This week's edition of Finovate Global showcases recent fintech news from Canada.
Royal Bank of Canada acquires mortgagetech Pinch Financial
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has acquired Toronto-based mortgagetech Pinch Financial. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the move is designed to accelerate the decisioning process for mortgage borrowers throughout the country.
“This acquisition helps us deliver on our commitment to bring the best solutions to clients on...
- Tempo has launched its Mainnet and Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) to support AI-driven commerce, combining blockchain infrastructure with a standardized way for agents to initiate and manage payments across rails.
- The protocol also introduces “session-based” transactions that remove the need for traditional checkout flows and enable real-time, pay-per-use models.
- As agentic commerce and stablecoin adoption grow, Tempo is positioning itself at the forefront of development.
- Earned wage access provider Express Wages has partnered with Good Hands Home Care to give employees advanced access to their earned income.
- Express Wages facilitates payday advances of up to $200 a day. Money transfer options include a no-fee Visa Prepaid card, and repayment is managed systematically via the Express Wages app and company payroll platform.
- Memphis, Tennessee-based Express Wages made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2025 in San Diego.
A new partnership...
The agentic banking future brings a lot of uncertainty. While some experts predict the user interface will be visual, others imagine a screen-free, voice-based user experience.
At FinovateEurope 2026, we sat down with Dimitri Masin, CEO of Gradient Labs, to discuss the evolution from mobile-first banking to agentic banking, as well as how banks should think about the build vs. buy decision in the age of AI.
Masin contends that while banks have spent the last decade perfecting digital...
How can banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions transform the massive volumes of data they process every day into actionable insights that can drive better decision-making, identify inefficiencies, and engage more customers? How will technologies like AI specifically help financial institutions challenged by competition from non-bank rivals, ever-evolving consumer expectations, and regulatory uncertainty?
This year at FinovateSpring 2026, we are showcasing five innovative...
