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Win Free Tickets to Consensus 2025! NCFA Pitch the Future Contest

Consenus 2025 | April 7, 2025

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🔥 NCFA Ticket Giveaway Campaign 🔥 Win a Free Pro Pass to Consensus Toronto 2025!

NCFA Canada is excited to be an official Community Partner for Consensus Toronto 2025, happening May 14–16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Produced by CoinDesk, Consensus is the world’s most influential gathering of leaders in blockchain, crypto, Web3, and digital finance—bringing together founders, regulators, investors, policymakers, developers, and creators from around the globe.

See:  Consensus 2025 Toronto | Spotlight on Canadian Speakers

With the conference just over a month away, we’re celebrating by launching the “Pitch the Future” Ticket Giveaway Contest — your chance to win a FREE Pro Pass (worth $950 USD) and join the action in Toronto alongside thousands of Web3 innovators.

Have a bold idea, future trend, or big vision? Building something cool and want to share it with the world? Tell us why you should be there, and you just might be!

🚀Pitch The Future Contest Details

1. WHEN

The ticket giveaway runs from now until April  30, 2025

2. ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to participate, follow both NCFA and @consensus2025 on at least one of our social channels like Instagram, X, Facebook or @CoinDesk #Consensus2025 on LinkedIn, depending on where you post your entry.

3. HOW TO ENTER

Post any one of the following (we’re keeping it flexible and fun!):

  • 🔮 A bold idea or prediction about the future of Web3, fintech, or crypto
  • 🛠️ A quick description of what you're building or working on
  • 🙋‍♀️ A few words on why you want to attend or why you should win a free ticket

Your pitch can be a short video, text post, image, or attachment—we’re open to creative formats!

➡️ Be sure to tag @ncfacanada and @consensus2025 and use the hashtag #Consensus2025.

4. WINNER SELECTION and DISTRIBUTION

  • 🎉 Two winners will each receive One (1) Pro Pass to Consensus 2025
  • Winners will be announced on May 1, 2025 via NCFA’s website and social channels
  • Winners will be contacted privately and must confirm attendance.
  • If unconfirmed within a reasonable time, an alternate winner may be selected.

5. 🔁 Social Sharing Best Practices

Help spread the word and support the community:

  • Tag @consensus2025 on X
  • Tag @CoinDesk on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
  • Use #Consensus2025 in all contest-related posts
  • Encourage your network to follow NCFA and Consensus Toronto for future updates

🔔 Don’t Miss Out!

Whether you're building the future, predicting it, or just hungry to be part of it, this is your shot to join the global Web3 community at Canada’s biggest crypto event of the year.  Get your post up before April 30, and we’ll see you in Toronto!

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NCFA Jan 2018 resize - Win Free Tickets to Consensus 2025!  NCFA Pitch the Future ContestThe National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org

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May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL: 7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

NCFA Canada | Craig Asano | May 4, 2023

 

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PATIO TIME IS BACK!

Join the National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada, DIGTL, Invest Hong Kong, Pateno Payments, Bitvo, Liquid Avatar Technologies, DC Bank, Spaces, United CraftTake It Easy Group, eThereLive, Gowling WLG, Peninsula, and partners and Canada's leading Fintech & Funding community in the heart of trendy Queen West for an evening of celebration, partnerships, reconnecting with peers, and prime networking mixer.

Launching, scaling or interested in disrupting the finance industry, raising capital or participating in Canada’s growing fintech, blockchain, digital banking, crypto, web3/4/5, DAOs, digital assets, DeFi, AI, and open banking, sustainable finance, crowdfunding, payments, regtech, insurtech, wealthtech, digital identity, and alternative investing sectors?

Here's a perfect opportunity to connect with stealth and emerging startups, scale-ups, and industry experts, and strategize with partners, pitch investors, and mingle with Toronto’s burgeoning fintech and funding ecosystem.

 

 

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FFCON23 Partner DIGTL - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

7TH ANNUAL SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT

Date:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023

When:  Doors open 5:30PM to 9PM

Venue:  SPACES, 7th Floor Loft & Rooftop Patio

Where:  180 John Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1X5

Tickets:  $40-50 + HST (SOLD OUT Some Tickets at the Door!!)

