James Rockwood is the Founder and CEO of CapIntel, a wealth-tech start-up that’s pushing the industry towards holistic wealth management while supporting financial advisors in their day-to-day workflow to deliver top-tier client service. [Read more…] about Q+A with CapIntel’s CEO James Rockwood on Holistic Wealth Management
Interviews
Q+A with Dealpath’s CEO Mike Sroka on Expanding Their Real Estate Platform in Canada
Last year big-name real estate investors lined up for a stake in Dealpath, a deal-flow management and analytics software startup. The already Blackstone-backed proptech raised USD $43 million in a Series C funding round led by Morgan Stanley. [Read more…] about Q+A with Dealpath’s CEO Mike Sroka on Expanding Their Real Estate Platform in Canada
Improving Process and Payments in Real Estate Transactions… and Beyond
Real estate is the single-largest purchase most Canadians will ever make.
But as money and data – and the secure transfer of both – becomes ever more digital, there is still much that is managed manually in the average real estate transaction. [Read more…] about Improving Process and Payments in Real Estate Transactions… and Beyond
Q+A with Tetra’s Steve Oliver on How Regulations Spur Innovative Compliance Solutions for Digital Assets
Stephen Oliver is the Chief Compliance Officer for Tetra Trust Company, a Calgary-based regulated digital assets custodian serving the Canadian market. Steve is also an instructor at the University of Calgary, where he lectures on corporate governance. [Read more…] about Q+A with Tetra’s Steve Oliver on How Regulations Spur Innovative Compliance Solutions for Digital Assets
Q+A with Hardbacon CEO Julien Brault On Innovation In Personal Finances
The Covid-19 pandemic changed a lot of things about the way we live including how consumers treat their personal finances. To help Canadians face the economic downturn back in 2020, Hardbacon was transformed into a free app, and quickly evolved to include planning and budgeting features, as well as financial product comparison tools. [Read more…] about Q+A with Hardbacon CEO Julien Brault On Innovation In Personal Finances
The Expensive Reality of Threat Actors in Fintech & How to Protect Against Them
Cyber crime has been affecting Canadian businesses, institutions, consumers, healthcare – even agriculture. While anti-virus security programs have existed since the 80s, we still haven’t managed to outpace threats with technology. [Read more…] about The Expensive Reality of Threat Actors in Fintech & How to Protect Against Them
Q+A with ClearScore’s Tassie Milne on Becoming a Leading Credit Marketplace in Canada
ClearScore is a leading credit marketplace which gives people free access to their credit score and report, helping them to understand and improve their financial situation. [Read more…] about Q+A with ClearScore’s Tassie Milne on Becoming a Leading Credit Marketplace in Canada
Q+A with Accelerate CEO on how Investors can Invest Safely in NFTs
Julian Klymochko is founder and CEO of Accelerate Financial Technologies, a fast growing alternative investment solution provider. The Calgary-based firm announced an NFT Fund for investors earlier this year and recently purchased several new “blue chip” NFTs. [Read more…] about Q+A with Accelerate CEO on how Investors can Invest Safely in NFTs
Q+A with Adyen’s Sander Meijers on the Future of Payments Technology in Canada
As the lines between on- and offline life continue to blur, the advantages of delivering a unified shopping experience have become evident to consumers and merchants alike. [Read more…] about Q+A with Adyen’s Sander Meijers on the Future of Payments Technology in Canada
Q+A With Intelliware President On Pioneering Agile to Power the Future of Financial Services
Online banking first became available in Canada in 1996 with BMO’s mbanx platform, and it took another 14 years for major banks to start releasing mobile apps for smartphones. With the emergence of fintech, the landscape in which we interact with financial services looks much different today. By 2021, Canada was home to approximately 700 fintech companies, and in 2017 alone, there were over 100 fintech startups founded in the country. [Read more…] about Q+A With Intelliware President On Pioneering Agile to Power the Future of Financial Services