Notification Mark all as read

See all

SFA Job Portal


This year, Canada’s only business accelerator devoted exclusively to all Fintech verticals has pivoted due to the ongoing pandemic. To accelerate competition in this space during Covid-19, Holt extensively analysed the current market conditions and identified 4 key verticals for which Canada’s ecosystem has shown a considerable appetite:

 

• Cybersecurity; The needs here are immediate given the increase in fraudulent activity under Covid-19, thus requiring new methods to mitigate cyber threats.

 

• Insurtech; Given premiums are now expected to face downward pressures, opportunities to reduce costs, or increase revenues for insurers are more welcome than ever.

• Property tech; pent up supply and low mortgage rates are resulting in pressure to create new opportunities in distributing loans or securitize equity.

 

• Trade Finance; geared towards major economic and socio-political fields like agtech and energy financing opportunities.

Read more at Finextra here!


Employer Jobseeker

Share Link:

Related Posts

Accounting ...
South East Asia Leads Fintech Funding in Asia Pacific

Investments in fintech companies in Asia-Pacific grew 9.1% to US$1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020 when compared...

0
Accounting ...
ARK Fintech Innovation ETF has Surged Over 60% in 2020, Other Similar Digital Tech Investments Performing Well during Pandemic

 The COVID-19 outbreak has created various socio-economic challenges and has also accelerated the shift towards...

1