Tag: Payments
Flinks and Shakepay reveal new payment services for businesses and consumers
Montréal FinTech firms target payments with latest offerings. Two Montréal-based FinTech companies, National Bank-owned Flinks and cryptocurrency startup Shakepay, are expanding their offerings with…
FinTech startup Peloton Technologies closes $2 million in seed financing
Victoria-based FinTech startup Peloton Technologies has secured $2 million CAD in seed funding just three weeks after acquiring KIS Payments. A spokesperson for Peloton…
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…
FinTech startup Peloton Technologies announces acquisition of KIS Payments
The deal comes almost four months after Peloton received $1.5M from PacifiCan. Victoria-based FinTech startup Peloton Technologies has announced the acquisition of Nanaimo, British…
Blockchain payments firm Ripple is hiring software engineers in Canada
The San Francisco-based company is looking for software engineers in its Toronto office. Even in the face of 2022’s crypto downturn, San Francisco’s Ripple…
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…
Wealthsimple to join Interac e-transfer system under expanded access guidelines
Wealthsimple becomes first securities dealer to join Interac’s service, but yearns for RTR payment system. Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple announced it secured provisional approval…
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…
Shopify makes checkout solution Shop Pay available to enterprise retailers not using Shopify
The move represents part of Shopify’s push to woo larger clients. Shopify is making its one-click online checkout solution, Shop Pay, available to enterprise…
Rollout of Canada’s Real-Time Rail payment system delayed again as project undergoes second review this year
Payments Canada cites “current delivery delays, unrelated to the exchange technology components.” Payments Canada has announced that the launch of the country’s forthcoming Real-Time…