After a record-breaking year in 2021, investment in Canadian fintech dropped by more than 50 per cent in the first six months of 2022, mirroring a broader decline in the technology sector. [Read more…] about Investment in Canadian Fintech Drops To Just Under $1 Billion In First Half Of 2022
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Digital Custodian Balance Launches Yield for Third-Party Staking with Full Ownership
Canada’s largest asset custodian this week unveiled a turnkey solution enabling clients to participate in yield generation workflows—such as staking, delegating, and pledging assets—through third-party partners of their choice. [Read more…] about Digital Custodian Balance Launches Yield for Third-Party Staking with Full Ownership
Swoop Leverages ForwardAI’s Financial Technology to Modernize Underwriting
A Vancouver-based fintech startup providing aggregated access to accounting and business data recently announced a partnership with New York’s Swoop Funding, a business platform to discover funding solutions across loans, equity, and grants. [Read more…] about Swoop Leverages ForwardAI’s Financial Technology to Modernize Underwriting
Montreal Fintech Startup Hardbacon Joins Canadian Lenders Association
A Montreal-based fintech startup announced recently that it has joined the Canadian Lenders Association, a national non-profit organization representing innovative lenders across the country. [Read more…] about Montreal Fintech Startup Hardbacon Joins Canadian Lenders Association
Vancouver Insurtech Startup APOLLO Earns Runner-Up in Cutthroat Competition
One thing technology does great is turn our dirty, complicated tasks into clean, efficient processes.
Take for example the business of insurance: in an era of paper stacks and calculators, one can imagine a nightmarish field. However, modern financial technology startups such as Apollo modernize the insurance process thoroughly, leaving nary a hint of the ways of old. [Read more…] about Vancouver Insurtech Startup APOLLO Earns Runner-Up in Cutthroat Competition
Afrifursa Fintech Summit To Bridge Canadian And African Ecosystems
The Afrifursa Fintech Summit is a unique opportunity to connect the Canadian and African fintech ecosystems and engage in social impact partnerships. [Read more…] about Afrifursa Fintech Summit To Bridge Canadian And African Ecosystems
WonderFi Acquires Blockchain Foundry to Advance Position as Canada’s Crypto Leader
Toronto’s Blockchain Foundry, which recently launched crypto-based learn-to-earn platform Metacademy, has been acquired by the recently public WonderFi Technologies, a Vancouver-based financial technology startup operating primarily in the crypto space. [Read more…] about WonderFi Acquires Blockchain Foundry to Advance Position as Canada’s Crypto Leader
Two Dozen Canadian Fintechs You Can’t Afford to Ignore
This summer, Canadian-based financial technology companies have been competing for Western Canada’s first major Fintech Award. [Read more…] about Two Dozen Canadian Fintechs You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Calgary’s Consumer Genius Expands FinTech Portfolio with More Online Services
A recent study shows the average Canadian household debt remains near record high levels with the average Canadian owing close to $1.78 for every dollar earned, which is why Calgary-based financial technology startup Consumer Genius launched Juggling Debt earlier this year. [Read more…] about Calgary’s Consumer Genius Expands FinTech Portfolio with More Online Services
Walmart Creates Opportunity for Canadian E-Commerce to Expand Stateside
Walmart is offering Canadian companies a straightforward approach to expanding stateside.
The retail giant announced that it is recruiting Canada-based sellers to join its flagship U.S. Marketplace, which serves a growing base of more than 120 million online shoppers each month. [Read more…] about Walmart Creates Opportunity for Canadian E-Commerce to Expand Stateside