Private open banking update: TD signs with Plaid, Xero signs with Flinks
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Private open banking update: TD signs with Plaid, Xero signs with Flinks

Flinks, Xero aim to help businesses tap into bank feeds as TD, Plaid aim to ease app access. Montréal-based, National Bank-owned FinTech firm Flinks…

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Anticipated innovation hub Ax-C to open on former trading floor of Montréal Exchange

Backed with $48 million, Ax-C secures its location as another Montréal hub struggles. The former trading floor of the Montréal Exchange in Place Victoria…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Feds make new open banking promises to positive reception

Plus: Kraken in SEC’s sights as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao steps down, pleads guilty. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the…

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Federal Fall Economic Statement promises to expand Payments Canada eligibility, introduce open banking legislation in 2024

Canada commits to “consumer-driven finance” and more powers for the Competition Bureau. While light on new funding for the country’s innovation economy, the federal…

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FreshBooks appoints Wayne Jackson as CFO to support global expansion, M&A plans
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F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks boots CEO, FinTech leaders pressure Liberals on open banking

Plus: WonderFi has now purchased assets from nearly half of Canada’s regulated crypto trading platforms. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…

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FinTech leaders urge Liberals to enact much-delayed open banking rules

Open letter comes on the heels of Conservative bill pressuring federal action on open banking. A coalition of Canadian tech leaders have penned a…

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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 – Is open banking in Canada dead?

Plus: How a Fintech reckoning Is rippling through a small bank in Washington. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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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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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s open banking lead extends his term as delays continue

Plus: Clearco recapitalizes, WonderFi eyes Nasdaq. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If…

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