EQ Bank has been named the top Schedule I bank in Canada for the second year in a row on the Forbes list of World’s Best Banks 2022. [Read more…] about EQ Bank Named Top Bank In Canada For Second Year In A Row
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Iceberg Finance Expands Financing Options With iFinance Canada Acquisition
Quebec’s Iceberg Finance has acquired Toronto’s iFinance Canada. [Read more…] about Iceberg Finance Expands Financing Options With iFinance Canada Acquisition
Purpose Investments Celebrates One Year of World’s First Ether ETF with New Crypto Hub
One year after launching the world’s first Ether spot ETF (TSX: ETHH), Purpose Investments today launched Purpose Crypto Corner, a new cryptocurrency hub on its website to help educate investors and advisors of all experience levels with digital assets. [Read more…] about Purpose Investments Celebrates One Year of World’s First Ether ETF with New Crypto Hub
Bloom Expands Home Equity Release Platform to British Columbia
Bloom Finance today announced the launch of its home equity release platform for 55+ homeowners across British Columbia.
The expansion into BC builds on Bloom’s successful launch in Ontario last year. [Read more…] about Bloom Expands Home Equity Release Platform to British Columbia
Canadian Crypto Consolidation Continues As WonderFi Acquires Coinberry
Just weeks after closing their acquisition of Bitbuy, Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi continues to consolidate Canadian licensed crypto platforms by acquiring Coinberry for $38.5 million. [Read more…] about Canadian Crypto Consolidation Continues As WonderFi Acquires Coinberry
Study Says SMBs Are Embracing The Metaverse And Cryptocurrency
A new study by Sage has found that finance officers within SMBs are increasingly embracing cryptocurrencies and the metaverse as digital payments technology forces an evolution. [Read more…] about Study Says SMBs Are Embracing The Metaverse And Cryptocurrency
MeetAmi Raises USD $29 Million To Help Wealth Management Firms Navigate Digital Assets
Vancouver fintech MeetAmi has closed a USD $29 million seed round from Private International Consulting (PIC), an independently operated multi-family-owned European investment office. [Read more…] about MeetAmi Raises USD $29 Million To Help Wealth Management Firms Navigate Digital Assets
Moves Supports Gig Workers With 5% Cash Back to Offset Surging Gas Prices
To offset the near doubling of prices year-over-year at the pump, Toronto fintech Moves has announced it is offering five percent cash back for all gas purchases. [Read more…] about Moves Supports Gig Workers With 5% Cash Back to Offset Surging Gas Prices
Crypto Custodian Tetra Trust Plucks New CEO From RBC
The migration of talent from traditional finance to the crypto industry continues with Tetra Trust nabbing Didier Lavallée from RBC for their CEO role.
Tetra is the first Qualified Custodian for cryptocurrency in Canada. Lavallée is joining the company from RBC’s custody practice where he was Head of Custody Product. [Read more…] about Crypto Custodian Tetra Trust Plucks New CEO From RBC
Uplinq Raises $3.5 Million For Global Credit Assessment Platform
Toronto’s Uplinq has secured a USD $3.5 million pre-seed funding round led by N49P and Surface Ventures alongside a veritable ‘who’s who’ list of leading individual Fintech investors. [Read more…] about Uplinq Raises $3.5 Million For Global Credit Assessment Platform