Tagged: vancouver

Global Fintech Remitly Establishes Business Operations in Greater Vancouver Area

Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY) is pleased to announce the opening of their first Greater Vancouver area office in New Westminster, nestled along the picturesque Fraser River. According to Remit, this new location marks “a significant milestone in our growth journey as we expand our corporate footprint… Read More

Secondary Market for Private Securities Hiive Closes on Venture Funding

Hiive, a secondary market for private securities, has raised venture funding, setting a post-money valuation of $77 million on the Canadian startup. The company reportedly raised USD $4.2 million in a SAFE. Hiive was founded in 2021. Hive stated: “We are pleased to announce that… Read More

PwC Hong Kong Signs Agreement with Metaverse Dev TerraZero Technologies

PwC Hong Kong announces the signing of a collaboration agreement with TerraZero Technologies, Inc. With offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles, TerraZero brings together specialists and entrepreneurs “from blockchain, web3, design, programming, entertainment, marketing and finance backgrounds.” PwC and TerraZero are “devising a go-to-market strategy… Read More

Digital Identity Verification Can be Improved by Adopting Consumer-Centric, Layered Approach: Trulioo Report

A new industry report, published by Trulioo, the global identity verification firm, and One World Identity, looks at the “nuances” of digital identity verification. As noted in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider: “In particular, it explores how adopting a consumer-centric and layered approach to… Read More

Canada’s Trulioo, a Global Digital Identity and Business Verification Provider, Secures $394M via Series D

Canada’s Trulioo, a global identity and business verification solution provider, recently revealed that it has finalized a $394 million Series D round at a $1.75 billion valuation. Trulioo‘s latest investment round was led by TCV, an established growth equity company, along with contributions from existing… Read More

Legal Analysis: NFT Lawsuit Alleges Sale of NBA Top Shot Moments by Dapper Labs Violates Securities Laws

A newly filed lawsuit alleges that the sale of NBA Top Shot “Moments” is in violation of the federal Securities Act of 1933, which is a law that aims to ensure investor protection when acquiring publicly-traded securities. Michael McCann and Jacob Feldman from Sportico note… Read More

Vancouver Fintech Beanworks Set for $105M Acquisition by French Enterprise Services Company Quadient SA ADR

Vancouver-based Fintech firm Beanworks will reportedly be acquired for $105 million. As reported by BIV, Beanworks is considered a high-growth tech firm and its acquisition deal is estimated at over $100 million. French enterprise services company Quadient SA ADR stated on Monday (March 22, 2021)… Read More

Enterprise Blockchain Platform for Real Estate, Ubitquity, Is Partnering LavaTrust to Streamline Closing Operations

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

BIGG Digital Assets to Acquire Additional Bitcoin (BTC) Using its Free Cash Flows from Business Operations

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

NBA’s Lebron James Slam Dunk Highlight, Captured via NFTs, Sells for Over $71K, as NBA Top Shots Creator Dapper Labs to Acquire More Funding

Dapper Labs, which is the company behind highly-popular digital collectibles like NBA Top Shots and CryptoKitties, has finalized an initial tranche of bridge financing. Dapper Labs confirmed that it plans to secure as much as $50 million in capital. Last year,  Dapper Labs had acquired… Read More

Fintech Firms Launch Operations without Understanding Complex Regulatory Requirements, and Fail to Meet Compliance Standards, Industry Exec Explains

Matthew Unger, CEO at Vancouver, Canada-based iComply Investor Services Inc, a global compliance platform for digital finance, reveals that updated regulations for strong client authentication and transaction monitoring now require Fintech companies to manage many complex tools. He points out in an Op-Ed on Finance… Read More

Mastercard Announces New Global Intelligence & Cyber Center in Vancouver

Mastercard announced on Thursday its new Intelligence and Cyber Center. The center, which is located in Vancouver, Canada. is expected to expand the multinational financial services giant’s Canadian presence by creating and maintaining a total of 380 jobs, and accelerate innovation in digital and cybersecurity,… Read More

Report: Third Vancouver Crypto Exchange Investigated by BC Securities Regulators

Another Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange, ezBTC, is being investigated by the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) after the regulator received complaints from customers claiming they cannot access funds stored on the platform, The Tyee reports. The investigation was confirmed in an exclusive statement from the BCSC to… Read More

Women in Fintech: Digital Finance Conference Set for Vancouver to Discuss Financial Inclusion, Innovation and Transparency

Financial technology is going to revolutionize the banking industry,” Lawyer Christine Duhaime told the Georgia Straight over coffee in downtown Vancouver. “It’s really important to encourage women to be involved in tech, and then fintech especially—we’re 50 percent of the equation—so that we’re not left out at the… Read More

Supporters Launch GoFundMe Crowdfunding Campaign To Raise Funds For Kinder Morgan Protesters’ Legal Defense; Raises Nearly $19,000 in One Day

Ready to help protestors take on the famous pipeline expert, Kinder Morgan, a group known as Land Defenders has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $40,000 for their legal defense team after the company served them with a $5.6 million dollar lawsuit. According to the Vancouver… Read More

Healthy Crowdfunder Corp, Canadian Platform for Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Health, Launches on AngelList

Building on $861K of previous funding, Healthy Crowdfunder Corp seeks to raise and additional $1,000,000 in its current crowdfunding round on AngelList.   The Vancouver-based Healthy Crowdfunder technology platform launched in 2012 seeking to match the financing needs of health ventures and the investment criteria… Read More

Sanctions Against Iran Force Indiegogo To Halt Campaign For British Columbia Woman

A woman from Vancouver, British Columbia recently took to Indiegogo to raise funds for a trip to Iran. Alaleh Sahabi was able to reconnect with her mother through Facebook and wanted to fly back to Iran to see her for the first time in over 20… Read More

GROW2013: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS

We created the GROW conference to help entrepreneurs build the next billion dollar company. GROW is about the future of innovation, growth and entrepreneurship. It is a curated environment that brings together technology pioneers, founders, executives, influencers and investors who are passionate about identifying problems worth… Read More

Indiegogo City Session: Vancouver – August 13th

Vancouver’s City Session will have food, drinks, great company and of course…crowdfunding! Indiegogo’s Principal and Evangelist Adam Chapnick will address the crowd with helpful practices based on year’s of Indiegogo’s data — and local crowdfunders will share their tips and tricks for running a successful… Read More

Equity crowdfunding by unaccredited investors is legal in exactly one place in North America

Almost a year after President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, crowdfunding for equity is still not legal … at least for the 99 percent of people that are not accredited investors. But there is at least one place in North America where crowdfunding… Read More

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