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Private open banking update: TD signs with Plaid, Xero signs with Flinks

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/18/2023 17:28 EDT

Flinks, Xero aim to help businesses tap into bank feeds as TD, Plaid aim to ease app access. Read more ›

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Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook among Quantum Industry Canada’s three new board appointments

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 12/18/2023 16:55 EDT

The Xanadu CEO joins representatives from Anyon Systems and Quantacet. Read more ›

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Beauty tech startup Fyyne acquired by Nigeria-based e-commerce company Bumpa

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/18/2023 09:00 EDT

Fyyne offers a beauty services marketplace and business tools. Read more ›

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Inverted AI closes $5.3 million CAD in seed funding for vehicle safety simulation tech

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 12/18/2023 06:10 EDT

Startup builds AI-powered non-playable characters for advanced vehicle testing. Read more ›

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Friendlier closes $5-million seed extension for reusable packaging solution

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/18/2023 06:02 EDT

Cleantech startup claims it has helped reuse over one million containers. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Synctera and Monarch Money seek to fill Canadian finance gaps

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 12/18/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Block rival SumUp defies FinTech funding slump with $307 million cash injection. Read more ›

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Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 12/18/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Why is the Start-up Visa program struggling? Read more ›

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Why is the Start-up Visa program struggling?

Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 12/17/2023 17:40 EDT

TMU senior research associate Stein Monteiro and former NACO CEO Yuri Navarro join to discuss the successes and failures of the Start-up Visa program in relation to its predecessor, and how improving the program might be difficult without the right data. “The government doesn’t have a great way of being able to kind of parse through and say, ‘this is bad and this is good.’ And, this is, I think,... Read more ›

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How John Raeder would use his $600 million growth fund to scale your startup

Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/15/2023 18:38 EDT

Founders need to “deconstruct” their operating playbooks to rebuild a stronger system. Read more ›

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Fifth-annual Startup Community Awards celebrates Montréal’s innovation ecosystem

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/15/2023 16:31 EDT

Real Ventures’ John Stokes, Ora Medical among the night’s winners. Read more ›

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How Xero overhauled its customer support function using gen AI

Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/15/2023 14:00 EDT

For gen AI solutions to deliver value, you need a north star for both your organization and customers. Read more ›

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Woveo closes $2.3 million to expand community wallet platform for underserved banking customers

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/15/2023 12:21 EDT

As cost of borrowing increases, Woveo wants to help non-prime customers save, build credit. Read more ›

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Synctera launches embedded banking platform in Canada

Kelsey Rolfe @ BetaKit · 12/15/2023 06:01 EDT

After getting its start in the United States, Toronto-based banking as a service (BaaS) platform Synctera has launched on its home turf. The platform allows organizations of various sizes, from small FinTech startups to major brands, to develop FinTech apps and embedded banking products — including bank accounts, card programs and lending — that are compliant with Canadian payments and banking regulations. According to Synctera’s Drew Olanoff, the startup is... Read more ›

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