A branded payment solution providing merchants a secure alternative to credit card processing fees while powering customer loyalty programs this week added a hotly requested feature to its platform. Vancouver-based fintech Lynk has launched Pay by Bank, which it says was the most-demanded feature from users. Pay by Bank allows businesses to reduce their credit […]
BC Startup Billi Labs Launches App to ‘Transform Relationship with Money’
A Vancouver financial technology startup launched publicly in September is entering the new year with early momentum. Billi Labs was created in 2022 by a “team of financial experts, designers, and developers across Canada,” including chief executive Ty Sinclair and operating officer Dan Barton, who is based out of Victoria. Through innovation and automation, “we […]
Vancouver’s WonderFi in Merger Talks with Crypto Giant Coinsquare: Report
Toronto-born Coinsquare, embroiled in a dispute with rival CoinSmart, is reportedly in “advanced merger talks” with Vancouver-based WonderFi Technologies. Combined, Coinsquare and WonderFi would form Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Exact terms remain unclear and “there is no certainty that a deal will be consummated between the two companies,” sources familiar with the matter informed Bloomberg. But […]
Following Pandemic Exit, Trainerize Sets Target on Next Growth Milestone
In March 2020, Vancouver’s hundreds of popular gyms were forced to close on government order. The workout-happy city was upended. The Covid-19 Pandemic had arrived and its immediate impact on the field of fitness is still felt today. “With everything going on in the world, there has never been a time in modern history where […]
City of Vancouver Taps Local Wastewater Innovator to Boost Renewable Energy Supply
We are now just seven years away from many energy- and climate-related goalposts. Governments from the municipal to federal level have set goals for 2030, as have many Canadian companies big and small, private and public. The City of Vancouver’s False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility is one such organization continuing to make advancements toward its […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Launch Venture Capital Fund Targeting the Human Lifespan
A seasoned Vancouver entrepreneur and investor has set his sights on the concept of longevity with the launch of a new venture capital fund. Alongside “long-time friends and partners” Rudi Airisto and Lars Staal Wegner, Recon Instruments founder Dan Eisenhardt has co-launched Bristlecone Pacific. “With the average age of populations worldwide continuing to climb, maintaining optimal […]
Thinkific Takes More ‘Difficult Steps’ in Push to Achieve Profitability
Thinkific’s rebound continues down a bumpy path as the Vancouver technology firm this week laid off several dozen more staff. The BC-born cloud-based software platform, which enables entrepreneurs and businesses to create and sell digital learning products, has announced another reduction in workforce. “We closed the fourth quarter as expected, and with the initiatives we […]
Vancouver’s Agreement Express Acquired by Advisor360° to Integrate Financial Tech
Digital wealth management giant Advisor360° has acquired the digital onboarding technology and related wealth management assets of Agreement Express, a BC-based tech solutions provider, the company announced this week. Boston-based Advisor360° completed the acquisition from private equity firm Frontier Growth in December. The company stated it intends to integrate the technology and staff of Agreement […]
Based on Your Blood, This Startup Will Tell You Exactly How to Stay Healthy
Following successful pilot tests last year, Molecular You this week launched a consumer-facing preventive health solution in Canada. The Vancouver-based personalized digital health startup says that, from a single blood draw, patients can receive a comprehensive health assessment and a tailored action plan to help reduce disease risks. Based on a new type of blood […]
Pivoting Metriport Secures Funding to Open-Source Healthcare Data
A year ago, software engineers Dima Goncharov and Colin Elsinga released Metriport: a personal data companion for discovering patterns in your life. “Gone are the days where you track periods in one app, mood in another, and do daily journaling in another separate app,” Elsinga declared to Techcouver last February. “With Metriport, you can do […]