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Coinbase Expands Into Canada Amid US Regulatory Scrutiny
Coinbase Expands Into Canada Amid US Regulatory Scrutiny
August 14, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has officially expanded into Canada as it continues to battle regulators stateside. America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange announced Monday (Aug. 14) that it was working...

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CBDCs’ Relevance Questioned After Canada Casts Skepticism
CBDCs’ Relevance Questioned After Canada Casts Skepticism
August 11, 2023  |  CBDC

It’s a widely reported data point that 93% of central banks are in at least some stage of deploying — or at least exploring —...

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Canada Halts Advertising on Facebook in ‘Online News Act’ Dispute
Canada Halts Advertising on Facebook in ‘Online News Act’ Dispute
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

The Canadian government and two companies have fired back in a dispute with Meta Platforms. The government, media firm Quebecor and cable television operator Cogeco Communications have said in...

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Fortis Expands to Canada, Adds Fee Collection Feature, Acquires SmartPay
Fortis Expands to Canada, Adds Fee Collection Feature, Acquires SmartPay
June 22, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Embedded payments solution provider Fortis has expanded to Canada, added a new feature and acquired SmartPay. The expansion to Canada, which is Fortis’ first market outside the United States, makes...

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DoorDash Takes a Tip From Grubhub With Amazon Canada Partnership
DoorDash Takes a Tip From Grubhub With Amazon Canada Partnership
June 06, 2023  |  Subscriptions

After avowing that its DashPass subscription growth strategy was centered not on partnerships but on organic channels, DoorDash has changed its tune, at least in Canada. The aggregator announced...

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Vault Launches Online Financial Platform for Small Businesses in Canada
Vault Launches Online Financial Platform for Small Businesses in Canada
May 16, 2023  |  SMBs

Vault has launched an all-in-one online financial platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Canada. The platform is designed to give SMB owners access to financial...

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Binance: Canadian Market ‘No Longer Tenable’ After New Regulations
Binance: Canadian Market ‘No Longer Tenable’ After New Regulations
May 14, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance says new regulations in Canada have forced it to exit that country’s crypto market. “We had high hopes for the rest of the Canadian blockchain...

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Stripe Offers Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout to Canadian Users
Stripe Offers Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout to Canadian Users
April 13, 2023  |  BNPL

Payments company Stripe and buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm have expanded their partnership. According to a Thursday (April 13) news release, the expansion...

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AI Regulations Need to Target Data Provenance and Protect Privacy
AI Regulations Need to Target Data Provenance and Protect Privacy
April 11, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The speed with which AI is radically transforming global economies has not escaped regulators’ attention. As fears continue to grow over the potential use-case implications...

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