Un grand futur bancaire attend l’Afrique
BLOGUE INVITÉ par Lucille Indomba Il y a 40 ans, lorsque le monde a basculé de l’analogique vers le numérique, l’Afrique n’apparaissait pas dans le paysage. Aujourd’hui c’est 500 millions d’utilisateurs de smartphone d’ici 2020 (source ONU, Banque Mondiale), 80% du continent qui disposera de la 5G en 2022 selon l’association GSM et c’est également […]
Data Blitz: Cybersecurity trends and future outlook
Cybersecurity and data protection are overwhelming topics, even for those who have years of experience in technically-oriented subjects. It is, thus, not a surprise to see people shut off when discussions about cybersecurity come to the fore. This situation, however, is not conducive, especially due to the recent onslaught by malicious entities on financial institutions […]
Finance professionals: Upgrade your skills!
There is a pressing need to stay current with everything that is happening in the industry, in addition to upgrading your skills on a constant basis – especially in tech.
It’s back to school: Don’t miss out on Cooperathon 101
It’s back to school and that means…course picking and waiting lists! Now if you’re wondering whether you’ve chosen the right courses for your 1st, 2nd, 3rd or final year, Fintech Cadence has a program that just may be everything you’ve been looking for, and it’s coming right up on October 2nd. Created by Desjardins, the […]
Formathon 3.0: From Idea to a Fintech Startup in No Time
Ask an adept startup entrepreneur about the “hardest part when it comes to building a startup” and the answer is likely to be product-market-fit and customer validation. In fact, a recent study done by CB insights shows that 42% of startups fail because they end up building a product that has no market need. Needless […]
Ascension 2.0: Upping Quebec’s Fintech Game
A report obtained by the Logic in 2016 stated that Canada’s ICT sector is the smallest in the G7 and is continuing to fall behind other developed nations. Numerous reasons are cited as to why the Canadian tech scene lags behind most countries around the world. Canada’s head at Amazon Web Services mentioned last year that […]
Fintech Cadence: Building the fintech leaders of tomorrow
FormFintech is excited to announce a rebrand to fit it’s expanded direction of building and supporting the fintech leaders of tomorrow. The organization will be now known as Fintech Cadence, a word chosen to represent the rhythm of our ecosystem. As of 2019, our role will be to amplify the sector of fintech and its stakeholders […]
The Climb Continues: FormFintech’s Ascension 2019 Cohort
Last year, Montreal’s Fintech Ecosystem went to a whole new level. Numerous stakeholders stepped-in to plug gaps in the pipeline, various exciting events were hosted and a number of fintechs were created. FormFintech’s Ascension pre-incubation program, aimed at early-stage startups, also came into existence. For the first cohort, 10 fintechs received guidance and coaching from over 40 established experts […]
Montreal’s Fintech Ecosystem: A Year in Review Report
Ecosystems are a complex mish-mash of different elements working together to produce results that benefit the very actors and elements that create these systems. Coral reefs, for instance need sunlight, clear water, warm water, clean water and saltwater; conditions that sound contradictory, but support each other. Even if one element is out of place, survival of […]
Second Fintech Career Fair: Highlights and Statistics
If you were at the Notman House during the evening of the 27th of November, it would have been hard to miss the buzz that was created by Fintech Cadence’s Career Fair. The energy so was contagious that some startup enthusiasts and students sipping coffee downstairs whipped out their phones and decided to sign up […]
