The purpose of this FinTech Report is to present a vision to position Canada, and in particular Vancouver, as a global hub for FinTech, joining the existing league of the FinTech cities of London, New York and Singapore. Positioning a city as a FinTech hub requires being able to attract the attention of international investors and businesses looking for the right place to invest. Not surprisingly, year after year, Vancouver is consistently voted among one of the top cities in the world to live, and one of the best cities in the world to do business.1 It attracts a great number of international corporations and organically incubates hundreds of startups annually that bring employment and investment opportunities for all British Columbians. Vancouver is in an ideal position to be a leading FinTech center because it has a FinTech niche, many leading tech companies, including Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Amazon, and D-Wave, and leading FinTechs such as Samsung Pay and SAP, as well as several national FinTech key players, including the new FinTech Association of Canada, that are working inclusively to establish a common foundation on which to build a FinTech hub.
FinTech in Canada British Columbia Edition 2016
