Fathom4sight Newsletter: Weekly FinTech news curated by Fathom4sight!

Fathom4sight Newsletter: Weekly FinTech news curated by Fathom4sight!

Tuesday July 09, 2024

Payments

Calgary-based Helcim launches integrated payments program for developers and platforms

The new program allows third-party developers, software platforms and integration partners to participate in the revenue generated by the transactions that flow through those integrations.?| Fintech.ca

Cardstream rolls out Mastercard's Click to Pay

Leading financial services business Cardstream has announced its partnership with Mastercard to roll out its new Click to Pay service to Cardstream customers globally.?| Finextra

Ant Group and Mastercard extend digital payments programme to Chengdu and Chongqing

Ant Group and Mastercard, along with 12 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and other major international card organizations, have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to major Western Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, as inbound travel to the region rises driven by continued growth of international tourism and trade.?| Finextra


Financial Institutions

EQ Bank measures and improves customer trust with Adoreboard AI

The platform uses AI to automatically detect the intensity of emotion expressed in each text comment to quantify drivers of trust. Developed by data scientists at Adoreboard, a spin-out of Queen’s University, the Trust Metric serves as a barometer for understanding trust by quantifying levels of emotional intensity in customer feedback.?| Finextra

AutoRek and JPMorgan Payments join forces to improve insurance firm's premium processing

AutoRek, a leading InsurTech that streamlines premium processing operations within insurance firms, announced that it has joined forces with J.P. Morgan Payments to help insurance firms overcome data complexities and present new market opportunities.?| Finextra

UBS under observation from pricing supervisor after acquiring Credit Suisse

Following UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse earlier this year, Swiss consumer pricing supervisor has put the bank under observation amid competition concerns that could bring about higher loan charges.?| Finextra

iA Financial Group partners with Clutch

iA Financial Group is pleased to announce a $10 million investment in Canadian business Clutch Technologies Inc. ("Clutch"), which specializes in online sales of pre-owned vehicles.?| Newswire


Wealth Management and Asset Management

Toronto-based Q Wealth Partners enhances business valuations through partnership with interVal

Q Wealth's new partnership with interVal empowers advisors to deliver accurate business valuations and insights.?| Wealth Professional

Toronto-based Dynamic Funds launches three new active ETFs on TSX

Dynamic Funds expands its Active ETF lineup with new options for gold, mining, and real estate sectors.?| Wealth Professional

Toronto-based Clariti Strategic Advisors expands investment advisory team

The firm has hired Tommy Lieu as a director, Martin Jakubowski as an associate and Aaron Veltri as an analyst.?| Wealth Professional


Insurance

Toronto-based Rival launches RPM, the first AI-driven insurance intelligence platform

This groundbreaking, AI-driven web application is set to transform the way Brokers and Managing General Agents (MGAs) operate, offering a completely reimagined user interface, intelligent business insights, and unmatched broker-to-MGA connectivity.?| Insurance-Canada.ca

Toronto-based CGI collaborates with Munich Re’s risk management partners to help insurers reduce claims and increase profits through climate risk mitigation

This partnership will combine Munich Re’s Location Risk Intelligence Platform with CGI’s climate risk mitigation offerings to help insurers minimize the impact of climate change on their business models and profitability.?| FinTech Finance News


Crypto & DeFi

Canadian crypto custodian Balance builds a ‘Truly Local’ FinTech solution

Balance has incorporated Balance Trust Company under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act of Alberta.?Balance says it has committed $10,000,000 of regulatory capital into the wholly-owned subsidiary as a bid toward becoming a qualified Canadian and U.S. custodian.?| Fintech.ca

Toronto-based Argo Digital Gold secures strategic investment from WonderFi, Paxos

Argo Digital Gold has secured a strategic investment from a pair of cryptocurrency companies in Toronto’s WonderFi and New York-based Paxos to support its launch and international expansion.?| BetaKit


FI Tech & Software

Credit Union Central of Manitoba, SaskCentral, and Alberta Central announce sale of Celero business to CGI

This strategic transaction aims to position the Canadian credit union system as a technological innovator in the financial services industry for years to come.?| Newswire


Others

Waterloo-based OpenText lays off 1,200 employees as part of restructuring plan

CEO plans to add 800 new roles in sales, professional services, and engineering.?| BetaKit

Toronto-based OMERS sells medical testing giant LifeLabs to American firm Quest Diagnostics for $1.35 billion

LifeLabs will retain its brand, Canadian headquarters, and management after the acquisition is closed.?| BetaKit

Canadian-founded, New York-based Clay, an AI startup focused on sales and marketing for businesses closes $63-million CAD Series B

The all-equity Series B round was led by Meritech Capital with support from existing backers, including Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, Box Group, and Boldstart Ventures.?| BetaKit

ISED invests $120 million to build out CMC Microsystems’ semiconductor network

ISED’s strategic investment in FABrIC will enable Canadian innovators to be competitive in the global semiconductor industry.?| BetaKit


Thank you for including EQ Bank | Equitable Bank - it's been fab working with their team on improving customer experience and we're delighted with the increase in customer #Trust ??

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