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On May 18, 2018 the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) issued a warning about five unregistered firms targeting Ontario investors that encourage them to trade or invest in cryptocurrencies.

The growing popularity of electric vehicles, as well as the ongoing challenges around constructing the charging infrastructure necessary to make their widespread rollout possible

In a significant decision for the digital (crypto) asset industry, on July 13, 2023, the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York (the Court) in the matter...

The first major index devoted solely to U.S. publicly traded financial technology companies is here. According to recent articles by BusinessWire and the Wall Street Journal, investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), together with Nasdaq Inc. are now offering the "KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index".

As part of the Ontario Securities Commission's "OSC LaunchPad" initiative, more than 120 members of the FinTech community were brought together in late 2016 to find solutions to capital markets...

The fintech sector remains strong in Canada, with new regulations and innovative technologies continuously emerging. With change being a constant, it's important for companies in the industry...

A recent decision by the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers (the "TMF") may temper how Canadian securities regulators approach cryptoassets.

On October 14, 2020, Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple announced that it had raised C$114 million in equity financing. Following the raise, Wealthsimple claims it has reached a unicorn valuation of C$1.4 billion.

Canadian fintech companies should take note that Europe has take a significant step in opening up the banking sector.

On May 19, 2016, the Competition Bureau announced that it has launched a market study into technology led innovation in the Canadian financial services industry...

On June 21, 2023, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) released its 2023 Annual Report, detailing its achievements in the final year of its F2021-2023 three-year strategic plan.

On March 27, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its 2024 annual report highlighting oversight activities of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) in CSA Staff Notice 25-313 2024.

Not to be missed from the federal government's release of the long awaited Budget 2025 are the new details about the government's plans for open banking in Canada.

Canada's Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, spoke on October 6th, 2016 to the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Fall Conference, addressing the link between competition and innovation.

Blockchain, the peer-to-peer distributed ledger technology introduced in 2008 to support Bitcoin, has lately attracted attention for its potential uses in areas unrelated to the virtual currency.

The Canadian Securities Administrator (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC, together with the CSA, the "Regulators")

Cryptocurrency is a digital alternative to traditional currency. It exists entirely online, meaning there is no need for physical cryptocurrency bank notes or coins. Cryptocurrency is not issued or produced...