F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability
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F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability

Plus: Jack Dorsey’s Block accused of facilitating fraud. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the…

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Canadian Web3 Council calls on Senate to examine how to “effectively harmonize” regulatory framework for digital assets

An advocacy group for Web3 technology in Canada is calling upon the Canadian Senate to convene “a forum for an open and comprehensive discussion…

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Government of Canada launches $15 million Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative
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Canadian startup news of the week (10/30/22)

Plus: Placing future bets on Shopify and Wealthsimple. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Wealthsimple Crypto
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple stakes its crypto claim

Plus: WonderFi swaps CEO as company plans stock trading, sports betting hedge. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech…

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Blossom Social secures $750,000 to build “Canada’s first social brokerage”
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Blossom Social secures $750,000 to build “Canada’s first social brokerage”

Amid market downturn, CEO says community is “more important than ever” for retail investors. Investing in the stock market can be intimidating. Vancouver-based Blossom…

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Tobi Lütke Shopify
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Making future bets on Shopify, Wealthsimple & the metaverse

Come on the podcast, Tobi. If our last monthly AMA episode was about reacting to recent tech news, this episode of the BetaKit Podcast—where…

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Wealthsimple becomes first regulated Canadian crypto platform to offer staking

Wealthsimple has launched crypto staking on its platform, claiming to be the first regulated crypto platform in Canada to do so. As of Wednesday,…

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Manzil launches “the Halal version of Wealthsimple” for Muslim Canadians
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Manzil launches “the Halal version of Wealthsimple” for Muslim Canadians

Manzil aims to help Muslims balance financial needs and religious requirements. Manzil has launched a new investment platform to help Muslim Canadians build wealth…

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Canadian startup news of the week (10/23/22)
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Canadian startup news of the week (10/23/22)

Plus: Meet Alberta’s new innovation minister. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

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Michele Romanov
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple achieves a Canadian FinTech first, plots new products

Plus: Mastercard to help make crypto trading easier. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the…

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