101 Top Financial Services Startups and Companies in British Columbia

November 16, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best British Columbia based Financial Services companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Financial Services industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top British Columbia Financial Services Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Fraction

Fraction

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Fraction is a technology-based lending platform focused on making residential real estate affordable, flexible, and liquid.

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Owl is an insurance claims monitoring platform that detects non-eligible claims through evidence and facts with an audit trail.

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Mogo

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Mogo is a consumer finance company that helps in managing and controlling finances.

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Bench

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Bench is a fintech company that provides online bookkeeping services for small businesses.

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FISPAN

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Fintech Service Management for Financial Institutions

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Corporate Finance Institute

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Corporate Finance Institute provides online training and education for finance and investment professionals.

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Canalyst

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Canalyst is the leading independent provider of fundamental models to institutional investors.

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Highstreet

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Highstreet is the world’s first commerce-centered metaverse with a decentralized finance marketplace for limited edition products.

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Finn AI

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Finn AI provides AI-powered conversational banking technology for personal banking and finance.

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Beanworks

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Beanworks is an accounts payable automation solution that helps companies eliminate paperwork and reduce invoice processing costs.

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InvestX Capital

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InvestX is the private equity marketplace for registered dealers to provide access to retail accredited investors.

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Wecommerce

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Wecommerce starts, buys, and invests in top Shopify businesses.

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DMG Blockchain Solutions

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DMG Blockchain Solutions is a full service diversified blockchain and cryptocurrency company.

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LQwD FinTech

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LQwD FinTech is a decentralized finance and fintech company.

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BTL Group

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BTL offers blockchain solutions to businesses across multiple industries, in particular the finance, energy and gaming sectors.

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MazumaGo

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MazumaGo is a fintech startup that offers an easy way to manage business transactions.

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Progressa

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Millions of Canadians have had their credit rating impacted by overdue bills and items that have gone to collections.

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BlockCerts Blockchain

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BlockCerts is the only one-click SaaS platform, which enables companies to truly go digital

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Pocketed

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Pocketed offers a platform that helps businesses find and apply for grants and tax credits.

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Victory Square

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Victory Square creates, funds, and executes on ideas in sports, health, and entertainment.

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Finhaven

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Finhaven is building an investment banking platform supporting the issuance, investment, and trading of digital securities.

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Stox

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Stox.com, Inc. provides financial data to consumers, public companies, and brokers.

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iComply Investor Services Inc.

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iComply Investor Services (iComply) is an award-winning software company focused on reducing regulatory friction in financial markets.

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Goose Insurance Services

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Mobile First B2C Insurance Platform

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FrontFundr

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FrontFundr is a registered financial services firm that combines advanced compliance technology

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IOT Pay

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IOT Pay is a Canadian payment solution leader, enabling merchants to accept Omnichannel payment in-store and online on a global scale.

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JUDI.AI

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JUDI.AI is an AI-driven financial platform for credit unions and banks that want to grow their small business lending and analytics.

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Marble Financial

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Marble Financial is on a mission to empower Canadians, with credit building goods, advice and resources, to handle their personal finances.

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Liquid Avatar Technologies

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Liquid Avatar Technologies is an innovator in financial services, technologies, and products for the blockchain industry.

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Agreement Express

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SaaS platform that automates the client onboarding process for financial services firms.

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Lendful Financial

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Lendful is a better way to borrow, offering Canadians quick

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WealthBar

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Online Financial Advice for Canadians

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Leverj

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Leverj decentralizes the most desirable features of derivatives trading by implementing them in crypto and eliminating points of friction.

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Copper Mountain Mining Corp

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Copper Mountain Mining Corp (TSX:CUM) is a Canadian based, high growth mining company focused on add.

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Australis Capital

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Australis Capital is a a highly regulated, fragmented, rapidly expanding and evolving industry.

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Netcents Systems

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NetCents Systems Ltd. (NetCents) is an operational enhanced electronic Payment Service Provider (or “PSP”).

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International Deal Gateway

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Deal Gateway is a private online global deal community exclusively for exceptional entrepreneurs, investors and Family Offices.

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A.I.S. Resources

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A.I.S. Resources is focused exclusively on the exploration and development of lithium brine projects in northern Argentina.

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Responsive

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The enterprise hybrid wealth management solution for service excellence and actionable insights.

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Invoice Simple

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Simple invoicing for contractors, freelancers and other owner operators

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Bree

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Bree is building a challenger bank for the 11 million Canadians living paycheck to paycheck, starting with interest-free cash advances.

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ModernAdvisor

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Canadian Online Investment Management Firm

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Amber Financial Services

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Amber Financial offers financing for your home renovation personal purchase in addition to any other financial need

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Brisio Innovations

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Brisio Innovations invests its capital in companies and opportunities which management.

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Roadman Investments

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Roadman Investments is an investment issuer that focuses on investing growth capital in private and public companies.

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Liquidity Marketplace

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Liquidity Marketplace is a peer-to-peer marketplace for corporate, banks and non-banking financial institutions.

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PayVida Solutions

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PayVida Solutions, an emerging payment processing company.

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Bond Capital

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Bond Capital provides private debt, equity, and other structured junior credit financing solutions to mid-market businesses.

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Amur Financial Group

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Amur Financial Group is a financial services provider for Canadians.

