Wealthsimple to join Interac e-transfer system under expanded access guidelines
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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…

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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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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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Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system
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The two Canadian cities rising in Startup Genome’s global ecosystem rankings

Plus: Real-Time Rail delays are an unmitigated disaster. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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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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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…

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