A Canadian Fintech Snapshot

A report by Holt Accelerator and Fintech Cadence. The following report provides an overview of where the Canadian fintech ecosystem is at the moment, identifies the challenges it is facing and highlights opportunities available. It aims to present arguments in favour for innovation in the financial sector, as well some recommendations from the authors of […]
Fintech Cadence acquires Innovate Financial Health

Montreal – January 19, 2021 Innovate Financial Health (IFH), a non-profit based out of Toronto that supports fintechs focused on improving the financial lives of Canadians, has been acquired by Fintech Cadence, Canada’s fintech hub. Founded in 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Fintech Cadence is on a mission to develop Canada’s future fintech leaders. Since their […]
Fintech Cadence 2020 Annual Report

What a year it has been! Despite all the struggles, we are proud to have kept moving fintech forward in 2020. We summed up everything we have done in the last 365 days in this beautifully designed document. Have a read and discover what we have been up to (spoiler alert: a lot). Thank you […]
Perceptions on the Fintech Innovation Landscape

Discover the report written in collaboration with Holt Accelerator, Fintech Cadence and Council of Canadian Innovators. We want to hear from you! This report serves as a first point of dialogue. It is important to hear from you – the ecosystem – on the points in the report, your perspectives on what the government is […]
An Introduction to Digital Identity REPORT

Discover the report written by Decentralized Finance Montreal and supported by Fintech Cadence.
A glimpse into our first online Uniseries

Fintech Cadence is pleased to announce the conclusion of its University Series, a sequence of free online webinars that ran over the past 3 months. University students from across Canada were given the opportunity to attend and participate in panel discussions on trending topics in the financial technology (“fintech”) sector. This series served as an […]
Collaboration avec la Ville de Montréal

Mercredi, 27 Mai, 2020 – Montréal Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer notre collaboration avec la Ville de Montréal pour offrir un soutien technique à nos entreprises en fintech qui éprouvent des difficultés liées à la crise de la COVID-19. Pour venir en aide durant cette période de crise, la Ville appui Fintech Cadence dans nos démarches […]
Ascension 2020: Spotting Canada’s Next Fintechs

By Geraldine Holliday One of Fintech Cadence’s flagship programs – Ascension – concluded last week with its 3rd and biggest cohort to date! Ascension is a carefully designed fintech program that helps early-stage start-ups (pre-series A) achieve their next company milestone by connecting them to key industry experts in the fintech ecosystem. The uniqueness of this […]
Finding your passion in Fintech

by Niall Heath In the summer of 2018, I took a leap of faith and signed up for my first hackathon – little did I know the impact it would have on me and my career. The program, called the Formathon, is the largest Canadian fintech competition of its kind. I had recently returned to […]
Retour sur le Paris Fintech Forum 2020

Pascal Van Wynendaele Responsable du développement de la communauté chez Fintech Cadence a eu l’opportunité d’assister à la mission commerciale en France du 27 au 29 Janvier 2020 dans le cadre du Paris Fintech Forum. Voici quelques points clés à retenir de ce voyage et un aperçu de l’Europe dans le domaine de la fintech […]