Tickets are limited and include access, drinks, food, and entertainment

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This event is for entrepreneurs and investors in the Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Finance, Payments, Crypto, Web3/4/5, AI, and Alternative Investing Community AND all innovative companies raising capital

Innovators and investors interested in financial innovation, deal flow, networking and collaborating with startups, investors, angels, early stage-focused VC's and industry experts and developers in alternative finance, fintech, digital banking, blockchain, crypto, metaverse, web3, defi, refi, cefi, challenger banks, payments, open finance, P2P crowdfinance, wealthtech, insurtech, regtech, digital marketing platforms, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs.

  • Women founders and entrepreneurs actively building
  • Companies actively raising capital, seeking partners, investors, advisors
  • Investors and syndicates interested in investing
  • Fintech advisors, consultants, and development experts (startups, institutions, researchers, academia, government)
  • Financial innovators, developers, ecosystem partners
  • High growth fintech start-ups (stealth mode) and scale-ups. Private or public.
  • Developers looking for opportunities and to connect with businesses
  • Funding platforms, dealers, providers and their client networks
  • Anyone interested in emerging fintech trends, regulations and industry developments

 


 

Event Host and Partners:

 

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The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, blockchain and cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks.

 

For more information, please visit: ncfacanada.org

 


FFCON23 Partner DIGTL - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

Connecting the world's best assets with global investors through a network of digital securities exchanges, allowing issuers to quickly access the world's capital at a fraction of the cost, and providing investors with exciting investment opportunities.

For more information, please visit:  DIGTL

 


NCFA FFCON23 Partner InvestHK  - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

Invest Hong Kong is the government department created to encourage and facilitate overseas business to set up and expand in Hong Kong. We have teams of business specialists in Canada and Hong Kong dedicated to assist you to advance your business plan in Hong Kong and beyond.

For more information, please visit:  Invest Hong Kong

 


 

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We believe work is about people and ideas. Our Spaces are inhabited by forward thinkers, innovators and game changers who are confident in achieving their goals. Whether you are a small business, entrepreneur or a corporate intrapreneur, at Spaces we help our community to expand their horizon.  Our free-spirited vibe attracts an energetic community of positive and open-minded business thinkers who love to meet new people. The full program of professional events and hospitality services, and the inspiring sophisticated European design of our business clubs, involves people in the buzz and energy of Spaces, and make them feel at home.  By creating dynamic workspaces with a unique and entrepreneurial spirit we help you think, create and collaborate while our friendly team sees to all of the background logistics and services. At Spaces we make sure that our community can focus on driving their business forward.

For more information, please visit:  SPACES

 


 

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Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. focuses on the verification, management and monetization of Self Sovereign Identity, empowering users to control and benefit from the use of their online identity. The Liquid Avatar Mobile App, available in the Apple App Store and Google Play, is a verified Self Sovereign Identity platform that empowers users to create high quality digital icons representing their online personas. These icons allow users to manage and control their digital identity and Verifiable Access and Identity Credentials, and to use Liquid Avatars to share public and permission based private data when they want and with whom they want.

The Liquid Avatar Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem (LAVCE) has been developed to support all participants in a digital credential ecosystem, including the Holder, Issuer and Verifier, using state-of-the-art blockchain and open standards technologies initially as a node on the Indicio Network. The Company recently announced its LQID CARD, a unique US payment card, and the world's first Metaverse Rewards program. The LQID Card a cash back and reward program that has over 600 leading online merchants and is working to release its own branded network payment card. The Company's subsidiary, Oasis Digital Studios, is a creative and development agency that supports a wide range of artists, talent, and enterprises with Non-Fungible Token (NFT) solutions and has acquired 50% and controls the Aftermath Islands Metaverse program.

Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. is publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the symbol "LQID" (CSE:LQID). The Company also trades in the United States, on the OTCQB under the symbol "LQAVF" and in Frankfurt under the symbol "4T51".

For more information, please visit:  Liquid Avatar Technologies

 


 
FFCON23 Partner Bitvo - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!
Bitvo is on a mission to become Canada’s premier cryptocurrency trading platform. With a focus on customer service, security, and transparency, we make cryptocurrency trading accessible for all Canadians.
 

