Canada

March 11, 2021 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has provided guidance on disclosure provided by issuers of crypto assets. The CSA is a group that represents provincial securities regulators. In Canada, there is no federal agency overseeing the securities sector. According to the CSA, in Canada, most crypto-asset… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. tech platform CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) announced on Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Flexiti Financial. Inc., a Canadian point-of-sale (POS) / buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider. According to Curo, the transaction included cash at closing of $86 million and contingent consideration… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

FrontFundr, a private markets investment platform in Canada, and The51, a “Financial Feminist platform” that seeks to foster access to capital for women-led businesses, have launched a new pilot program where early-stage companies will be featured on both platforms. The two organizations hope to address… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thomvest is a VC firm that is heavy into Fintech with investments in firms like SoFi and Figure or Kabbage and Creditjusto. Several investments (IE Kabbage and SoFi) have been successfully exited, while others remain portfolio companies. Overall, Thomvest touts 9 investments in unicorns and… Read More

March 6, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nick Catino, who is responsible for Policy, Campaigns, and Regulatory Strategy at Wise (formerly TransferWise), notes that payments are the part of finance that consumers experience “most on a day-to-day basis.” Catino also mentioned that there are certain important initiatives that will help “ensure the… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KOHO, a Canada-based challenger bank that offers Canadians an alternative to traditional banking, announced on Friday the launch of its first no-fee savings account, KOHO Save. Koho reported that the new product, which is now available in the KOHO app, offers a highly competitive 1.2% interest… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The North American Purpose Bitcoin ETF, which was introduced last month, has reportedly seen huge demand, as over $165 million in trading volume was recorded (as of February 19, 2021). The new ETF is the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America. It now… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinRise, a trading and investment firm, announced on Wednesday that following its Bitcoin ETFs trade developments, it is planning to expand its services in Canada. Coinrise describes itself as a premium online trading platform that offers professional services for a wide variety of online traders…. Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has become a crypto fan. During a discussion on CNBC today,  O’Leary said he was allocating a portion of his portfolio, reported to be around 3%, into Bitcoin. In the past, O’Leary has been less than complimentary of crypto in… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The research team at McGill is reportedly collaborating on the potential design for the new Bank of Canada digital currency. Professors Katrin Tinn and Christophe Dubach have jointly proposed a new design for a “cash-like” central bank digital currency or CBDC which will aim to… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

TD Bank will shutter 82 branches as it seeks to reduce physical locations and cut costs as the transition to digital banking forges ahead. Yesterday, TD announced financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2021. TD reported earnings of CDN $3.3 billion, up… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pulse of Fintech H2’20, a bi-annual report on international Fintech investment developments released by KPMG, notes that global Fintech funding across mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) stood at $105 billion across 2,861 different deals in 2020. This was reportedly the third-highest… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flybits, a Canada-based digital experience platform for financial services, recently announced the launch of its privacy-first guided opt-in experience.  Flybits reported that the experience was designed with the consumer in mind and aims to create valuable digital experiences by allowing individuals to control their personal… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

SIX, the operator of the Swiss and Spanish Stock Exchanges, has taken a majority stake in Canadian AI platform Orenda Software Solutions. SIX states the acquisition is a step is part of its strategy to help its customers drive more insights with data and analytics… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubitquity LLC, an enterprise-grade blockchain-enabled platform for real estate and title recordkeeping, is teaming up with LavaTrust Consultancy in order to gain key insights into the US real estate closing sector. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, LavaTrust Consultancy aims to bring its industry expertise and… Read More

February 20, 2021 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zac Prince, CEO and Co-founder at BlockFi, a fast-growing digital assets platform, notes that with just two weeks in, the company’s Bitcoin trust is just ”a pinch” under the $100 million mark (in total BTC holdings). 2 weeks in, BlockFi’s Bitcoin trust is just a… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As digital assets investing continues to become more widely adopted by institutional clients, Canada is introducing its second cryptocurrency exchange-traded-fund (ETF). The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has reportedly approved the second Bitcoin ETF from Evolve Funds, which has come only a few days after the… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian banking group Scotiabank announced earlier this week the launch ofC.MEE, which is described as a new technology that uses big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable even better customer experiences (CX) with the bank’s platform.  According to Scotiabank, C.MEE uses the banking… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) a Canada-based digital payments and financial technology company, announced on Thursday its wholly owned subsidiary, Carta Worldwide, a modern card issuing platform, is expanding into the U.S. As previously reported, Carta is described as a modern open-API issuer platform… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG; OTCQB: BBKCF; WKN: A2PS9W), which is the owner of Netcoins (Netcoins.ca), the online digital currency brokerage that makes it convenient for Canadians to purchase, sell, and learn about cryptos, and the owner of Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a developer… Read More