Tagged: canada

February 1, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. tech platform CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) announced on Monday it is set to acquire Canada-based point-of-sale financing and payment tech provider Flexiti. CURO reported that under the terms of the agreement, it will acquire Flexiti for cash at closing of $85 million. The… Read More

January 31, 2021 @ 9:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Foxquilt, a Canada-based insurtech startup, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with Digital Partners, a Munich Re company. Foxquilt reported that through the collaboration it will operate as a full-service insurance provider and co-creator of new, end-to-end insurance products and programs… Read More

January 31, 2021 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey performed by UK-based TransferWise, a leading online money transfer service, has provided insights on how the Coronavirus crisis has impacted consumer behavior, particularly how remittance payments are handled by individuals residing in Malaysia. The survey revealed that approximately 50% of people in Malaysia… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Canadian marketplace lending platform LendingArch announced on Wednesday it has further expanded into the U.S. by expanding its Consumer Debt Division Nationwide throughout all 50 states. According to LendingArch, the LendingArch Consumer Debt Division is focused on helping Americans lower or eliminate their… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paystone, a payments and integrated software company, announces it secured $69 million in strategic financing from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF) and the National Bank of Canada. Founded in 2009, Paystone claims to be a leading payment and software company redefining the way merchants… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 10:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Thursday ended 2020 with more than 1.1 million members, placing it among the largest fintech companies in Canada by total members. Founded in 2003, Mogo describes itself as a digital challenger to the banks in Canada,… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) announced on Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wells Fargo’s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business. TD reported that the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business is expected to add scale and capabilities to its… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canadian banking group Scotiabank has noted that its strategic investments in machine learning (ML) technologies are beginning to pay off during the Coronavirus crisis, allowing it to effectively serve clients as they try to cope with these uncertain and challenging times. Analysts at the bank’s… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitfarms, a Canada-based crypto mining firm, announced on Thursday it has closed its previously announced private placement of equity securities. According to Bitfarms, the Offering was for gross proceeds of approximately CAD$20 million and consisted of the sale of 8,888,889 common shares, along with… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

   InsuraGuest Technologies, Inc. (TSXV: ISGI), a Canada-based insurtech, announced on Wednesday that through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary InsuraGuest, Inc. (ISG)  it has expanded the reach of its insurtech platform to fully integrate with 82 different property management systems through the Company’s proprietary API, which… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, recently announced it has issued its restricted share unit (RSU) plan, pursuant to which the Company may grant options and RSUs to attract, motivate and retain directors, officers, employees, and consultants…. Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NexTech AR Solutions (OTCQB: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29), a Canada-based provider of virtual and augmented reality (AR) experience technologies and services for eCommerce, education, conferences and events, announced on Tuesday it plans to make an initial investment of $2million in Bitcoin and may add… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) recently announced it has a five-year extension to its partnership with Canada Post. The renewal, which runs through December 2025, allows MoneyGram customers to continue to transfer money and pay bills at over 5,000 Canada Post locations throughout… Read More

December 24, 2020 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced earlier this week it is establishing operations in Canada for the first time. The Canadian expansion is notably part of Coinbase’s international expansion efforts and allows it to begin hiring from the “talented pool” of technology and finance professionals in… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based tech giant IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has acquired Expertus Technologies Inc., a Canadian Fintech company that assists clients with processing over $50 billion in transactions per day. IBM bought the company so that it could enhance its electronic-payments capabilities. Expertus has now been added… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Neo Financial announced on Wednesday it raised $50 million between its Series A investment and debt financing. The funding round was led by Valar Ventures with participation from Tobi Lutke, the CEO and founder of Shopify; Golden Ventures; Inovia Capital; Thomvest; Afore… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Monday its latest update on the launch of its Vert Visa credit card. As previously reported, the Vert program uses an intuitive mobile app to collect customer data and within… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it received conditional approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for the issuance and listing of up to an additional 10 million common shares in connection with the previously announced acquisition of Carta Solutions Holding Corporation…. Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian banking group Scotiabank announced on Wednesday it is offering real-time payments for all business banking customers using flexible routing options like an account number or email address, using Interac e-Transfer for Business. According to Scotiabank, transactions are processed in real-time, with confirmation of… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Tuesday it has completed its 2.0 Fintech Platform after a year of development. According to XTM,  the enhanced platform and mobile app have every feature you would expect in a neo… Read More