 

For more information, please visit:  Bitvo
 
 

 


FFCON23 Partner Pateno Payments - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!
Pateno is the only business payment solutions you will ever need. Our innovative payment solutions ensure a more streamlined, secure and flexible way to transfer money. Via our API technology, you can initiate payments from existing web pages, portals, and apps, scaling your capabilities as your industry changes. From tip disbursement to loan management payments, our highly intuitive and simple-to-use system can be easily integrated, instantly enhancing and streamlining your money transfers. Safe, secure and advanced, experience the next generation to online business payment solutions with Pateno. Contact our sales representative to learn more today about our online payment solutions.

 

For more information, please visit:  Pateno Payments
 

 


FFCON23 Partner Digital Commerce Bank - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

DCBank is a Canadian leader in digital payment solutions for corporate online banking, empowering financial institutions and FinTech entrepreneurs to effortlessly scale their business. DCBank offers extended functionality thru our best-in-class API developer tools, so that you have full control over the services you provide.

 
For more information, please visit:  DCBank
 

 


 
FFCON23 Gowling WLG Partner - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

Gowling WLG is an international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading UK-based international law firm.  With more than 1,400 legal professionals in 19 cities across Canada, the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Gowling WLG provides clients with top-tier legal advice at home and abroad in a range of areas.  Our clients have access to in-depth expertise and experience in key global sectors, including advanced manufacturing, energy, financial services, infrastructure, life sciences, natural resources, real estate and tech.  We see the world through our clients’ eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed – no matter how challenging the circumstances. Our culture is, above all, about people and teams, based on our belief in the power of relationships to deliver tangible business results.

For more information, please visit: Gowling WLG

 


 

United Craft - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

United Craft is an Ontario-based craft beverage company that is all about flavour innovation. We offer new flavours and styles of alcoholic beverages that suit today's lifestyles and emerging consumer preferences.

United Craft works with some of Ontario's best craft beverage producers to create natural, better-for-you recipes using unique combinations of hops, herbs, flowers, fruits, grains, specialty yeasts, and (new in 2022) nutrient-rich maple water. Our beverage offerings are all made in small batches and range from those with low alcohol and/or low sugar to traditional award-winning favourites as well as tasty seasonals flavoured with coffee, pecan, hibiscus, ginger, honey, blackberry, pineapple, peach and other popular fruits.

New for 2022 is Hail Caesar Korean BBQ (a vodka-based bold and tasty drink), Eden Grove Zero Sugar Apple Cider, Sip Elderflower Cherry and Juniper Line Maple Water Radlers, and Flair Los Sangria. YUP lager won the GOLD medal at the Canadian Brewing Awards and Tomorrow Brew Co's Honey Ginger Shandy and Coffee Milk Stout won GOLD at the Ontario Brewing Awards. Moi Mosa and Moi Jito are now top-selling malt-based radlers inspired by popular cocktails.

For more information, please visit:  United Craft

 


 

FFCON23 Partner TIE - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

Founded in 2017, Take It Easy Group’s mission is to help your Seed & Series A start-up scale for success. Our team of experienced Executive Assistants are your strategic partners, with proven methods to keep your business organized and efficient, so you can focus on growth.

For more information, please visit:  Take It Easy Group

 


FFCON23 Partner eThereLive - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

eThereLIVE is the streaming and broadcast division of Soundbox Productions, one of the largest providers of lighting, audio & staging production services in Ontario, Canada. Our Professional Services include live and digital events, town halls, conferences, live sports, webinars, and more both virtually and on location across North America.

For more information, please visit:  eThereLive

 


FFCON23 Summer Kickoff Event Partner Peninsula  - May 31 NCFA Event Presented by DIGTL:  7th Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff Networking ON SALE NOW!

Since our start in 2017, the Peninsula Canada family has grown from a few people to hundreds. And we are all committed to providing exceptional service to over 5000 small businesses across the great white north.  We help small businesses grow. This is what we all come into work for every day. By giving them an affordable alternative to an in-house human resources team, we help them save time and money.  Peninsula started as a small business and our mission is to help other small businesses achieve their version of success!

