BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
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BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund

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Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war

Marc Andreessen’s manifesto is flawed. But it shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians. This week on the podcast, we discuss…

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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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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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Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system
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Canadian FinTech companies launch open banking public action campaign as delays continue

Wealthsimple, EQ Bank, Xero Canada, Borrowell, Fintechs Canada, and others are taking matters into their own hands. A group of Canada’s largest FinTech companies…

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Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund

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Nuvei, Plaid extend payments partnership to expand to different regions and businesses
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Nuvei, Plaid extend payments partnership to expand to different regions and businesses

The FinTech company and payments startup are joining forces to roll out more features. Payment-processing company Nuvei (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI) and Plaid, an…

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Neo Financial launches secured credit card to help Canadians build credit
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo launches secured credit card, Robinhood acquires credit card startup

Plus: David Dodge says Canada’s open banking complacency due to “lack of political will.” Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Canadian-founded company behind Instant Pot files for bankruptcy
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R|T: The Retail Times – Canadian-founded company behind Instant Pot files for bankruptcy

Plus: Shopify partners with Volt to offer open banking solutions (but not in Canada). The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s Real-Time Rail delays are an unmitigated disaster

Plus: Shopify is offering open banking solutions (but not in Canada). Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news…

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