Federal government introduces new legislation aimed at governing privacy, AI
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Ecosystem fears SDTC funding gap, FinTechs rally against open banking delays

Plus: Hugging Face’s Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you…

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Three Canadian Fintechs hiring full stack developers

Neo Financial, Helcim, and Shakepay, are looking to hire full stack developers of varying experience levels. Canadian financial-service companies are searching for full stack…

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Three FinTechs hiring experienced software developers in Canada

Mid-level and management software development positions are open across Canada. Financial services companies are hiring experienced software developers and management in Canada to improve…

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Walnut Insurance secures $4 million CAD to help FinTechs deliver embedded insurance programs

Walnut has partnered with Neo Financial, Nuula to launch their insurance products. Toronto-based Walnut Insurance, which provides a technology infrastructure that helps brands deliver…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Why Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow says FinTechs “need to be ready”

Plus: Crypto firm FTX gets warning from FDIC to stop ‘misleading’ consumers about deposit protection. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…

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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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Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?

Last week, we promised you an epic budget breakdown for this week’s episode. Well, it turned out that #Budget2022 was surprisingly heavy on innovation…

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Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province

Company applications for the sandbox could start as soon as July 1. The Alberta government is proposing a regulatory sandbox for financial services and…

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Fintech Cadence receives $400,000 government grant to help Québec FinTechs scale

The FinTech incubator says the money will enable it to assist 125 entrepreneurs, startups. Fintech Cadence has received a $400,000 grant from the federal…

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