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CANADIAN FINTECH AWARDS
The Digital Finance Institute is a think tank for financial technology and artificial intelligence. We represent a strategic link in digital finance between the financial services industry, NGOs, academia, financial regulators and policy makers to promotion financial innovation and vibrancy through thought leadership, engagement, advocacy, research and education.
The Canadian FinTech & AI Awards were started in 2015 by the Digital Finance Institute to recognize and celebrate Canadian innovation in financial technology and artificial intelligence. The Awards bring together, on an annual basis, Canada’s leaders in finance to celebrate and support Canadian technology from coast to coast to coast.
EVENT DETAILS Time: 5:00 PM Date: November 21, 2016 Location: The Fairmount Royal York, 100 Front St, Toronto
AWARDS FinTech Startup of the Year FinTech Incumbent of the Year Academic Institution Most Supportive of FinTech Accelerator, Incubator or Entrepreneurial Network Most Supportive of FinTech Governance, Thought Leader or Organization of the Year Global Impact in FinTech Professional Services Firm of the Year Investor of the Year Financial Institution Innovator of the Year Judge's Choice
OUR JUDGES
OUR PRESENTERS
Alexandra Posadzki Canadian Press
Azim Lila PC Financial
Christine Duhaime Digital Finance Institute
Cynthia Stark Sun Life Financial
David Suydam Architech
Ellis Odynn Digital Finance Institute
Janos Barberis SuperCharger
John Wang Deloitte
Kosta Peric Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mathieu Cardinal Finance MontrĂŠal
Mike Woollatt CVCA
Som Seif Purpose Investments
Philippe Garneau GWP
Sanjay Gosalia Google
Honourable Charles Sousa Minister of Finance
Sue Britton FinTech Growth Syndicate
NOMINEES IN HOUSE FinTech Startup of the Year Agreement Express Borrowell Cover Dwello Finn.ai FrontFundr Fundthrough Lendified Inc. LowestRates.ca nTrust Outside IQ Overbond Payment Rails Perfiqt Plooto Rentmoola Reportin Sensibill Smarttick Tilt Wealthica Zensurance Crelogix
GainX Granify Progressa Sonnet Time is Life (STIL Risk) TIO Networks Vuru Bendigi Tech Inc. ClientDesk CoinPayments Inc. FormHero Freshbooks Goldmoney Inc. Grow League Inc. Nanopay Corp. Opportunity Network Payment Source Smoothpay Solsteace Inc Trulioo Wealthsimple Wiser Invesments
NOMINEES IN HOUSE FinTech Incumbent of the Year Securefact Veriday Zafin Ethoca Croesus Interac Association/ ACXSYS Mogo Questrade SAP Thinking Capital TouchBistro Wave Accounting Academic Institution Most Supportive of FinTech Munk School of Global Affairs Zone Start-ups (Ryerson Futures) Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto Accelerator/Incubator Most Supportive of FinTech FCP Studio MaRS Discovery District Stanley Park Ventures Canadian Lenders Association Communitech DMZ at Ryerson University TechTO Financial Institution Innovator of the Year CIBC Manulife Financial ATB Financial Aviva BMO EQ Bank Conexus Credit Union The Bank of Nova Scotia, Digital Factory
Professional Services Firm of the Year Don ans Alex Tapscott LaBarge Weinstein LLP WIldeboer Dellelce LLP Deloitte Digital Architech Blakes Capgemini Market Gravity Osler McCarthy Tetrault Governance Individual or Group of the Year BCLC FinTech Association of Canada Lendified Holdings Inc Matt Hobbs TFSA Members of the Muskoka Group Global Impact Award Innotribe at Swift Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Innovate Finance LeEco Paypal Satoshi Nakamoto Uber Investor of the Year Ferst Capital Partners DBC IT Venture Fund Difference Capital Gravitas Securities Impression Ventures Peter Misek Portag3 Ventures Omers Ventures Ketty
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