It’s fair to say 2023 was an improvement on 2022. The pandemic recovery dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens.
Not surprisingly, Fintech.ca had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2023. [Read more…] about Fintech.ca’s Most Read Stories of 2023
Financial technology is about improving upon traditional ways of doing finance: Rendering paperwork digital, converting the manual into the automated, and lowering barriers to access alternative investment and loan options. [Read more…] about Canadian Fintech Firms Partner Up for Growth and Success
We started the year 2023 in something like a state of chaos: Tech was in the middle of layoffs, remote work was in a tug-of-war with a return to physical offices, and generative artificial intelligence was just beginning its all-permeating takeover of newspaper headlines and humanity’s imagination. [Read more…] about Three Trends Impacting the Trajectory of Canadian Fintech in 2024
Toronto-born Coinsquare announced this month that has partnered with Vancouver’s MeetAmi Innovations on an educational content development and distribution agreement that they claim will benefit licensed wealth advisors in Canada. [Read more…] about MeetAmi and Coinsquare to Equip Canadian Advisors with Fintech Literacy
A 2022 Calgary Fintech Award winner has raised more capital as it seeks to expand its offerings in Canada.
Woveo, a startup based in Calgary, believes that community savings and lending practices are the keys to breaking the cycle of underrepresentation of new immigrants in the Canadian financial system. [Read more…] about Canadian Fintech Targets Underbanked Communities with New Capital
Earlier this year, California-based Synctera has raised capital to power expansion North of the border.
The Silicon Valley banking-a-a-service startup announced a $15 million strategic investment led by NAventures, the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada, in March. [Read more…] about Silicon Valley Fintech Excited About Potential North of the Border
Xero, the global small business platform, today announced it is partnering with Montreal’s Flinks to give small businesses in Canada and the United States secure access to more than 20 direct bank connections and high quality transaction data. [Read more…] about Xero Partners with Flinks to Revolutionize Banking Data Access for Small Businesses
A Winnipeg-born innovator of e-commerce this week unveiled a dynamic payment feature for its checkout-enhancing technology.
Manitoba’s Bold Commerce today announced the launch of the new feature for Bold Checkout, enabling brands to offer a wider array of payment options while managing that complexity. [Read more…] about ‘Payment Booster’ Tech Encourages Consumption with Curated Commerce
Worldwide, more than one billion people buy, sell, and trade on Facebook Marketplace every month.
It’s a wildly popular platform, but fraud runs rampant, with one in six consumers reporting being the victim of a Marketplace scam. [Read more…] about Confirm Wants to Help Canadians Trust Online Marketplaces Again
Earlier this year Toronto’s Plooto, a leading payment automation solution for small-to-midsize businesses, was named a 2023 winner of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Canada and Deloitte Fast 500 North America awards. [Read more…] about Plooto Bolsters Executive Team With Seasoned Fintech Leaders From PayPal and Xero
