Tag: Canada
Toronto ranks fourth in leading FinTech centres
A new survey has found that Toronto ranks fourth in the world as a leading FinTech center with the sector disrupting at such a pace that it is often difficult to make sense of the developments in the industry. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Video banking moves beyond talking teller heads
Royal Bank of Canada is betting on video as the next step in customer relationship management with its small-business customers. Read more: www.americanbanker.com
Canada’s FinTech startups thrive as funding in US slows
Venture capital-backed investment in Canadian financial technology companies hit its highest level in almost two decades last year. Read more: www.venturebeat.com
VW to purchase PayByPhone for undisclosed sum
Volkswagen AG’s financing arm has acquired a Canadian mobile payments company PayByPhone. Read more: www.wsj.com
Why Hyperledger wants to be the ‘Linux of blockchain’
Blockchain technology offers many different benefits to enterprise developers but there’s no cross-industry open standard for how to develop it. Read more: www.itworldcanada.com
‘There’ll be many different blockchains’ – Equibit CEO
Bitcoinist caught up with Chris Horlacher, CEO of Equibit, a decentralized, peer-to-peer securities platform. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Symend picks up $1m for debt collection software
Debt collection software-maker Symend has raised $1m from angel investors in a seed funding round. The names of the participating angel backers remain undisclosed. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Canadian FinTech delegation announce new investments in UK
Three Canadian companies have announced new investments in the UK and have created around 150 jobs with more commitment to expand in the future. Read more: www.econotimes.com
Dream Payments swipes $1.5m for mobile card reader
Mobile payments platform for businesses Dream Payments has picked up $1.5m in a new round of funding led by Connecticut Innovations (CI). Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Zeninsurance picks up $1m for SME coverage
Commercial insurance startup Zeninsurance has closed it $1m seed round led by Ferst Capital Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com