Fintech Cadence

✨ Partnership renewal announcement  ✨ We are thrilled to announce we have renewed our partnership with our friends at Atlantic Fintech to continue to grow our Fintech Hub - Atlantic Division! Launched in 2021, the Fintech Hub is an initiative by Fintech Cadence. It has supported over 266 fintechs to date and aims to help ambitious Canadian #entrepreneurs #build, #grow and #scale their #fintech ventures through various services. Through our renewed partnership with Atlantic Fintech, we are poised to empower fintech founders to accelerate their growth and amplify their impact, making a transformative difference regionally and nationally. Atlantic Fintech is committed to inspiring and accelerating the fintech industry's growth across the four Atlantic Canadian provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, and Newfoundland and Labrador. With a vision of empowerment, Atlantic Fintech seeks to increase access to knowledge, industry networks, opportunities, and capital for fintech companies and the ecosystem in the region. Through strategic partnerships and collaborations with leading fintech experts and global organizations, they aim to create a thriving environment for innovation and success. “Atlantic Fintech is proud to be working with Fintech Cadence to connect and strengthen the support for fintech companies. The Fintech Cadence team provides great leadership to fintech founders, helping them navigate the complexities of the Canadian financial industry,” says Alicia Roisman Ismach, Head of Fintech at Atlantic Fintech. If you are a founder, an inspiring entrepreneur, a fintech enthusiast or even an industry professional who is ready to mentor and provide expertise to the next generation of fintech leaders in the region, send us a note at hub@fintechcadence.com to get started on your journey. Learn more about the Fintech Hub here: https://lnkd.in/eU2shhgr Barbara Ells, Alicia Roisman Ismach, Mischka Jacobs

✨ Toronto Fintech Event ✨ For all of the fintech enthusiasts in our Toronto community, join us on February 27th at the Thirty Restaurant and Lounge, Holiday Inn! We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first Fintech Social in the city for 2025! 🎫 Register for free here to network with other fellow community members: https://lu.ma/0chxlc8q Thank you to our Fintech Social partner: Scotiabank

*le français suivra* #FintechCertificate #CertificatFintech 🚨 Our second Fintech Certificate course is taking place this Saturday, February 15th! 🚨 We're thrilled to welcome Roy Kao, Board Member of the Open Finance Network Canada (OFNC) to speak on Open Banking in Canada and Jennifer Arnold, Co-Founder and CEO at Minerva as part of the fintech fireside chat to share their journey as a startup and their insights into navigating the regulatory ecosystem. We will also have a Canadian regulatory body join us to speak on their work. You have until February 14th to register for the Full Certificate, or individual course options are also available: https://lnkd.in/ddaD6c7 -- 🚨 Notre deuxième cours du certificat en fintech aura lieu ce samedi le 15 février ! 🚨 Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir Roy Kao, membre du conseil d'administration de l'Open Finance Network Canada (OFNC), pour parler du open banking au Canada et Jennifer Arnold, co-fondatrice et présidente chez Minerva pour notre segment "startups en fintech" pour partager son parcours. Un régulateur canadien se joindra également à nous pour parler de leur travail. Vous avez jusqu'au 14 février pour vous inscrire au certificat ou une option "à-la-carte" des cours est également disponible: https://lnkd.in/ddaD6c7 #FintechCertificate #FintechEducation #FintechExperts

(English to Follow) ⚜️ 📢 Startups québécoises 📢 ⚜️ Si vous êtes une #startup québécoise désireuse de nouer des liens précieux avec des sociétés de capital-risque, ne manquez pas l'occasion de participer à une rencontre en tête-à-tête avec Domenic Del Vecchio. Il s'agit d'une occasion unique d'acquérir des connaissances et de recevoir des commentaires sur la façon de faire passer votre entreprise au niveau supérieur 🚀 . Inscrivez-vous ici : https://lnkd.in/g3GSwAvK --------- ⚜️ 📢 Quebec Startups 📢 ⚜️ If you're a Quebec #startup eager to forge valuable connections with VCs, don't miss the chance to engage in a one-on-one meeting with Domenic Del Vecchio. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights and receive feedback on how to take your business to the next level 🚀 . Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g3GSwAvK

