FreshBooks appoints Wayne Jackson as CFO to support global expansion, M&A plans
Posted in General

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…

Continue Reading F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks boots CEO, FinTech leaders pressure Liberals on open banking
Canada flag
Posted in General

Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

Continue Reading Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume
WonderFi-owned Bitbuy acquires customers of fellow regulated Canadian crypto exchange Bitvo
Posted in General

WonderFi-owned Bitbuy acquires customers of fellow regulated Canadian crypto exchange Bitvo

The move comes a year after the collapse of Bitvo’s deal with would-be acquirer FTX. Bitbuy, a subsidiary of Toronto cryptocurrency company WonderFi, has…

Continue Reading WonderFi-owned Bitbuy acquires customers of fellow regulated Canadian crypto exchange Bitvo
FTX’s fall could have implications for more Canadian orgs than just Ontario Teachers’
Posted in General

FTX’s fall could have implications for more Canadian orgs than just Ontario Teachers’

Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy in US, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried steps down. FTX has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, and the…

Continue Reading FTX’s fall could have implications for more Canadian orgs than just Ontario Teachers’
michael katchen wealthsimple
Posted in General

F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple, Coinbase, WonderFi make staff cuts

Plus: Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…

Continue Reading F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple, Coinbase, WonderFi make staff cuts
cryptocurrency
Posted in General

FTX buys registered crypto trading platform Bitvo to expand into Canada

Bitvo is one of the few Canadian crypto companies registered as a restricted dealer. Internationally-known crypto trading platform FTX has entered a deal to…

Continue Reading FTX buys registered crypto trading platform Bitvo to expand into Canada