Laura Mock - Cultivator
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Cultivator has a new leader, Canadian FinTech leader has some new capital

Plus: Meet BetaKit’s new newsletter editor. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

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Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple targets fourfold AUM growth, Koho targets profitability

Plus: Brex, Block, Flinks, and Shakepay unveil new product offerings. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
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$86-million Series D extension has Koho targeting growth and profitability

Canadian challenger bank reaches one million users, $100-million run rate. In August of last year, months after securing a $210 million Series D round,…

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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Diagram Ventures adds $100M onto its FinTech bet

Plus: Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If…

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retail payment
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Proposed regulations for Retail Payment Activities Act open for public comment

The Department of Finance Canada has published the proposed regulations for the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) meant to introduce a supervisory framework for…

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Koho lays off 14 percent of staff
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Koho lays off 14 percent of staff

CEO claims cut doesn’t extend runway, but will support growth efforts. Koho has made a 14 percent workforce reduction, following in the footsteps of…

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Properly secures $36 million CAD, pulls back on geographic expansion plans as Canadian housing market cools
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Canadian tech layoffs continue as tough year comes to a close

Properly, TealBook, D2L, League among latest firms to cut staff amid economic downturn. At least another 10 Canadian tech firms have recently laid off…

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Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system
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Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again)

PayTechs of Canada executive director calls process “disappointing” and “absurd.” Payments Canada has delayed the launch of the forthcoming Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system,…

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Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO Koho
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‘There’s a storm coming, but we’re on a good boat.’ Daniel Eberhard talks Koho’s readiness for an economic downturn

Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale. In the last two years, the Canadian…

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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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