Latest National Bank of Canada News: Finextra Research

BIS names Beju Shah as new head of Toronto innovation hub

The Bank for International Settlements has appointed Beju Shah as the new Head of the Toronto Innovation Centre.

18 February 2025

BaaS platform Synctera makes Canadian play

American Banking-as-a-Service player Synctera has raised $15 million and made a move north of the border through a partnership with National Bank of Canada.

09 March 2023

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Canadian data sharing startup Flinks closes $11m Series A

Montreal-based data aggregation startup Flinks has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round led by the VC arm of National Bank of Canada.

07 July 2020

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Covid-19: Canadian banks close some branches, cut hours at others

Canada's six biggest banks are closing some branches and reducing operating hours at others in an effort to promote social distancing and control the spread of Covid-19.

19 March 2020

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Central banks form group to explore digital currency creation

Six of the world's central banks have come together to share their knowledge and experiences in assessing the potential cases for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their home jurisdictions.

21 January 2020

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Canadian neo bank Koho extends Series B by C$25 million

Drive Capital and National Bank of Canada have invested C$25 million in Canadian neo banking startup Koho.

03 December 2019

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Canadian banks invest in spare change app Mylo

Canadian spare change saving and investing app Mylo has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by by National Bank's corporate venture capital arm, NAventures, with follow-on investment from Desjardins Capital, Ferst Capital Partners and Tactico.

07 November 2019

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Interac partners Mastercard to let Canadians send e-Transfers overseas

Canadian debit network Interac has teamed up with Mastercard to enable users of its e-Transfer P2P payments service send money to bank accounts around the world.

23 May 2019

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Canadian bank-backed blockchain-based ID verification system launches

A Canadian blockchain-based digital identity verification network backed by the country's banking industry has gone live, giving people an easy way to share their personal information.

01 May 2019

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National Bank of Canada invests in local data sharing startup Flinks

National Bank of Canada and Luge Capital have participated in a $1.75 million funding round in 18-month old data aggregation and account verification startup Flinks.

05 July 2018

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National Bank of Canada acquires interest in Myanmar mobile money outfit Ongo

The National Bank of Canada has acquired a 22% stake in Ongo, a mobile money service with big plans for expansion in Myanmar.

24 April 2017

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Apple Pay coming to Canada

Apple is hoping to launch its mobile payments service in Canada this autumn, although the firm is still wrangling with banks over fees and security concerns, according to the Wall Street Journal.

17 April 2015

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