Coin Analyzer, an AI-based crypto coin analytics tool company. Graph will acquire 100 per cent of all issued and outstanding shares of Optimum Coin Analyzer for $5 million in Canadian funds Optimum… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada-based Scotiabank (TSE: BNS) is reportedly converting credit card repayments into Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL options, by offering customers the ability to pay off their debt in 3, 6, or 12-month fixed-installment payments. Currently available for purchases over $100 in-store or online, clients… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Seven of the top 15 Canadian industrial sectors saw declines in investment between 2015 and 2019, research from Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute shows. More industries saw declines in capital investment at one time than during any period since 1990. “In a troubling trend,… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sensibill has teamed up with CAARY in order to bring “robust” digital finance solutions to SMEs. Through the partnership, CAARY and Sensibill aim to assist Canadian businesses with tracking their spending and managing their finances. As stated in the announcement: “We’re pleased to share that… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global identity verification firm, reveals that it has teamed up with three wealth management companies in order to assist them with meeting compliance requirements and will be helping them with verifying their clients. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “Through the… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is currently one of the hottest sectors of Fintech. BNPL is a service that can be provided at the point of sale for a transaction and thus supplant traditional credit cards in regards to larger transactions. As credit cards tend… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Allied Properties REIT has launched a $500 million series of green bonds. They are being offered by Scotia Capital, BMO Nesbitt Burns and CIBC World Markets. The debentures are Allied’s second green bond issuance under its previously announced Green Financing Framework. “This second green bond… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 12:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain and cryptocurrency company DMG Blockchain Solutions has invested $2 million in Bosonic, a provider of critical infrastructure eliminating counterparty credit and settlement risk in digital asset markets. The move is designed to develop DMG’s Blockseer Core+ strategy by providing access to Bosonic’s institutional exchange… Read More