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Stocks are stagnant, many still down from their 2022 highs. Cryptocurrencies have been down and up—but more down than up.
Consequently trading platforms are looking for other ways to add and engage customers. [Read more…] about Wealthsimple Enhances Cash Features Amid Stagnant Stock Market
Winnipeg’s Conquest Planning today announced a partnership with Wealthsimple, a platform that has built some of Canada’s leading digital financial products and that holds more than $18 billion in assets for over 3 million Canadians. [Read more…] about Conquest Planning Partners with Wealthsimple, Expanding Access to Personalized Financial Planning Tools
Wealthsimple is continuing to increase access to alternative assets for retail investors with its latest offering. [Read more…] about Wealthsimple Launches Private Credit Opportunity for Retail Investors
Raise your hand if you’ve ever thought, if only I’d gotten in on the ground floor of Airbnb, Instagram, or any of the scads of breakthrough tech startups.
Now lower your hand and give yourself a break, because even if you’d had a pile of cash to invest, you still probably wouldn’t have had any way to get in before those companies went public. [Read more…] about BMO Partners With Georgian to Launch New Tech Investing Fund For Clients
For years after Bitcoin’s initial release into the world, it remained a highly niche project.
After a decade of roller-coaster growth, however, Bitcoin’s cult-following has turned into a global mass and spurred an entire ecosystem: myriad alternate coins, blockchains, and related products, services, and ideas. [Read more…] about Off the Blockchain: Canada’s Crypto Craze Continues
I wear a fitness tracker, wield a tablet, and invest from my phone. Pretty standard stuff, right?
On the whole, I consider myself to be rarely at the forefront of cutting-edge technology. Very few things do I “early adopt.” I know this and I am okay with it. [Read more…] about With Awareness of Competition Low, Canadians Slow to Adopt Financial Technology
We are currently witnessing the unravelling of what will likely one day be a Netflix original film. [Read more…] about Two Critical Crypto Lessons to Remember in the Wake of the FTX Fiasco
Wealthsimple has launched crypto staking on its platform, claiming to be the first regulated crypto platform in Canada to do so. [Read more…] about Wealthsimple Becomes First Regulated Canadian Crypto Platform To Offer Staking
The past several years have been good to the global startup economy. 2021 set many records for startup financing in Canada.
The year included many sizeable fintech rounds, such as $61 million for Propel Holdings; $64 million for Neo Financial; $44 million for Properly; $72 million for Bench; and nearly $300 million for Fraction Technologies in Vancouver. [Read more…] about Five Fintech Firms Hiring Canadian Tech Talent Today
Wealthsimple has consolidated all of its financial technology products into one app, creating a digital-first alternative to Big Banks within a single interface. [Read more…] about Wealthsimple Unveils All-in-One Banking and Investing App for Canadians