*le français suivra* 💻 It's time to talk about fraud 🔍 We're kicking off our first Fintech Drinks of the year next month in Montreal on ✨March 26th✨ from 5pm to 7pm EST to discuss the rise of fraud in fintech. Fraud is growing quicker than the fintech ecosystem in Canada. In this edition, our discussion will uncover the key drivers of fraud's evolution and explore how fintechs can tackle it both internally and externally while aligning their growth strategies with robust cybersecurity and fraud prevention techniques. 🎫 Join us for an interactive panel discussion and networking. Early-bird tickets out now: https://lnkd.in/eMD3n5zC ***** 💻 Il est temps de parler de la fraude 🔍 Nous lançons notre premier 5 à 7 Fintech Drinks de l'année le mois prochain! Joignez-nous à Montréal le ✨26 mars✨ de 17h à 19h HNE pour discuter de l'augmentation de la fraude dans le milieu de la fintech. La fraude grandit à une vitesse plus rapide que la croissance de l'écosystème fintech au Canada. Dans cette édition, notre discussion explorera les principaux moteurs de l'évolution de la fraude et comment les fintechs peuvent se défendre contres ces attaques en alignant leurs stratégies de cybersécurité et de prévention de la fraude, d'un côté interne et externe. Rejoignez-nous pour une table ronde interactive et du réseautage! https://lnkd.in/eMD3n5zC Thank you to our Champion Partners | Merci à notre partenaires champions Scotiabank, Luge Capital

(le français suivra) ✨ Fintech Course 1 Re-Cap ✨ #Thankyou #Merci Last Saturday, we kicked off our first Fintech Certificate class with our 2025 cohort! Course 1 examined the #fintech ecosystem in Canada, its history, the variety of verticals, challenges, and opportunities. A big thank you to Aman Nabi for being our incredible guest lecturer and to Jil Macdonald of Walnut Insurance for joining in for our insightful fintech startup fireside chat! 🎉 Congratulations to Susana Vaz, Halen Deng, Sylvia Wang, MBA, Marthe-Sandrine Eiymo Mwa Mpollo, MSc, PhD and Earl Anderson for being the pitch winners in the course activity! Join us on Saturday, February 15th, for Course 2 as we examine Regulations and Open Banking presented by Open Finance Network Canada (OFNC), Minerva, and more 🔥. You have until February 14th to register for the Full Certificate, or individual course options are also available: https://lnkd.in/ddaD6c7 ---- Samedi dernier, nous avons lancé notre premier cours de certificat en fintech avec notre nouvelle cohorte ! Notre premier cours était axé sur l'écosystème fintech au Canada, son histoire, la diversité du secteur, ses défis ainsi que ses opportunités. Un grand merci à Aman Nabi pour avoir été notre incroyable conférence invité et à Jil Macdonald (Walnut Insurance) pour avoir participé dans notre segment "startups en fintech". 🎉 Félicitations à Susana Vaz, Halen Deng, Sylvia Wang, MBA, Marthe-Sandrine Eiymo Mwa Mpollo, MSc, PhD et Earl Anderson pour avoir été les gagnants du pitch dans l'activité de course ! Rejoignez-nous le samedi 15 février pour notre 2eme cours où on discutera de la réglementation et du système bancaire au Canada, Open Finance Network Canada (OFNC), la startup Minerva, et plus 🔥. Vous avez jusqu'au 14 février pour vous inscrire au certificat ou une option "à-la-carte" des cours est également disponible: https://lnkd.in/eu9TBhNx

✨ Startup Award Recipients! ✨ As an official Community Partner for CIX Summit 2025, we are excited to share news from CIX Summit! Today, CIX • Canadian Innovation Exchange announced the 2025 CIX Startup Award recipients! The awards are the largest national showcase of Canada’s most innovative tech companies, with a selection committee of over 100 esteemed North American investors and innovation experts. Today’s celebrated winners, representing breakthrough startups in climate tech, medtech, fintech, and emerging technologies, were selected through a rigorous evaluation process spanning critical criteria like business model, innovation and leadership diversity. 🎉 Special shoutout to the #fintechs that were selected for the awards - including our alumni companies 🎉 : ▪️Sibli, Montreal ▪️MyFO, Vancouver ▪️Float, Toronto ▪️Brim Financial, Toronto ▪️Conquest Planning Inc., Winnipeg ▪️Planned, Montreal Don’t miss out on reading about the awards, and join the CIX Summit on March 26th to join 500 investors and promising entrepreneurs in a showcase of Canada's dynamic technology ecosystem. More info here: https://lnkd.in/gntFYZpj --- #CIXSummit #Innovation #Tech #Fintech #CanadianFintech #StartupGrowth #startups #Canadianinnovation #innovationsector #entrepreneurship #founders #canadiantech Asha Mullings

