The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have approved Netcoins as the first crypto trading platform to be registered as a restricted dealer in British Columbia. This is a landmark announcement for the cryptocurrency industry as it is widely unregulated and tainted with fraud with many high profile cases like QuadricaCX […]
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Victoria’s Plurilock Wins 2021 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award
Victoria’s Plurilock Security has been named “Authentication Solution of the Year” as a winner of the 2021 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards, for its cutting-edge DEFEND continuous authentication product. Plurilock is an identity-centric cybersecurity solutions provider for workforces. Plurilock’s proprietary DEFEND solution uses micro-expressions, based on a user’s keyboard and mouse movements, to create a unique behavioral biometric […]
Vegan Entrepreneur Raises $1.3 Million For Barista Staple, Oat Milk
Six months ago Conor Power’s Vegano raised a $4.2 million Series A financing round for Canada’s first 100% plant-based meal-kit delivery service. Two months ago Vegano adventured beyond meal kits with the launch of online vegan marketplace with the product selection of a boutique vegan grocer and a seamless e-commerce shopping experience. Power is at […]
ElectraMeccanica’s SOLO Selected as Exclusive Vehicle for E-Fest Celebrity Race
ElectraMeccanica’s flagship SOLO EV has been selected as the exclusive vehicle to be used in a celebrity race at the Canadian E-Fest in July 2022. Vancouver’s ElectraMeccanica‘s is a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles revolutionizing the urban driving experience, The Canadian E-Fest—which includes various events such as a sustainability conference, concerts, a variety of […]
Premier Horgan Checks In On The Post, Future Home To Amazon In Vancouver
One year has past since Amazon announced plans to create 3,500 new corporate and tech jobs at its Canadian tech hubs in Vancouver and Toronto. In order to make that happen Amazon had to make a bold more in Vancouver with the city’s largest office space where the old Vancouver Post Office stood. Amazon announced […]
Semios Raises $100 Million To Expand Agtech Platform Globally
Vancouver’s Semios announced today that they have raised $100 million in funding led by Morningside Group, a Boston-based private equity and venture capital firm committed to investing in socially responsible businesses. Founded in 2010, Vancouver-based Semios offers Precision Agriculture as a Service™ that started with real-time crop data and pest management tools for growers of tree fruit, nuts […]
TraceSafe Signs Technology Partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruises
Vancouver’s TraceSafe has landed a wearable technology partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruises. Working in collaboration with Royal Caribbean’s Innovation Team, TraceSafe has developed custom wearable devices and bands that are equipped with long-lasting batteries and RFID modules. The companies worked closely together to design and manufacture an exclusive, sleek wearable that can meet both Royal Caribbean’s […]
NFL, NFLPA and Dapper Labs Announce New NFT Deal
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The rumors have been confirmed. The National Football League, The National Football League Players Association and Dapper Labs, announced today a collaboration to create exclusive digital video highlight NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for NFL fans. “We are thrilled to partner with Dapper Labs in its launch of NFL digital video collectibles,” […]
Invest Vancouver Launches New Cloud Workforce Development Initiative With Amazon Web Services
Today Invest Vancouver announced a new high tech workforce development initiative in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to prepare thousands of B.C. residents for well-paying jobs in the region’s growing tech sector. Metro Vancouver will be the first region in Canada to introduce the regional training initiative that is based on a successful AWS […]
Trulioo Lands Five New Global Customers In The Remittance Sector
The size of the global digital remittance market is expected to reach USD $43 billion by 2028 and is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 13.3%. Remittances are a term used to describe international money transfers. The market growth can be attributed to the increasing transfer of money by overseas migrants to […]