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TagHere’s the 8 startups joining Holt fintech accelerator’s new cohort
Eight startups will join Holt fintech accelerator’s 2019 cohort today, billed as “Canada’s only business accelerator
devoted exclusively ..
Goldman Sachs-backed fintech company Nuvei completes mammoth acquisition of Israeli competitor
Montreal-based payment processing company Nuvei - formerly known as Pivotal Payments - has completed its acquisition of Israeli competitor..
Fintech app Hardbacon raises $800,000
Julien Brault’s Hardbacon app has raised $800,000 in funding through the use of the FrontFundr Equity Crowdfunding Portal. This amount inc..
Desjardins Launches $45 million FinTech Fund
This week Desjardins announced a new $45 million FinTech investment fund to support businesses that use an innovative approach to solving ..
Hardbacon strikes partnership to boost Desjardins’ online brokerage capabilities
Former Les Affaires reporter Julien Brault’s startup picked up a major client Thursday when Desjardins Group announced it partnered with t..
US online lending power Upgrade to open Montreal office, hiring 75
San Francisco-based online lending company Upgrade will open a new development centre in Montréal. The company expects to hire 75 people w..
Montreal Fintech Startup Flinks Raises $1.75M Seed Round
Newly Established Fintech Fund Luge Capital Making its First Investment
More good news for Montreal’s startup ecosystem today as fintec..
Banque Nationale, Mobeewave team up to launch EasyPay solution
Banque Nationale clients will now get the chance to use a new mobile point-of-sale feature created through a partnership with the bank and..
NorthOne raises seed round for mobile digital-only banking platform
Montreal fintech startup NorthOne has closed a $2 million seed round from investors Peter Graham, Tom Williams and Ferst Capital Partners…
La Caisse and Desjardins Group launch $75 million fintech fund
A big announcement has already been made at the Canadian Fintech Forum happening in Montreal right now and it’s barely even started.
La..
Hardbacon to offer ‘the best goddamn investment course ever’
Julien Brault and his team at Hardbacon are set to offer a “yawn-free,” guaranteed money-back financial literacy course. They say it will ..
Payment Rails hires VP Engineering from Silicon Valley
Payment Rails has expanded with the addition of David Koblas as their new VP Engineering.
The Montreal-based cloud technology platform ..
Desmarais scion to spearhead new Canadian fintech venture capital fund
Paul Desmarais III, of the powerful Quebec Desmarais family, will serve as the chairman of Diagram, a newly formed Canadian fintech ventur..
Canadian fintechs stronger than ever, investments near record
Venture capital investment in Canadian financial technology (fintech) companies hit its highest level in almost two decades last year, eve..
Meet the 11 startups at FCP changing the way we use money
At Ferst Capital Partner‘s (FCP) lovely St. Henri space, nearly a dozen startups are working away to change the way Canadians use thei..