For more information, please visit:  Peninsula

 


 

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Event May 8-9, Dubai: FinTechs and banks unite for innovation at DIFC’s Dubai FinTech Summit Dialogues

DIFC | Soumen Chakraborty | Apr 13, 2023

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DIFC-led dialogue hosts ten heads of banks and FinTechs for discussion on current financial stability and outlook

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 April 2023: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region hosted the second Dubai FinTech Summit (DFS) Dialogues this week, powered by the Innovation Hub. Heads of 10 leading regional banks and FinTechs were invited to unpack the challenges facing the financial sector and deliberate on how the industry can de-risk and build resilient, sustainable financial institutions.
  • According to recent research by Report Ocean, the global FinTech Lending Market was valued at approximately USD573.05 bn in 2021 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 27.4% over the forecast period 2022-2029.
  • The age of Banks vs. FinTechs is behind us
    • The FinTech sector, widely recognised as a major competitor to banks, is expected to double in size from USD135.9 bn in 2021 to USD266.9 bn in 2027, according to DIFC FinTech Hive's 2022 FinTech Report. Additionally, with approximately 50 per cent of the MENA region currently unbanked or underbanked, FinTechs have been playing a crucial role in promoting inclusive economic growth in the region.
    • However, a unanimous takeaway from all banks at the DFS Dialogue captured how both entities are in fact symbiotic.

Sanjay Sethi, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Transaction Banking at First Abu Dhabi Bank:

This is an age of collaboration and co-creation where leading financial institutions and pioneering FinTechs can embark on a journey of innovative discovery together. This is especially true when we look at opportunities to expand into new geographies, improve product capabilities, grow revenues, or scale or optimise our business faster and more efficiently. Alongside this, FinTech solutions in transaction banking are growing in agility every day. As we look to the future, FAB will continue collaborating with pioneering FinTechs to deliver impactful advances across the financial industry.

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  • Trust and innovation:
    • Google predicts that the financial services and banking industry will emerge as the primary spender for AI technology in the MENA. The industry will make up nearly 25 per cent of all AI investments in the region, with banking tech alone expected to contribute 13.6 per cent to the region’s gross domestic product by 2030.
    • The onset of Web 3.0 ushers in a transformative moment for financial services, capital markets and banking, shifting customer expectations and revolutionising the sector. The total transaction value of embedded finance is said to reach USD7 tn in 2026, as per Rakesh Reddy, CEO, Cloud4u, “This is particularly useful for Platform as a Service (PaaS) providers who will strongly benefit from this growth, undeniably becoming a key industry disruptor.”

Mehdi Tazi, Chief Operating Officer, Lean Technologies:

I believe customers still trust banks more than FinTechs – they are larger more established institutions. However, something FinTechs do very well is streamlining processes when helping onboard customers into these larger banks. As a result, we are seeing a marriage between FinTech and banking that enhances the customer’s journey, ultimately building trust.

  • Dubai Fintech Summit (DFS):  Dubai is gearing up for continued growth and innovation, so how can policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors come together to further advance during these volatile times? With a unified goal to enhance inclusive, stable banking solutions for the region, traditional financial establishments are increasingly optimistic in growing their partnerships with promising FinTechs to help bridge gaps and strategically stay ahead of the curve. Join the dialogue at the Dubai FinTech Summit at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.

Visitors can now purchase tickets with early bird prices available until 15 April 2023.

 

About Dubai International Financial Centre

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is one of the world’s most advanced financial centres, and the leading financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), which comprises 72 countries with an approximate population of 3 billion and an estimated GDP of USD 8 trillion.  With a close to 20-year track record of facilitating trade and investment flows across the MEASA region, the Centre connects these fast-growing markets with the economies of Asia, Europe and the Americas through Dubai. The Centre’s vision is to drive the future of finance through cutting-edge technology, innovation, and partnerships. Today, it is the global future of finance and innovation hub offering one of the region’s most comprehensive FinTech and venture capital environments, including cost-effective licensing solutions, fit-for-purpose regulation, innovative accelerator programmes, and funding for growth-stage start-ups.  For further information, please visit our website: difc.ae, or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @DIFC.


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[Event Nov 23, 2022]: Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference 2022

Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce | Oct 24, 2022

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Event Details

Date and Time: November 23rd, 2022 at 8:00 am – 7:00 pm 
 
Location: The Omni King Edward Hotel (37 King St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1E9)  

Cost: $150 + HST 

Description

The Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Business Council of Canada (BCC), Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, Embassy of Canada in Ukraine and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in Ukraine invite you to the Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference on November 23rd, 2022, at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto.  

The Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference will showcase investment projects aimed at rebuilding and modernizing Ukraine in the agriculture, energy, construction/infrastructure, and digital sectors. It will also highlight the tools and instruments offered by Export Development Canada, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank, and International Finance Corporation to support Canadian companies interested in investing in Ukraine.  

Conversations about rebuilding Ukraine have already started in Europe and the U.S. The time is ripe to start these conversations in Canada to give Canadian businesses the opportunity to be a part of the rebuilding process and to help Ukraine fight on the economic front.  

Event Partners

Embassy of Ukraine in Canada
Business Council of Canada
Ukraine Invest
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
CEO Club Ukraine
Embassy of Canada

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NCFA Jan 2018 resize - [Event Nov 23, 2022]:  Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference 2022The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org

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[FINTRAC 101 Presentation and Q&A, Jul 19 and 21]: For business engaged in crowdfunding platforms services

FINTRAC | Laura Colella | July 5, 2022

Fintrac - [FINTRAC 101 Presentation and Q&A, Jul 19 and 21]: For business engaged in crowdfunding platforms services

The recent amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations (PCMLTFR) and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Administrative Monetary Penalties (PCMLTFAMP) Regulations now cover crowdfunding platforms as money services businesses (MSBs) or foreign money services businesses (FMSBs) under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.

Businesses engaged in crowdfunding platform services now have the following obligations:

  • Register with FINTRAC
  • Develop and maintain a compliance program
  • Carry out know your client requirements, including verifying the identity of persons and entities for certain activities and transactions
  • Keep certain records, including records related to transactions and client identification
  • Report certain transactions to FINTRAC

EVENT DATES and HOW TO REGISTER

July 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. ET (English presentation)

July 21, 2022 at 2 p.m. ET (French presentation)

Virtual format

To register or ask questions, please confirm your virtual attendance by emailing your RSVP to:  guidelines-lignesdirectrices@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca

Don't forget to specify English or French and/or the date you with to attend.  A meeting link will be sent a day before the presentation

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NCFA Response to FINTRAC’s ‘Knee Jerk’ Regulations Requiring Donation Crowdfunding Platforms to Register and Comply with AML/ATF Legislation

 


NCFA Jan 2018 resize - [FINTRAC 101 Presentation and Q&A, Jul 19 and 21]: For business engaged in crowdfunding platforms servicesThe National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org

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Loop to host contest for Canadian brands in collaboration with Startup CPG with winner to be carried in GoodGood locations across Toronto

Loop | Cato Pastoll | Jun 8, 2022

Startup CPG - Loop to host contest for Canadian brands in collaboration with Startup CPG with winner to be carried in GoodGood locations across Toronto

On June 22, 2022 Loop, the banking platform for international ecommerce brands, will be hosting the first ever in-person Canadian Startup CPG event for ecommerce and CPG brands to gather, share best practices and learn about solutions to help them grow.

During the event, startup CPG brands will have an opportunity to pitch their product with one company being selected to be carried across all of  GoodGoods Toronto locations. At a time when it’s more difficult than ever to acquire new customers online, GoodGood’s retail presence gives CPG brands access to a new channel to be discovered.

Get Tickets:  July 14 NCFA Event: Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

This event is the first of its kind in Canada and the Startup CPG community & Startup CPG hosts will select one winning brand to take their brand to the next level with retail distribution.

If you’d like to demo at the event join the CPG Slack  Channel  and reach out to community manager, Patricia Menegoto.

To learn more about the event, vist the  Eventbrite page.

 

Date/time

June 22, 2022 at 5:00pm EST

Address

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July 14 NCFA Event: Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

NCFA Canada | Craig Asano | Jun 8, 2022

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PATIO TIME IS BACK!

Join the National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada, Liquid Avatar Technologies, Spaces, Gowling WLG, HyperCycle.ai, United Craft, GenBlock Financial, Finliti, Grant Thornton LLP, Take It Easy Group, and partners and Canada's leading Fintech & Funding community in the heart of trendy Queen West for an evening of celebration, reconnecting with peers, and prime networking mixer.

