Canada

March 6, 2019 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Klarna announced last week it has formed a new partnership with Canada-based instant financing provider, PayBright. Klarna and PayBright are reportedly joining forces to give Klarna’s 100,000 global retailers the ability to turn on a consumer finance solution for their Canadian shoppers… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wave, a Canada-based financial services and software for small businesses, announced on Wednesday it has acquired Every, a fintech company that provides business accounts and debit cards to small businesses. Wave reported that the acquisition advances its plans to integrate more financial products and services… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regtech iComply Investor Services says it will be releasing integrations for Hedera Hashgraph, a public, distributed ledger platform. iComply says its technology automates compliance requirements for both the traditional and decentralized financial markets in over 150 jurisdictions. iComply CEO Matthew Unger says that Hedera Hashgraph’s… Read More

March 2, 2019 @ 8:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA), the leading Fintech and crowdfunding advocacy group in Canada, has scheduled its annual event to take place this April in Toronto. The 5th Annual 2019 Fintech & Financing Conference, or FFCON19, will combine all aspects of… Read More

March 2, 2019 @ 7:42 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Owners of the Kraken cryptocurrency trading platform are offering a $100 ooo USD reward for information that may help recover $190 million USD in funds lost by the Canadian crypto platform QuadrigaCX. Quadriga CX fell apart in January following the untimely death of CEO Gerald… Read More

March 1, 2019 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has posted the new members of the regulator’s Fintech Advisory Committee (FAC). The FAC ostensibly advises the OSC on developments in the Fintech space while providing perspective on challenges facing emerging fintech firms. While there remains some overlap from last… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with Stratigis Capital Advisors Inc. (SCA), a Canadian investment boutique with extensive experience in managing Investment Funds. According to KoreConX, SCA is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager, Exempt Market Dealer, and… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Breathe Life, a Canada-based insurtech startup, has recently secured C$4.5 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Diagram Ventures with participation from Real Ventures. Founded in 2017, Breathe Life reports that its platform delivers a “modern customer-centric experience” with tools and… Read More

February 24, 2019 @ 2:31 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Lawyers for the Bank of Montreal consulting on the case of Quadriga CX, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange whose founder, Gerald Cotten, died in December –taking access to exchange’s funds with him– have told a court they are wary about handling funds in the case due… Read More

February 23, 2019 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, the Quebec Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), along with the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal issued “conservatory orders” against Crypto Technologies Inc. (DBA Make It Mine), and principles David Fortin-Dominguez and Samory Proulx-Oloko for “failures to comply with the Securities Act.” The order was the… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding has been legal in Canada for some time now but in Canada, securities are managed and regulated at the provincial level thus creating a bit of a regulatory mishmash which proves difficult and costly to firms. Issuers must be certain to manage any provincial… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinField, a Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new cryptocurrency exchange software licensing program. Founded in 2017, CoinField offers users a multi-layer and secure trading platform to trade digital assets such as bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, ripple, dash, and bitcoin cash. “CoinField is… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 8:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Thursday it has acquired global decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, StellarX. The acquisition of StellarX reportedly comes on the heels of Coinsquare’s December 2018 acquisition of BlockEQ, which will be rebranded to become the anchor wallet for the StellarX platform. According to Coinsquare, StellarX… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 10:40 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Ontario Securities Commission has stated that it is “looking in” problems at Quadriga CX after it was revealed last week that the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange has been put into credit protection following the December death of its founder, Gerald Cotten. Matters have been further… Read More

February 11, 2019 @ 1:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

There have been innumerable cryptocurrency exchange hacks and failures. A combination of poor security protocols and the lure of digital currency which can be easily laundered has engendered hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. The most recent debacle is the collapse of Canadian crypto… Read More

February 10, 2019 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meridian, a Canada-based credit union, announced last week the launch of its new digital platform, motusbank. According to Meridian, motusbank has already received the official go-ahead from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and will open for business this spring. Its description reads: “motusbank… Read More

February 8, 2019 @ 5:27 pm By Onki Kwan  |  

As I discussed in a previous article, in November 2018, the SEC staff  (the “Staff”) notified Kik Interactive Inc. and the Kin Foundation (collectively, “Kik”) that they would recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against Kik for violating registration requirements of the securities… Read More

February 8, 2019 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain trade association and advocacy group, the Chamber of Digital Commerce, recently partnered with the Blockchain Association of Canada (BAC). As part of the new relationship, the BAC has changed its name to the Chamber of Digital Commerce Canada. Tanya Woods, previously the executive director… Read More

February 8, 2019 @ 2:19 am By JD Alois  |  

In an open letter to Canadian securities regulators, leading investment crowdfunding platform FrontFundr pointed a finger at provincial regulators and their inability to foster a robust ecosystem for online capital formation for early-stage Canadian firms. Signed by Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, who is CEO of FrontFundr… Read More

February 7, 2019 @ 10:23 am By Cali Haan  |  

The hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where Canadian crypto exchange CEO Gerald Cotten spent his last hours has confirmed that he died there from a heart attack caused by complications from Crohn’s disease, Times of India reports. Cotten’s untimely death may also have devastating consequences for… Read More