The Collision Conference is returning to its first in-person event in two years, marking Toronto’s Enercare Centre June 20 through 23. The tech event will be the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with 35,000 attendees expected to convene in our nation’s fintech hotspot. “While we’ve successfully hosted Collision online […]
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GeoComply Launches TechSprint, Seeking Solutions to Protect Children Online
GeoComply has launched a TechSprint. Called “Hacking Child Protection,” the global hackathon-style event is aimed at driving innovation and encouraging creative solutions to protect children online. The virtual event, put on in collaboration with Child Rescue Coalition, seeks to address core technical challenges in investigating online child sexual exploitation offenders. “We are thrilled to be […]
Vancouver Startups Ready for Collision in June
The Collision Conference is returning to its first in-person event in two years, marking Toronto’s Enercare Centre June 20 through 23. The tech event will be the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with more than 30,000 attendees expected to convene in our nation’s fintech hotspot. “While we’ve successfully […]
As Online Betting Becomes Legal, Could Vancouver Regain iGaming Title?
One month ago legal single-sports betting and online gambling expanded significantly in Ontario thanks to new regulations that allow private-sector operators of online sportsbooks to legally take bets in Canada’s most populous province. This new internet gambling market goes by the moniker of iGaming and one under-the-radar unicorn could lead an iGaming resurgence in Vancouver. […]
B.C.’s Most In-demand Tech Jobs, Industries And Employers
British Columbia has always been known for its lush forests, its rugged coastline and its breathtaking mountains, but over the past two years it is becoming recognized for something else: a growing number of unicorns. As a recent article in Business In Vancouver noted, the province has become home to more than a dozen privately held tech […]
Osler Venture Capital Report Shows Strong Ecosystem in Canada as Vancouver Thrives
This week National law firm Osler released its inaugural tech financings report, which combs through more than 300 technology-based venture capital equity financings from 2019 through 2021 to deliver a range of information and insight into Canada’s ecosystem. According to Osler’s Deal Points Report, Canada’s ecosystem “continues to create jobs, innovation and economic growth across […]
Former Meta Exec Reno Mathews Joins Ever-Expanding Trulioo in New Role
Trulioo today announced the appointment of Reno Mathews as the company’s first Chief Compliance Officer. Mathews joins the leading global identity verification company with 20 years of experience in building global compliance programs and leading remediation efforts related to regulatory enforcement actions in the banking, money service businesses, crypto and broker-dealer industries. “Reno’s global compliance expertise […]
Why GeoComply Ranks Among BC’s Top Employers
In British Columbia, the competition for hiring top talent in technology roles is fierce. As a result, job perks in expensive regional hubs like Vancouver have steadily increased in recent years as employers look to incentivize a limited pool of workers with benefits that extend beyond salary. “Perhaps it’s a reflection of a more active […]
Trulioo Expands Identity Verification Services Overseas
Trulioo this week announced that it now offers coverage in Greece and Israel via its GlobalGateway, a global identity verification platform. With GlobalGateway, organizations operating in these two countries can now perform identity checks on consumers that support regional Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering regulations. Such verification helps organizations scale compliance programs globally […]
Backbone Angels Celebrates One Year Of Funding And Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
Accessibility to capital is one of the largest challenges faced by women and BIPOC entrepreneurs. Backbone Angels launched one year ago today to tackle this issue and today, on International Women’s Day, they are celebrating their one-year anniversary. Backbone Angels is a collective of 10 women in tech who are united around the same goal: […]