Launching, scaling or interested in disrupting the finance industry, raising capital or participating in Canada’s growing fintech, blockchain, crypto, web3/4/5, DAOs, digital assets, DeFi, AI, and open banking, sustainable finance, crowdfunding, payments, digital identity, and alternative investing sectors?

Here's a perfect opportunity to connect with stealth and emerging startups, scale-ups, and industry experts, and strategize with partners, pitch investors, and mingle with Toronto’s burgeoning fintech and funding ecosystem.

 

6TH ANNUAL SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT

Date:  THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022

When:  Doors open 5:30PM to 9PM

Venue:  SPACES, 7th Floor Loft & Rooftop Patio

Where:  180 John Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1X5

 

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This event is for entrepreneurs and investors in the Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Finance, Payments, Crypto, Web3/4/5, AI, and Alternative Investing Community AND all innovative companies raising capital

Innovators and investors interested in financial innovation, deal flow, networking and collaborating with startups, investors, angels, early stage-focused VC's and industry experts and developers in alternative finance, fintech, blockchain, crypto, metaverse, web3, defi, refi, cefi, challenger banks, payments, open finance, P2P crowdfinance, wealthtech, insurtech, regtech, digital marketing platforms, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs.

  • Women founders
  • Companies actively raising capital, seeking partners, investors, advsiors
  • Investors and syndicates interested in investing
  • Fintech advisors, consultants, and development experts (startups, institutions, researchers, academia, government)
  • Financial innovators and developers looking to partner or collaborate
  • High growth fintech start-ups (stealth mode) and scale-ups. Private or public.
  • Developers looking for opportunities and to connect with businesses
  • Funding platforms, dealers, providers and their client networks
  • Anyone interested in emerging fintech trends, regulations and industry developments

 


 

Event Host and Partners:

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The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, blockchain and cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks.

For more information, please visit: ncfacanada.org

 


 

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We believe work is about people and ideas. Our Spaces are inhabited by forward thinkers, innovators and game changers who are confident in achieving their goals. Whether you are a small business, entrepreneur or a corporate intrapreneur, at Spaces we help our community to expand their horizon.  Our free-spirited vibe attracts an energetic community of positive and open-minded business thinkers who love to meet new people. The full program of professional events and hospitality services, and the inspiring sophisticated European design of our business clubs, involves people in the buzz and energy of Spaces, and make them feel at home.  By creating dynamic workspaces with a unique and entrepreneurial spirit we help you think, create and collaborate while our friendly team sees to all of the background logistics and services. At Spaces we make sure that our community can focus on driving their business forward.

For more information, please visit:  SPACES

 


 

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Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. focuses on the verification, management and monetization of Self Sovereign Identity, empowering users to control and benefit from the use of their online identity. The Liquid Avatar Mobile App, available in the Apple App Store and Google Play, is a verified Self Sovereign Identity platform that empowers users to create high quality digital icons representing their online personas. These icons allow users to manage and control their digital identity and Verifiable Access and Identity Credentials, and to use Liquid Avatars to share public and permission based private data when they want and with whom they want.

The Liquid Avatar Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem (LAVCE) has been developed to support all participants in a digital credential ecosystem, including the Holder, Issuer and Verifier, using state-of-the-art blockchain and open standards technologies initially as a node on the Indicio Network. The Company recently announced its LQID CARD, a unique US payment card, and the world's first Metaverse Rewards program. The LQID Card a cash back and reward program that has over 600 leading online merchants and is working to release its own branded network payment card. The Company's subsidiary, Oasis Digital Studios, is a creative and development agency that supports a wide range of artists, talent, and enterprises with Non-Fungible Token (NFT) solutions and has acquired 50% and controls the Aftermath Islands Metaverse program.

Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. is publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the symbol "LQID" (CSE:LQID). The Company also trades in the United States, on the OTCQB under the symbol "LQAVF" and in Frankfurt under the symbol "4T51".

For more information, please visit:  Liquid Avatar Technologies

 


 

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Gowling WLG is an international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading UK-based international law firm.  With more than 1,400 legal professionals in 19 cities across Canada, the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Gowling WLG provides clients with top-tier legal advice at home and abroad in a range of areas.  Our clients have access to in-depth expertise and experience in key global sectors, including advanced manufacturing, energy, financial services, infrastructure, life sciences, natural resources, real estate and tech.  We see the world through our clients’ eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed – no matter how challenging the circumstances. Our culture is, above all, about people and teams, based on our belief in the power of relationships to deliver tangible business results.

