F|T: The FinTech Times – Consumer payments startup Braid shuts down, Goldman Sachs drops BNPL
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Consumer payments startup Braid shuts down, Goldman Sachs drops BNPL

Plus: Ten Key Labs secures $10.5 million, launches AI equity management tool for founders. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech investment drops to pandemic lows
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech investment drops to pandemic lows

Plus: PayPal gets new CEO, Coinbase looks to be long-term leader in Canada. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA
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Canadian venture capital investment in Q1 2023 drops by 82 percent compared to last year

VC saw a sharp decline in both amount invested and number of deals compared to last year. In the first quarter of 2023, deals…

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Volta drops interim label, officially appoints Matt Cooper as CEO

Cooper replaced outgoing leader Martha Casey in May. Volta has officially appointed Matt Cooper as its CEO after serving in an interim capacity over…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft stays rosy, Meta drops

Plus: Ex-Tungle, Foko employees pivot new startup to take on Evernote. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Value of Power Corp’s FinTech portfolio drops as Wealthsimple faces second May markdown

Power calls decrease in fair value of Wealthsimple stake “consistent” with broader stock market decline. Montréal-based financial services conglomerate Power Corporation of Canada (Power…

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