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Symend reduces team by 25 percent in restructuring, four months after $54 million round
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Symend reduces team by 25 percent in restructuring, four months after $54 million round

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: March 22, 2023

Latest cuts come after Symend laid off 13 percent of staff late last year. Calgary-based software startup Symend has restructured and reduced its staff…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe looks to raise another $6 billion

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: March 14, 2023

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple, Coinbase, WonderFi make staff cuts

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: June 20, 2022

Plus: Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…

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Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block
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Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: June 15, 2022

Former Mastercard, Afterpay exec Zahir Khoja will replace Simpson. Kirk Simpson, co-founder and CEO of Toronto FinTech firm Wave Financial, has announced that he…

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