Leav secures $2.3 million in seed funding for its mobile self-checkout solution
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R|T: The Retail Times – Etsy and Bolt make cuts as revenue growth dips

Plus: Leav closes seed round for mobile self-checkout. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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As crypto crashes, WonderFi closes deal to acquire another regulated crypto trading platform in Coinberry
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Apple cuts Goldman’s card, Coinbase praises Canadian crypto regulation

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R|T: The Retail Times – WeWork cuts Canadian locations, Shein IPO targets $90B valuation
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R|T: The Retail Times – WeWork cuts Canadian locations, Shein IPO targets $90B valuation

Plus: Inside Indigo’s plan to return to profitability. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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Faire cuts 250 employees in its second layoff round in last year
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Faire cuts 250 employees in its second layoff round in last year

Last year, Faire slashed seven percent of its workforce as the e-commerce boom dimmed. Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco-based online wholesale marketplace Faire has laid…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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R|T: The Retail Times – Hopper makes deep staff cuts, pulls back from Asia to pursue profitability

Plus: Canada looks at limiting number of Airbnbs to free up rentals. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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LayerZero Labs
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F|T: The FinTech Times – LayerZero in FTX fight, Binance US CEO departs alongside staff cuts

Plus: Revolut has yet to make a US banking license application. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news…

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Paper cuts more staff in second round of layoffs

Another 87 “paperites” let go as EdTech startup aims for profitability. EdTech startup Paper has made another round of layoffs just slightly a month…

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Tobi Lütke Shopify
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Shopify cuts 20 percent of staff, announces sale of logistics division

“There’s no way to make this good news,” Shopify CEO tells employees in company letter. Shopify announced 20 percent cuts across the business in…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability
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F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability

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Rewind CEO Mike Potter
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Rewind cuts 27 percent of staff as its growth slows in parallel to Shopify

Amid downturn, e-commerce slowdown, Rewind targets breakeven. Ottawa-based Rewind has adjusted its fundraising plans and laid off about 27 percent of its employees after…

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