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F|T: The FinTech Times – Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: “it is your one chance to shape the regime.”

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Wealthsimple launches FinTech super app, combining startup’s financial products
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Wealthsimple first FinTech startup approved by Bank of Canada for direct settlement

The approval will give Wealthsimple direct access to Real-Time Rail. Wealthsimple has become the first non-bank or credit union to be approved by the…

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Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round
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Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round

FX HedgePool secures support from a pair of Canadian VCs. Two FinTech-focused Canadian venture capital (VC) firms have invested in American FinTech startup…

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Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale

Plus: Canadian tech companies continue to hire despite downturn. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…

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Bank of Canada
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Why Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow says FinTechs “need to be ready”

Plus: Crypto firm FTX gets warning from FDIC to stop ‘misleading’ consumers about deposit protection. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…

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Bank of Canada
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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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CIBC latest Big Six bank to partner with a FinTech on private open banking API
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CIBC latest Big Six bank to partner with a FinTech on private open banking API

CIBC pens data access agreement with Utah-based MX. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has entered a data access agreement with Utah-based FinTech…

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EQ Bank latest bank to join Flinks’ open banking environment

Another bank signs an open banking deal with a FinTech firm as Canada’s system is underway. EQ Bank has entered an agreement with Montréal-based…

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Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?

Last week, we promised you an epic budget breakdown for this week’s episode. Well, it turned out that #Budget2022 was surprisingly heavy on innovation…

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