Last year, we reported on a Vancouver Island startup that was conceived in 2021 to help Canadians manage money and build credit. Victoria-based Billi Labs in November launched Boost, a credit building feature, in partnership with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, allowing newcomers to report rent payments directly to credit bureaus in order to establish credit […]
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Vancouver’s Fintech Fitness
When people think of “Finance” in Canada, minds go straight to Bay Street. The same can be said for financial technology, where downtown Toronto houses the country’s largest hub of fintech startups by a wide margin. Ontario is home to a majority of Canada’s fintechs, including Shopify, Wealthsimple, Koho, Borrowell, and hundreds more. Vancouver seldom […]
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 […]