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F|T: The FinTech Times – Failure to rebound

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 08/10/2020 06:00 EDT

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before... Read more ›

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Wealthsimple receives conditional approval from regulators to test crypto platform

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/07/2020 16:11 EDT

Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has received conditional approval from the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSA) to test its recently-announced cryptocurrency platform for a period of... Read more ›

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New Volta CEO optimistic about Atlantic Canada’s recovery from COVID-19

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/07/2020 15:54 EDT

Martha Casey has been named the new CEO of Atlantic Canada innovation hub Volta. Casey has been the interim CEO of the hub since... Read more ›

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Amii among three orgs receiving $10 million from Alberta government for cleantech projects

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/07/2020 12:14 EDT

The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is among three organizations receiving a cumulative $10 million investment from the government of Alberta through its Technology... Read more ›

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Canadian tech says continued IRAP IAP funding “critical” to sustaining business amid pandemic

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 08/07/2020 06:30 EDT

Following the extension of the emergency wage subsidy to December, the Canadian tech sector is hoping to pressure the federal government into a similar... Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canada’s new COVID alert app

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 08/07/2020 06:00 EDT

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the... Read more ›

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Yourgene to acquire BC BioTech Coastal Genomics for up to $17.9 million CAD

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/06/2020 15:31 EDT

Coastal Genomics, a Burnaby, British Columbia-based BioTech engineering startup, is set to be acquired by the United Kingdom’s Yourgene Health for up to $17.9... Read more ›

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Lightspeed shows strong growth YoY, but revenues flat after COVID-19 quarter

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/06/2020 14:19 EDT

Lightspeed POS has reported strong year-over-year growth as revenue and customer growth stayed flat due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the Montreal-based company... Read more ›

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Digital Technology Supercluster invests $30 million in 17 projects through COVID-19 program

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/06/2020 11:43 EDT

The British Columbia-based Digital Technology Supercluster has announced a cumulative investment of approximately $30 million into 17 projects through its COVID-19 program, launched in... Read more ›

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