NCFA Fintech Confidential December 2020 (Issue 3)
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) and partners are excited to present Vol. 1 Issue 3, FINTECH CONFIDENTIAL, a digital pop-up of the 6th annual 2020 Fintech & Financing Conference and Expo (FFCON20) held virtually across themed 8 weeks from July 9 to August 27 and co-hosted by NCFA and Toronto Finance International. The main theme of FFCON20 was “RISE”, reflecting the joint efforts of the two associations, NCFA and TFI, to build and increase the success and sustainability of Canada’s fintech and financial sector. There were many moving parts this year and a brand-new digital format with the event bringing together 100+ thought leaders, 50+ partners, and more than 500 attendees, 2 challenges and the inaugural Fintech Draft pitching and demo competitions. Congratulations to the winners: SolidBlock and MazumaGo (formerly DivDot)! Thanks to all the partners, speakers, attendees, volunteers and the entire organizing team for making FFCON20 an impactful and amazing online experience for Canada’s fintech and funding community. We hope you enjoy this issue of Fintech Confidential magazine – it certainly makes for great holiday reading! While everyone relentlessly strives to achieve success in 2021, we encourage you to bring in the new year with good health and to be mindful that we are all in this together, and to help others in your community more than ever before. Peace, happiness, and best wishes for an incredible year and journey ahead.
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) and partners are excited
to present Vol. 1 Issue 3, FINTECH CONFIDENTIAL, a digital pop-up of the 6th annual 2020 Fintech & Financing Conference and Expo (FFCON20) held virtually across themed 8 weeks from July 9 to August 27 and co-hosted by NCFA and Toronto Finance International.
The main theme of FFCON20 was “RISE”, reflecting the joint efforts of the two associations, NCFA and TFI, to build and increase the success and sustainability of Canada’s fintech and financial sector. There were many moving parts this year and a brand-new digital format with the event bringing together 100+ thought leaders, 50+ partners, and more than 500 attendees, 2 challenges and the inaugural Fintech Draft pitching and demo competitions. Congratulations to the winners: SolidBlock and MazumaGo (formerly DivDot)! Thanks to all the partners, speakers, attendees, volunteers and the entire organizing team for making FFCON20 an impactful and amazing online experience for Canada’s fintech and funding community.
We hope you enjoy this issue of Fintech Confidential magazine – it certainly makes for great holiday reading! While everyone relentlessly strives to achieve success in 2021, we encourage you to bring in the new year with good health and to be mindful that we are all in this together, and to help others in your community more than ever before. Peace, happiness, and best wishes for an incredible year and journey ahead.
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Knnct<br />
knnct’s robust P2P platform for brokers &<br />
lenders lets them get mortgage deals done<br />
quicker and easier. Brokers create a digital<br />
mortgage application, post their deal and then<br />
knnct filters & matches the deal with lenders<br />
whose lending criteria matches the deal &<br />
have access to all compliance docs.<br />
Location: Toronto<br />
Year Founded: 2018<br />
Vertical: Lending / Borrowing<br />
Employees: 1 – 10<br />
Website: knnct.com<br />
Sentro<br />
The challenge for group insurers is<br />
administrative complexity. Sentro tailor<br />
plans for every customer. But they try do<br />
it with legacy technology that holds them<br />
back. Sentro lets group insurers offer their<br />
customers and partners choice and flexibility,<br />
in a highly efficient way.<br />
Location: Auckland, NZ<br />
Year Founded: 2019<br />
Vertical: Insurtech<br />
Employees: 1 – 10<br />
Website: Sentro.co<br />
Lagoon<br />
Lagoon empowers investment professionals<br />
in capital markets with data science tools,<br />
without the need to write a single line of code.<br />
The platform places the human at the center<br />
(HITL), allowing the user to customize and<br />
control metrics to generate explainable, datadriven<br />
insights.<br />
Location: Tel Aviv<br />
Year Founded: <strong>2020</strong><br />
Vertical: Digital Banking / Analytics /<br />
Infrastructure<br />
Employees: 1 – 10<br />
Website: www.data-lagoon.com/<br />
Bitvo<br />
Established in 2018, Bitvo is a cryptocurrency<br />
exchange that facilitates buying, selling and<br />
trading cryptocurrencies through its best-inclass<br />
website and mobile applications. Bitvo<br />
offers seven different cryptocurrencies, including<br />
Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Dash,<br />
Ethereum Classic and QCAD, Canada’s first<br />
stable coin designed for the mass market.<br />
Location: Toronto, Calgary<br />
Year Founded: 2017<br />
Vertical: Blockchain / Digital Assets /<br />
Cryptocurrency<br />
Employees: 1 – 10<br />
Website: bitvo.com<br />
Kaira Technologies<br />
Their mission is to help people take charge<br />
of managing their personal finances to help<br />
them achieve financial well-being. Kaira’s<br />
Financial Wellness Coach comes in the<br />
form of a mobile, it gives personalized and<br />
proactive advice to relevant events with the<br />
aim of achieving Financial Wellness.<br />
Location: Boucherville, QC<br />
Year Founded: 2018<br />
Vertical: Personal Finance<br />
Employees: 1 – 10<br />
Website: Kaira.ai<br />
Moves<br />
Moves is a financial services platform for<br />
independent “gig” workers. Overlooked or<br />
ineligible for products offered by traditional<br />
financial institutions, this rapidly expanding<br />
demographic needs modern financial<br />
products designed to support them on their<br />
paths to career fulfillment.<br />
Location: Toronto<br />
Year Founded: <strong>2020</strong><br />
Vertical: Personal Finance<br />
Employees: 1 – 10<br />
Website: Movesfinancial.com<br />
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