ArriveCan app opening on smartphone.
Posted in General

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?

Plus: Digital health funding in Q3 slides to 2019 levels. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

Continue Reading H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?
MDBilling
Posted in General

RBC continues healthcare strategy with MDBilling acquisition

MDBilling builds on RBC’s purchase of Dr.Bill in 2020. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has acquired Toronto-based MDBilling for an undisclosed amount in…

Continue Reading RBC continues healthcare strategy with MDBilling acquisition
RBC pens private open banking partnerships with Plaid, Yodlee
Posted in General

RBCx and RBC Ventures merge

New entity will support founders across banking, capital, platform, and ventures. In a not entirely unexpected move, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced…

Continue Reading RBCx and RBC Ventures merge
Women in Tech
Posted in General

It’s never been more important to address diversity in AI

Artificial Intelligence continues to be one of the most exciting technological developments of our times. With a significant talent base in Canada, AI’s market…

Continue Reading It’s never been more important to address diversity in AI
Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity
Posted in General

Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity

Lack of cyber readiness is a constant threat. As Covid-19 enveloped the world in early 2020, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the…

Continue Reading Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity
RBC pens private open banking partnerships with Plaid, Yodlee
Posted in General

RBC pens private open banking partnerships with Plaid, Yodlee

With open banking in development, why are Canada’s banks signing private agreements? As Canada’s open banking process continues with new workshops throughout the summer,…

Continue Reading RBC pens private open banking partnerships with Plaid, Yodlee
With Canadian tech IPOs on pause, private markets face a higher bar
Posted in General

With Canadian tech IPOs on pause, private markets face a higher bar

The pendulum swings back to the private market. It wasn’t that long ago that the “pandemic effect” helped drive a record-breaking IPO boom among…

Continue Reading With Canadian tech IPOs on pause, private markets face a higher bar
Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums
Posted in General

Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums

Vancouver-based Unbounce has added three seasoned executives and tech leaders to its team in marketing, product, and engineering roles. Pete Housley, Darby Sieben, and…

Continue Reading Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums
Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx
Posted in General

Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx

Paquette will lead some 500 staff members between the two groups. Nearly two years after joining RBC, Sid Paquette is now the head of…

Continue Reading Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx