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Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/29/2025 07:00 EDT

Startups, banks and regulators contend with stressed customers, stalled stablecoin, and accelerated threat timelines. Read more ›

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CCI launches Balsillie-backed innovation policy institute Canadian SHIELD

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 01/16/2025 10:00 EDT

Ex-BlackBerry co-CEO Jim Balsillie donates $10 million CAD to ‘economic nationalism’ think tank. Read more ›

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Vasco raises $11.5 million CAD to help startups manage revenue trajectory with AI

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/15/2025 14:14 EDT

Repeat founder and former Lightspeed exec wants to make commercialization less risky. Read more ›

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Intuit Canada is hiring key tech roles

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/15/2025 07:00 EDT

Canadian tech talent is shaping Intuit’s most ambitious tech projects. Read more ›

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Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi on trial for alleged sexual assault

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/14/2025 18:23 EDT

Abbasi’s trial began this week at the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. Read more ›

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League hits user milestone and secures $100-million USD credit facility from RBCx

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 01/14/2025 17:11 EDT

Financing to support platform development, sales capacity, and potential mergers and acquisitions. Read more ›

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Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne will not seek Liberal leadership

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 01/14/2025 13:50 EDT

Champagne: “I will dedicate my energy ... to defend Canadian businesses.” Read more ›

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Uvaro acquires coding school Lighthouse Labs to take on AI-augmented job market

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/14/2025 06:00 EDT

The two companies fit together like puzzle pieces, Uvaru CEO says. Read more ›

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Tailscale hits 10,000 paid business clients after doubling customer base in 10 months

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/14/2025 06:00 EDT

Corporate VPN startup has seen rapid growth amid strong demand from AI companies. Read more ›

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Ritual CEO, R&D team members to join Shopify

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/13/2025 17:36 EDT

Shopify continues habit of adding founders to its team. Read more ›

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Float raises $70 million Series B CAD led by Goldman Sachs

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 01/13/2025 11:08 EDT

Funding will be used to broaden product suite and attract talent. Read more ›

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Canadian tech advocates join movement to free social media feeds from billionaire control

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 01/13/2025 09:00 EDT

Element AI co-founder, Mozilla Foundation president part of Free Our Feeds fundraising campaign. Read more ›

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It’s time for Canada to show “spine and toughness”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 01/13/2025 05:00 EDT

Plus: Big acquisition week for 1Password, Humi, and Carbon6. Read more ›

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The biggest tech questions of 2025

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 01/12/2025 17:09 EDT

A cleantech crisis? More centaurs? No more VCCI? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? Let's dig in. Read more ›

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BBTV rebrands to RHEI, launches new AI training licensing platform for creator content

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/10/2025 15:46 EDT

Media tech firm went private last year to alleviate “financial and administrative burden” of public markets. Read more ›

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Trudeau’s final bow, Bench’s bounceback, 1Password vs. shadow IT

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/10/2025 14:08 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Jan. 10, 2024. Read more ›

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Work automation platform Gumloop raises $24.5-million Series A as it relocates to Silicon Valley

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/10/2025 14:03 EDT

“San Francisco is a very strong magnet for exceptional talent, Vancouver suffers from being too close to that magnet." Read more ›

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How AI can get you a job in 2025

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 01/10/2025 07:00 EDT

Your job search just got an upgrade. Read more ›

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D-Wave CEO says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is “dead wrong” about quantum computing

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/09/2025 17:17 EDT

Huang sent the share prices of quantum companies down after expressing a pessimistic outlook on the sector. Read more ›

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Shakepay bolsters regulatory standing with CIRO membership

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 01/09/2025 16:09 EDT

First Québec-based crypto exchange platform to earn investment dealer status. Read more ›

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Cohere launches customizable enterprise AI workspace platform North

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 01/09/2025 15:19 EDT

Cohere’s answer to Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex already has a partnership with RBC. Read more ›

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