Fintech
Banks, payments, crypto rules and the apps in between.
- Daily Briefing
Jensen Huang quits Nvidia, instant payments go live, and Microsoft 365 goes dark
The week in Canadian tech: Huang's exit and our pensions, Real-Time Rail's first eight, a two-day Outlook outage, Bill C-22, Xplore, Rogers and Blue J.
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Koodo now lets you pay off a phone over 3 years. Read the fine print first
Koodo Financing powered by Glow spreads a phone over 36 months, but it's a separate loan with interest, a hard credit check and its own bill.
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Real-Time Rail is live. Wealthsimple and KOHO are in the first wave; the big banks aren't
Canada's instant payment system launched today with eight participants. Here's who they are, what the new fraud checks do, and when everyone else joins.
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Instant payments go live, Nvidia's board investigates Jensen Huang, and the budget's media money
Real-Time Rail launches, Nvidia opens a probe into its CEO, the budget's $1.5 billion for news and culture, a new online regulator, and an Apple gift card payout.
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Canada's instant payment system launches Monday. Here's what Real-Time Rail changes, and when
Payments Canada's Real-Time Rail goes live Nov. 9, after more than a decade of work. Most Canadians won't see it right away: the target is 9 in 10 bank accounts by late 2027.
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Ottawa wants banks to cover account fraud. What the $0 liability promise means for you
Budget 2026 proposes capping your losses at $0 when someone gets into your bank account without permission. It isn't law yet, and 'gross negligence' will matter.
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What the budget means for tech, instant payments arrive Monday, and Meta may bring back news
Budget 2026's startup tax break and $0 fraud liability, Real-Time Rail goes live, Meta hints news could return to Canada, and a Bose battery recall.
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Google's Gemini can now buy things for you in Canada, starting with Lululemon and Shoppers
Direct checkout lets Canadians buy from a handful of retailers inside Gemini and Google's AI Mode, paying with Google Pay. Here's how it works and what to watch.
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Canada's big banks are shutting out AI agents. What that means if you use one
RBC, TD and BMO block personal AI agents like Meta's Muse from online banking, CIBC won't support them and Scotiabank will limit them. Here's what changes.
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A budget 'about entrepreneurs,' big banks block AI agents, and Apple's record quarter
Champagne previews Thursday's budget, four big banks shut out personal AI agents, Apple posts a record September quarter, and Microsoft trips on Western Canada's clocks.
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Desjardins sent about 2,000 scheduled e-Transfers twice. Here's how to get your money back
A glitch doubled some Interac e-Transfers set for Nov. 1, many of them rent. Desjardins isn't refunding them automatically.
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Hackers take about $6.3 billion USD from Binance in the biggest crypto theft yet
Binance says a compromised engineer's laptop let attackers drain about $8.8 billion CAD. It promises to cover losses. Binance left Canada in 2023.
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Apple's $3,999 touchscreen Mac, Ottawa's telecom roadmap, and a Canadian spacewalk
Canadian prices for Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro, Ottawa's plan for cheaper phone and internet, a phishing warning, Wealthsimple's raise and a spacewalk.
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Wealthsimple raises $425 million at a $13.8-billion valuation
Existing investors led by Singapore's GIC put in new money and bought shares from employees. Wealthsimple now has more than 4 million Canadian clients and $169 billion in assets.
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Apple's touchscreen Mac day, Bell sells half its towers, and a warning about AI-powered hacks
Apple's event is today at 1 p.m. ET, Bell raises $2.45 billion from its towers, the Cyber Centre flags AI-run attacks, and Ottawa probes the Crime Stoppers breach.
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Toronto's Zafin buys Naehas, its first big deal since Nordic Capital took control
The banking software company is buying a Palo Alto offer-management firm for a reported nine-figure sum, and says it will then count 16 of the top 20 U.S. banks as customers.
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Canada's launch problem, Amazon's union risk scores, and a $140-million Coinkite lawsuit
SpaceX winds down Falcon 9 bookings, Amazon scored B.C. warehouses for union risk, Coinkite is sued, iFixit opens the iPhone Duo, and clocks change Nov. 1.
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Questrade now lets Canadians trade U.S. options before and after the bell
Approved options traders can place limit orders on select U.S. stocks and ETFs from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., using Cboe's longer hours.
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Ontario opens the door to AirPods as hearing aids, Ottawa details its VC money, and 1Password grows
OTC hearing aids in Ontario, the $750-million VC breakdown, 1Password passes $500M USD, Neo's credit line, Bell's roaming rules and Freedom in Manitoba.
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Neo Financial lines up $185 million from ATB and credit unions
The Calgary fintech's new warehouse facility funds its credit card lending, after a year that cost it Tim Hortons, The Bay and 10% of its staff.
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Koho says no to prediction markets, Geely is coming to Canada, and a Switch 2 deal
A short holiday-weekend briefing: Koho's CEO on why it won't add betting-style markets, Geely's 2027 Canadian launch, and a Costco clearance.
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Koho's CEO says no to prediction markets: 'altcoins and NFTs' all over again
Daniel Eberhard won't add betting-style prediction markets as Koho, Canada's newest fintech unicorn, closes in on a bank licence.
