Seeking Canadian Fintechs For Good

Applications are now open for Innovate FInancial Health (IFH) Lab 2022. We are seeking six to eight early-stage ventures using technology to improve the financial lives of Canadians, particularly those more financially vulnerable. Find out more here and apply by March 22nd 2022. Events such as a workplace injury, unexpected loss of a job, or […]

Fintech Cadence Announces Partnership with the DMZ’s Black Innovation Programs

The partnership will provide support to Black fintech entrepreneurs in the Canadian ecosystem to promote greater diversity in the sector. French to follow. Montreal, QC, March 3rd, 2022  –  Fintech Cadence is happy to announce today their partnership with the DMZ’s Black Innovation Programs  (BIP), the first-in-Canada series of programs designed to  support startups led […]

Fintech Cadence Announces Partnership with Fintel Connect

Fintech Cadence announces today their partnership with Fintel Connect. The partnership will enhance the resources, offerings and capabilities that Fintech Cadence provides to the fintech startups they support across Canada. As a service provider and marketing arm, Fintel Connect will leverage their marketing expertise specialized in financial services to help fintech companies within the Fintech […]

RAPPORT ANNUEL 2021 DE FINTECH CADENCE

What a year 2021 has been. Thank you for being with us this year! It is thanks to your engagement, your trust and participation, that Fintech Cadence continues to be motivated to bring better and stronger initiatives for the better of the Canadian fintech ecosystem. To wrap up the year, we’re releasing our Annual Report […]

Startup Profiles: Meet Rene from Labora

Tell us about your startup and what inspired you to start it. In a world where many people do their banking quickly and conveniently online, Canada’s temporary foreign workers have been left behind. Those visiting labourers don’t just toil in the fields—sending money home to their families is a chore, too. In 2017, while I […]

Startup Profiles: Meet Olga from Bounc3

Tell us about your startup and what inspired you to start it. I’ve spent my entire career working in the area of financial inclusion, leveraging technology to bring people into the financial sector, sometimes for the first time. I’ve worked in the slums of India, small villages in Africa, and the crowded markets of South East […]

Startup Profiles: Meet Rim from WALO

Tell us about your startup and what inspired you to start it. WALO’s ambition is to become the leading global personal finance app for good that helps families achieve financial freedom. At WALO, we take a unique approach to address the financial literacy gap, by empowering parents to teach their kids about money. WALO unburdens […]

Startup Profiles: Meet Mohammed from Benji

Tell us about your startup and what inspired you to start it. Benji is Canada’s first neobank for small businesses. We provide a free business operating account that combines your deposits, bookkeeping and spend management — all in one place. No branch visits required. We built Benji because we were frustrated by the effort it […]

Startup Profiles: Meet Nadiya from Kynza

Tell us about your startup and what inspired you to start it. Kynza brings rotational savings into the digital age by streamlining the entire experience into one consolidated platform. Rotational savings, where groups of trusted family and friends combine their money together and take turns withdrawing from a collective pool, has long been a powerful […]

Startup Profiles: Meet Matt from Seedwell

Tell us about your startup and what inspired you to start it. Seedwell is a financial wellness benefit that helps employees automate personal finance and financial workflows at the payroll level. Having personally spoken to over 250 strangers about their financial situation, after experiencing the mental and emotional strain that financial struggles can have on […]