Tag: banking
Private open banking update: TD signs with Plaid, Xero signs with Flinks
Flinks, Xero aim to help businesses tap into bank feeds as TD, Plaid aim to ease app access. Montréal-based, National Bank-owned FinTech firm Flinks…
Woveo closes $2.3 million to expand community wallet platform for underserved banking customers
As cost of borrowing increases, Woveo wants to help non-prime customers save, build credit. Calgary-based FinTech startup Woveo has raised $2.3 million CAD in…
Synctera launches embedded banking platform in Canada
After getting its start in the United States, Toronto-based banking as a service (BaaS) platform Synctera has launched on its home turf. The platform…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Feds make new open banking promises to positive reception
Plus: Kraken in SEC’s sights as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao steps down, pleads guilty. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the…
Federal Fall Economic Statement promises to expand Payments Canada eligibility, introduce open banking legislation in 2024
Canada commits to “consumer-driven finance” and more powers for the Competition Bureau. While light on new funding for the country’s innovation economy, the federal…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks boots CEO, FinTech leaders pressure Liberals on open banking
Plus: WonderFi has now purchased assets from nearly half of Canada’s regulated crypto trading platforms. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…
FinTech leaders urge Liberals to enact much-delayed open banking rules
Open letter comes on the heels of Conservative bill pressuring federal action on open banking. A coalition of Canadian tech leaders have penned a…
Float launches new high-yield product geared toward Canadian SMBs
As other FinTech firms pull back from SMBs, Float aims to help them navigate inflation challenges. Toronto-based FinTech startup Float has launched a new…
Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war
Marc Andreessen’s manifesto is flawed. But it shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians. This week on the podcast, we discuss…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Is open banking in Canada dead?
Plus: How a Fintech reckoning Is rippling through a small bank in Washington. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…