Manzil looks to expand Halal financial services platform with $2.44 million CAD, acquisition of Muslim Will
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Can FinTech help Canadian Muslims with financial access?

Culture, compliance, and regulatory roadblocks are leaving Canadian Muslims underbanked. Apologies for the brevity this week, I’m drafting this on a plane ride back…

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ZayZoon
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ZayZoon raises $25.5 million to expand its earned wage access business across the US

ZayZoon’s earned wage access model never caught on in Canada, but took off south of the border. Earned wage access startup ZayZoon plans to…

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Bobbie Racette, CEO, Virtual Gurus, 2022
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Solving the lack of access to capital for Indigenous entrepreneurs

Along with my co-host Rob Kenedi, I’m in Montréal for Startupfest. As such, we’re re-airing one our past episodes while Rob and I… network….

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Dot Mind Unlocked Collision PITCH winner
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Startups providing abortion access seeking funding

Plus: DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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