Ready for some networking and meaningful exchanges? Join us across Canada for our upcoming Fintech Socials! 🇨🇦 Moncton, New Brunswick → February 20th, 5pm to 7pm AST 📍 O'Creek Brewing Company with our friends from Atlantic Fintech who will be co-hosting the event. 🎫 Register here: https://lu.ma/tns4hhd7 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario → February 27th, 5:30pm to 7:30pm EST 📍 Thirty Restaurant Lounge, Holiday Inn Downtown Centre 🎫 Register here: https://lu.ma/0chxlc8q 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta → March 4th, 5pm to 7pm MST 📍 Downtown Calgary 🎫 Register here: https://lu.ma/qljy1hxt Thank you to our partners: Scotiabank, Atlantic Fintech ---- #Innovation #Tech #Fintech #CanadianFintech #StartupGrowth #startups #Canadianinnovation #innovationsector #entrepreneurship #founders #canadiantech

*le français suivra* 🔥 New partnership program announcement 🔥 We are thrilled to launch our 8th edition of the Fintech Certificate with an exciting partnership announcement with Mastercard. This collaboration is a fantastic leap forward in our mission at Fintech Cadence to empower students, entrepreneurs and professionals across Canada through fintech education. 💡 This partnership is just the beginning of an exciting collaboration with Mastercard, and we look forward to working with their innovation team through our Fintech Certificate and more! If you are interested in learning more about the Fintech Certificate and joining the 2025 cohort, visit our website below. The 1st class has already taken place but you can still register for the full Certificate before February 14th or an "à la carte" course option is also available. https://lnkd.in/ddaD6c7 -- 🔥Annonce d’un nouveau partenariat de programme 🔥 Nous sommes ravis de lancer notre 8e édition du certificat en fintech avec Mastercard en tant que partenaire champion du programme. Cette collaboration constitue un pas en avant fantastique dans notre mission chez Fintech Cadence consistant à favoriser l'éducation en technologie financière à travers le Canada pour les étudiant.e.s, les entrepreneur.e.s et les professionnel.le.s. Ce partenariat n'est que le début d'une collaboration importante avec Mastercard, et nous sommes impatients de travailler avec leur équipe d'innovation via notre certificat en fintech et plus encore ! Si vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur le certificat en fintech, et vous aimeriez rejoindre la cohorte 2025, visitez notre site web ci-dessous et inscrivez-vous avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ! Le 1er cours a déjà eu lieu mais vous pouvez encore vous inscrire au Certificat complet avant le 14 février ou une option de cours « à la carte » est également disponible. https://lnkd.in/eu9TBhNx -- Maria Riesenberg, Richard Torabi, Elena Sorgenfrei, Amy Seabourne

✨ RegTech Showcase Recap ✨    We were thrilled to participate in the Canadian RegTech Association's #RegTech Showcase last week in Toronto!    The event featured an insightful overview by Janet Bannister (Staircase Ventures), emphasizing the significance of innovation in the sector. She highlighted the importance of preparation and Canada's capacity for collaboration in addressing challenges, showcasing the industry's advancements.   Following Janet’s address, a panel featuring Lori Weir (Four Eyes Financial), our Executive Director Layial El-Hadi, Allison W. (Cobri Consulting), and Charles Barone, M.A. (Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)), went over the future of RegTech, their experiences and insights into the evolving regulatory landscape and exchanged ideas on how to increase innovative solutions and the ecosystem at large! Companies featured in the Showcase are making remarkable strides in this space. Be sure to check them out below and reach out if you can support or collaborate in any way! ➡️ Fortanix: Specializing in confidential computing, Fortanix aims to protect sensitive data in multi-cloud environments, ensuring compliance and security ➡️ Four Eyes Financial: Focuses on delivering innovative financial insights, making it easier for businesses to comply with regulatory requirements. ➡️ Seclore: With expertise in information rights management, Seclore is helping organizations secure sensitive information and maintain compliance effortlessly. ➡️ Polyalgorithm Machine Learning (PolyML): Leveraging advanced machine learning techniques, PolyML is developing solutions that enhance data analysis for regulatory purposes. ➡️ FinTrU: As a leading provider of regulatory and compliance services, FinTrU is dedicated to empowering businesses with the tools they need to stay compliant. ➡️ Enzai: This innovative company offers a platform to streamline compliance processes and enhance regulatory reporting. Thank you to Rob Baldassare, Donna Bales, Paul Childerhose and the entire team at the Canadian RegTech Association for putting together the event! ------- #RegTech #Innovation #Tech #Fintech #CanadianFintech #StartupGrowth #startups #Canadianinnovation #innovationsector #regulations #entrepreneurship #founders #canadiantech