According to a recent report from Statista research, the total value of investments into fintech companies worldwide increased drastically between 2010 and 2019, when it reached 216.8 billion U.S. dollars. [Read more…] about Q+A with Information Venture Partners’ Co-founder on the Top Challenges for Enterprise B2B Fintech Startups
Interviews
Q+A with HIVE CEO Aydin Kilic on the Transition from Mining ETH to Exploring AI
Ethereum’s Merge was the joining of the original execution layer of Ethereum, the Mainnet that has existed since genesis, with its new proof-of-stake consensus layer, the Beacon Chain. [Read more…] about Q+A with HIVE CEO Aydin Kilic on the Transition from Mining ETH to Exploring AI
SHARE: Revolutionizing Real Estate Investment with Digital Solutions and US Single-Family Homes
Founded in 2021 by Andrew Kim, Carmen Da Silva and Dmitri Bourchtein, SHARE is a real estate technology company that specializes in sourcing high return US single-family rental homes and then professionally renovating, tenanting, and managing them on behalf of investors. [Read more…] about SHARE: Revolutionizing Real Estate Investment with Digital Solutions and US Single-Family Homes
Q+A with Fintel Connect Founder Nicky Senyard on Banking as a Service
Banking as a Service (BaaS) is a business model that allows banks to offer white labelled banking processes to fintechs and other corporations through the bank’s secure and regulated infrastructure. [Read more…] about Q+A with Fintel Connect Founder Nicky Senyard on Banking as a Service
Q+A with Doormat CEO Robert Saunders on the Need for Technology in the Real Estate Industry
Did you know that in most parts of Canada a real estate lawyer is necessary to process a housing-related transaction?
The conventional methods of buying and selling property often prove intricate and overwhelming, and that includes the tedious legal process. And yet, the legal stage of the home buying and selling process has been untapped. Until now. [Read more…] about Q+A with Doormat CEO Robert Saunders on the Need for Technology in the Real Estate Industry
Q+A with Financeit’s Michael Garrity on the Future of Open Banking in Canada
Open banking is a financial services trend that enables third-party providers (TPPs) to access and use financial data from customers with their consent. This is achieved by utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow secure data exchange between financial institutions and TPPs. [Read more…] about Q+A with Financeit’s Michael Garrity on the Future of Open Banking in Canada
The Rise of FinFluencers and Why Banks Need to Jump Onto This Bandwagon
In 2002 Nicky Senyard founded Income Access, an affiliate marketing company with over 22,000 affiliates in the regulated gaming industry, and sold the business fourteen years later to Paysafe for USD $30 million. [Read more…] about The Rise of FinFluencers and Why Banks Need to Jump Onto This Bandwagon
Q+A with Chris Ford, President of Intelliware, on How Fintechs Can Navigate An Open Banking Utility
Open banking – a system that empowers consumers to share their financial data with third-party service providers via their financial institutions – is quickly coming to Canada. [Read more…] about Q+A with Chris Ford, President of Intelliware, on How Fintechs Can Navigate An Open Banking Utility
Q+A with Fraud Prevention and Strategy Director at Interac, Rachel Jolicoeur on Tips to Steer Clear of Fraud
Rachel Jolicoeur has more than 20 years of experience in the payments industry, specializing in fraud management and money movement services. [Read more…] about Q+A with Fraud Prevention and Strategy Director at Interac, Rachel Jolicoeur on Tips to Steer Clear of Fraud
How Canadians Can Celebrate And Support Women Business Owners Today, And Every Day
Women entrepreneurs are bold and resilient, with a growing presence in the Canadian small business community. In fact, our recent survey shows that 37 per cent of self-employed entrepreneurs and 16 per cent of small medium enterprises are women-owned in Canada. [Read more…] about How Canadians Can Celebrate And Support Women Business Owners Today, And Every Day