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Seven Canadian tech founders dish about their journey running a startup

Get to know the founders of Cohere, Neo Financial, and more. The first half of 2023 has been tough for entrepreneurs. Inflation has kept…

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Neo Financial launches secured credit card to help Canadians build credit
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Neo Financial goes all-in on embedded finance with new suite of credit cards

The FinTech startup is partnering with Tim Hortons, Cathay Pacific to offer rewards. Neo Financial, the Calgary and Winnipeg-based FinTech startup, has been…

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Neo Financial launches secured credit card to help Canadians build credit
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Neo Financial launches secured credit card to help Canadians build credit

The product launch comes as Neo navigates a tough consumer-banking market. Neo Financial has launched a secured credit card designed to help Canadians build…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Super and Neo evolve, Pillar and Billi shut down

Plus: Revolut’s valuation troubles signal a stormy horizon for less-profitable neobanks. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news…

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/30/23)

Plus: OneEleven reborn, Neo Financial embedded, Pillar & Billi ended. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: FinTechs “need to be ready” for upcoming retail payments regulations

Morrow expects the Bank will begin registering payments service providers in 2024. Canada’s payments sector has evolved rapidly in recent years. Of the nearly…

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Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province

Company applications for the sandbox could start as soon as July 1. The Alberta government is proposing a regulatory sandbox for financial services and…

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With new investment product, is Neo Financial’s biggest competition now Wealthsimple and Questrade, or the big banks?

The Prairie FinTech has teamed up with fellow Calgary startup OneVest for Neo Invest. What if the future of banking wasn’t a bank? The…

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