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GLOBAL ASSET CAPITAL GROUP CORPORATION

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GACGC is a multi-national company, registered in Canada, Delaware, Vietnam, Singapore in finance, investment and insurance.

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Brighter Investment

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Brighter Investment Invest in the brightest students in developing countries. Students earn a degree and investors an attractive return.

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Sureswift Capital

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SureSwift Capital is a SaaS-focused venture capital firm.

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Vivonet

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Vivonet is a SaaS-based provider of enterprise management, point-of-sale and payment processing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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Finstripe

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Global Deal Network for Corporate Borrowers and Financing Professionals to Connect

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NFTX

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NFTX is a protocol platform creating liquid markets for illiquid Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).

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HSBC Bank Canada

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HSBC is a one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

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SimpleTax

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We believe taxes should be easy and transparent enough to do them yourself. We believe the cost to prepare your return should be fair.

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VoPay

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VoPay is a leader in payment innovation, digitizing online bank account payments with speed and transparency.

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Signum Alpha Systems Inc.

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Signum Alpha develops financial software and investment related services.

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Nicola Wealth Management

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Nicola Wealth Management offers sophisticated wealth management strategies that help high net worth individuals reach their financial goals.

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CMLS Financial

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CMLS Financial provides independently owned mortgage services.

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Western Wealth Capital

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Western Wealth Capital specializes in providing a multi-family investment in the field of real estate.

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Credit Elephant

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Fintech company in the credit industry. They help people with bad credit – without putting them further into debt.

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Visual Capitalist

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Visual Capitalist is a new way to discover business opportunities and learn about investment trends.

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Spring Activator

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Spring Activator is an incubator and accelerator changing the world through entrepreneurship

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Global Care Capital

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Global Care Capital is a global investment company which specializes in providing early stage financing to private and public companies.

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Merchant Growth

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Merchant Growth is a financial solutions provider company.

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Vancity

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Vancity is one of Canada’s largest credit unions, with $17.1 billion in assets, more than 492,000 members and 57 branches throughout Metro

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Voleo

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Voleo has developed mobile investment club apps and owns a FINRA registered broker-dealer.

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Karta Ventures

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Karta Ventures helps entrepreneurs grow their companies quickly and sustainably.

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Fulmer Capital Partners

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Fulmer Capital Partners is a boutique private equity firm.

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Qtrade Investor

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Qtrade Investor’s easy-to-use online and mobile trading platforms, low commissions and independent research tools.

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Nava Ventures

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Nava Ventures is a SaaS company that offers an ecosystem of socially responsible fintech products.

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Canamex Gold

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Canamex Gold is a public listed company engaged in precious metals exploration and mine development and financing services.

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REstack

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See your Real Estate clearly. Real estate operating platform and fund administration services.

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Dominion Lending Centres

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Dominion lending is a mortgage company with more than 2,800 mortgage brokers offering free expert advice across Canada.

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Peoples Group

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Peoples Group has been providing boutique financial services to the Canadian marketplace.

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IntVentures

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IntVentures helps strategic buyers, private equities, and investors source awesome Internet business buying opportunities.

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PPI

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PPI is a wide platform that specializes in extending its services for families and individuals seeking financial protection.

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Katusa Research

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Katusa Research is an independent investment research firm founded by professional investor Marin Katusa.

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Inverite

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Inverite is the Canadian designed, developed, and focused real-time bank verification service.

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ME Bank

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ME Bank is a genuine banking alternative with a range of personal and business banking options to suit your needs.

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Refresh Financial

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Refresh Financial provides financial tools that help underserved Canadians gain long-term access to affordable forms of credit.

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E-xact Transactions

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E-xact Transactions E-xact has provided fast, secure, and innovative online transaction solutions for over 15 years.

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Women’s Equity Lab

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Women’s Equity Lab is an investment firm that offers financial services for women.

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Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange

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Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange (Vbce) is a financial services finance company located in Vancouver.

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Balfour Pacific Capital

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Balfour Pacific Capital is a venture capital financial services company located in Vancouver.

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iATS Payments

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iATS Payments is an integrated payment processing partner, designed and built exclusively to meet the needs of nonprofits.

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AlphaPay

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AlphaPay is a Fintech company that provides alternative payment methods to Canadian merchants.

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Premier Group of Companies

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Premier Group of Companies is offers specialty personal lines insurance products.

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Fintel Connect

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Fintel Connect is a marketing and data specialist company committed to driving growth and innovation in the financial services space.

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First West Credit Union

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First West Credit Union is British Columbia’s third largest credit union with more than $10 billion in assets and nearly 250,000 members.

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Cbv Collection Services

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Cbv Collection Services Ltd is a financial services telecommunications company located in Burnaby.

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Clearly Payments

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The friendliest payment processor on Earth.

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Pink Diamond Consulting

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A boutique investment banking firm.

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Tricor Pacific Capital

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Tricor Pacific Capital is an investment company that focuses on acquiring and building companies.

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CI Direct Investing

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CI Direct Investing makes it easy to build your financial future with convenient online savings and investing tools, and financial advice at your fingertips

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Canadian Direct Insurance

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Canadian Direct Insurance offering auto insurance directly to customers through a customer-focused, technologically advanced call centre.

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CRI Canada

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CRI Canada provides integrated insurance solutions.

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Trailo Financial Technologies

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The Stock Market, Simplified.

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First Block Capital

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First Block Capital is the first fully regulated PM, IFM and EMD crypto investment firm.

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