For more information, please visit: Gowling WLG

 


 

Hypercycle - July 14 NCFA Event:  Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

Hypercycle is an initiative for a new layer 2 blockchain network designed to supply massively scalable, low-cost infrastructure for decentralized AI applications and other associated software. Hypercycle will operate as a sidechain of Cardano, one of the top chains globally, leveraging Cardano’s Hydra sidechain framework, along with SingularityNET’s “proof of reputation” methodology and core algorithms and data structures from the TODA ledgerless blockchain framework. The Hypercycle project will be led by TODA co-founder Toufi Saliba along with Dr. Goertzel and a team of technical experts drawn from the SingularityNET and TODA ecosystems.

For more information, please visit:  HyperCycle.ai  |  Download the Whitepaper

 


 

United Craft - July 14 NCFA Event:  Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

United Craft is an Ontario-based craft beverage company that is all about flavour innovation. We offer new flavours and styles of alcoholic beverages that suit today's lifestyles and emerging consumer preferences.

United Craft works with some of Ontario's best craft beverage producers to create natural, better-for-you recipes using unique combinations of hops, herbs, flowers, fruits, grains, specialty yeasts, and (new in 2022) nutrient-rich maple water. Our beverage offerings are all made in small batches and range from those with low alcohol and/or low sugar to traditional award-winning favourites as well as tasty seasonals flavoured with coffee, pecan, hibiscus, ginger, honey, blackberry, pineapple, peach and other popular fruits.

New for 2022 is Hail Caesar Korean BBQ (a vodka-based bold and tasty drink), Eden Grove Zero Sugar Apple Cider, Sip Elderflower Cherry and Juniper Line Maple Water Radlers, and Flair Los Sangria. YUP lager won the GOLD medal at the Canadian Brewing Awards and Tomorrow Brew Co's Honey Ginger Shandy and Coffee Milk Stout won GOLD at the Ontario Brewing Awards. Moi Mosa and Moi Jito are now top-selling malt-based radlers inspired by popular cocktails.

For more information, please visit:  United Craft


 

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Finliti is an immersive dimension where you will meet your financial self.  Through simulation missions, interactive quests, and narrative storytelling, you will explore your financial potential and join a community of knowledge-hungry investors.  Unlock exciting virtual lands, deep dive into complex financial concepts, and evolve your Faction Guide from civilian form to Wealth Warrior.  Our revolutionary Investor Risk Profile assigns you a Faction Guide, a customizable avatar whose stats develop simultaneously with your knowledge-base. You will leave Finlitiverse with tangible tools to implement in the real world.  Leave emotionally-charged decision-making behind, experience better judgement, and cut down time spent on investment research by 80%.

For more information, please visit:  Finliti

 


 

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GenBlock Financial aims to bring all North American investors within the rapidly advancing decentralized financial space, with a focus on ease of access and compliance without compromising on security, privacy, or decentralization.

We aim to bridge the gap between the two worlds of traditional and decentralized finance – all under GenBlock and in collaboration with our global entity blockbank. A reliable, convenient and integrated toolset for your financial empowerment, topped-off with an AI financial companion to assist in your decision making.

For more information, please visit:  genblock.finance

 


 

Grant Thornton - July 14 NCFA Event:  Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and business advisory firm providing audit, tax and advisory services—locally and across Canada to dynamic privately owned, publicly listed and public sector organizations. We offer your organization the best of both worlds: a global outlook of what’s important plus our experience and insights in your local business market. We are dedicated to helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive.

For more information, please visit: Grant Thornton LLP

 


 

 
Take It Easy Group - July 14 NCFA Event:  Annual Fintech & Funding Summer Kickoff and Rooftop Patio Mixer

Founded in 2017, Take It Easy Group’s mission is to help your Seed & Series A start-up scale for success. Our team of experienced Executive Assistants are your strategic partners, with proven methods to keep your business organized and efficient, so you can focus on growth.

For more information, please visit:  Take It Easy Group

 


 

THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

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Thanks for attending!

See you next summer

 

 

 

 

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