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Montreal Fintech Nuvei Seeking $2 Billion+ IPO
Media reports have surfaced indicating that Montreal’s Nuvei Technologies, a Fintech founded in 2003 by Philip Fayer, is preparing to file..
Dialogue, Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation team up to offer free virtual clinic
Montreal virtual healthcare platform Dialogue is partnering with the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation to extend its Virtual Clinic trial.
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Lightspeed a Money Lender, Reports $20M Loss
Montreal’s favorite point of sale startup turned scaleup turned public company is now offering loans to certain customers it pre-qualifies..
Montreal’s Mobeewave acquired by Apple
Montreal FinTech Mobeewave has been making it possible for anyone to accept money using their phone since 2011, digitizing in-person peer-..
Silicon Valley’s loss during COVID turns into Diagram’s gain
This isn’t the first time Maeghan Smulders has been in the news for a high-profile job-related story. Back in 2012, outlets like the Toron..
Lightspeed Revenue Way Up, Still Reports Loss
Montreal’s Lightspeed POS announced year end results May 21. This marked the end of the company’s first full year as a public entity. The ..
Op ed: Cheers to Sylvain Carle as he writes his next chapter
I read with interest this morning the news that Sylvain Carle is leaving Real Ventures. Carle will move on to greener pastures (pun intend..
Teen Finance Startup Born as 100% Remote Work Culture
Wingocard is one of Montreal’s newest fintech startups, but with one important twist. When Sebastien Brault, Mehdi Mehni and Salvatore D’A..
A Covid-19 Check-up on Montreal’s Innovation Hubs
Covid-19 has posed unprecedented challenges for business as we know it, as well as healthcare, commerce and tourism. While many programs h..
Aquantix Takes $100,000 National Bank Prize
A months long innovation competition designed to improve wealth management in Canada has concluded. National Bank, in collaboration with F..
TechAide events give back to non-profits hit hard by COVID
The current COVID-19 crisis has hit nearly all aspects of society, and non-profit charities that give out food and services to the less fo..
Lighthouse Labs Gives $500,000 in Scholarships
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life and business across the country and around the world and many people are off work or worki..
Montreal hospital to roll out ‘game-changing’ app in fight against COVID
The staff and patients at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital will use a powerful new smartphone app that will allow users to monitor their..
Many searching for opportunity as the tech world feels COVID’s squeeze
The tech world is feeling COVID’s squeeze as layoffs become reality. But others are in line to prosper.
If you’ve been following tech n..
Elisabeth Laett Joins Holt Accelerator as Managing Partner
Earlier this month, one of Canada’s most powerful women in fintech, Elisabeth Laett joined Montreal’s Holt Fintech Accelerator as Managing..