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Those of us who practice payments law were eagerly anticipating the release of the Canada Federal Budget (the Budget). Various federal initiatives, such as the consultations on A New Retail Payments Oversight Framework..

The Model Agreement is intended to be used as the basis for data sharing agreements between banks and Fintechs.

After a stop-start digital and financial services policy cycle in 2025, Canada is entering 2026 with renewed momentum and clearer intent. With Budget 2025 laying the groundwork for modernization...

With increasing frequency, our team is being asked to assist clients with matters involving insurance and blockchain technology. The opportunities to harness the power of blockchain...

On Nov. 5, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published OSC Staff Notice 81-736 (the Staff Notice), summarizing the activities and regulatory focus of the OSC's Investment Management Division...

Virtual currencies are also identified as being subject to higher ML/TF vulnerability due to increased anonymity, their ease of access and their high degree of transferability.

In this day and age, it is rare to meet someone who does not have some sort of online account, especially when you consider the appeal of—and easy access to—social media.

The BIS observes that the activities of Big Tech companies in finance are a subset of broader financial technologies ("Fintech") innovation.

The British Columbia Securities Commission published BC Notice 2018/01 – Consulting on the Securities Law Framework for Fintech Regulation on February 14, 2018.

In R. v Binance Holdings Limited, 2025 ONSC 7113, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the Court) issued a significant decision on the reach of Canada's criminal...

Growing public awareness with respect to blockchain technology has sparked interest from major governments, financial institutions and individuals around the world.

On February 22, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released Staff Notice 21-332 (SN 21-332), which introduces enhanced pre-registration requirements...

On November 6, 2017, the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") published its report on the Canadian financial services sector and FinTech.

The world has paid significant attention to the cryptocurrency industry over the past year. Bitcoin, one of the most popular cryptocurrencies, hit multiple all-time highs in 2021.

As technology has become embedded into most parts of our lives, the majority of companies have completed a digitization process.

Of a capped total of 21 m. Bitcoins, 18.77 m. have been "mined"...

The growth in cryptoassets is causing seismic shifts — and driving opportunity — in the global financial sector. But will a challenging regulatory framework force homegrown innovators to leave Canada?