Fintech

Chief financial officers face significant technology challenges as they struggle to make financial reporting more accurate and efficient, according to a report from EY...

Now the Royal Canadian Mint is on the blockchain, thanks to Goldmoney

Eric Emin Wood - December 21, 2016

Toronto fintech startup Goldmoney Inc. (formerly BitGold), which essentially uses blockchain technology to power a bitcoin-like exchange service based on physical gold, has added...

North America’s first fintech chatbot is Canadian

Eric Emin Wood - October 20, 2016

Meet "Lucky" - an AI-powered virtual banking assistant developed by Vancouver-based Finn.ai that provides customers with 24/7 support through Facebook Messenger.

League adds business insurance to digital health platform

Brian Jackson - October 12, 2016

A Toronto-based startup that began as a digital gateway between people and various healthcare providers is now offering insurance plans to businesses, the company...

How Kabbage knows if it can lend you $100,000 in just seven minutes

Brian Jackson - August 29, 2016

If you're running a small business and are in need of capital, spending as little as seven minutes of your time for up to...

How RateHub secured nearly $500K in support from the federal government

Eric Emin Wood - August 9, 2016

In six short years the number of offices owned by Toronto-based fintech startup RateHub.ca has quadrupled, its employee numbers have increased more than 15...

Financial players weigh risks of digital relationships in Canada’s consent-based compliance regime

Brian Jackson - July 19, 2016

How is it that you can ever truly know someone? That's the question that various members of the financial sector asked today at a roundtable...

Is this the financial industry’s ‘Uber moment?’

Gary Hilson - June 14, 2016

With the coming of Apple Pay to Canada, it appears that financial industry disruption is about to get underway. But how will it look different than what's happened in other industries?

BitGold’s Business Accounts lets merchants get paid in gold

Brian Jackson - April 6, 2016

Toronto-based BitGold Inc. launched its Business Accounts and merchants processing service today at the Money 20/20 Europe conference in Copenhagen. The service gives ecommerce merchants...

Canadian banks and fintech startups more collaborative than combative, for now at least

Christine Wong - April 5, 2016

The showdown between Canada’s big banks and fintech startups may feature more co-existence and cooperation than competitive combat, judging by a panel discussion held...

Canadian banks work with (not against) FinTech startups to bring innovation to the industry: Report

David Hamilton - March 11, 2016

Banking tends to have a reputation for adopting new technologies slowly and cautiously, but an emerging breed of financial technology or “FinTech” companies are...

Toronto startup BitGold powers new digital payments platform with real gold

Brian Jackson - March 8, 2016

A Toronto-based startup is planning to launch a new payment method that enables the direct buying and selling of physical gold and will appeal...

Fintech “Thinkubator” launched by Tangerine and Ryerson University

Eric Emin Wood - February 24, 2016

Toronto-based Tangerine Bank has taken a lead role in the development of Ryerson University's newest digital innovation space, the "Thinkubator," which the two organizations...

TD updates self-directed investing platform in response to user demand

Eric Emin Wood - January 14, 2016

For much of the past decade, the biggest Canadian names in self-directed investing have included online brokerages and startups like Wealthsimple and Questrade. But...

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