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Phil Siarri

Phil Siarri is an innovation management professional and fintech observer. He has been selected as one of Canada’s top 40 social influencers in finance, innovation and risk by Thomson Reuters as well as top 50 fintech influencers in Montreal by FinFusion.

32 articles published

FDATA North America Releases Report On Competition Issues Around Open Banking in Canada

On July 17, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America released a paper on competition issues around customer-directed finance (often referred to as "Open Banking") and the financial data access competitive landscape in Canada. The paper’s release coincided with a virtual presentation by FDATA North America Executive Director Steve Boms, Senator Colin…

July 22, 20200Comments

Move Over ‘Open Banking’, Say Hi to ‘Consumer-Directed Finance’

About a year ago, I reported on the Department of Finance Canada launching a public consultation on the merits of open banking. On January 31, 2020, Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, released the findings from the first phase of the review by the Advisory Committee and announced that the committee will go through a…

February 12, 20200Comments

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Wealthica + Montréal Fintech Station = Free API Access

Great news for the Fintech ecosystem in Canada! ? Free Wealthica API Access As an official partner of the Montréal Fintech Station, Wealthica has teamed up with Finance Montréal to offer free access to its API to tenants; meaning Fintech Station startups and developers will have the opportunity to integrate functionalities of Wealthica into their offering. Finance…

December 18, 20190Comments

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Wealthica’s CEO Simon Boulet Featured on the Fintech Impact Podcast

In the 82nd episode of the Fintech Impact podcast, Jason Pereira, a well-known financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Wealthica's co-founder and CEO Simon Boulet. We simply think this could be the best interview about Wealthica and Canadian Open Banking to date! https://soundcloud.com/fintechimpact/wealthica-with-simon-bolet Notable quotes: ● “We built Wealthica from the ground up: multi-currency, multi-language,…

August 21, 20190Comments

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Interview: Wealthscope Releases Add-on For Wealthica

I recently caught up with Pauline Shum Nolan, PhD and CEO of Toronto-based PW Portfolio Analytics Inc., the maker of Wealthscope. Wealthscope has just released an add-on for Wealthica: a suite of portfolio tools and comprehensive analytics for Wealthica users to better understand and manage their investments. We discussed the history of the Wealthscope platform,…

August 8, 20190Comments

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Could Canada’s Digital Charter Be a Game Changer for Open Banking?

In May 2019, Navdeep Bains, Canada's federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced a Digital Charter which enumerates 10 principles for modernizing the rules guiding digital technology in the country. There are two principles in it that are quite relevant towards the adoption of Open Banking. The third states “Canadians will have…

July 4, 20190Comments

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A Conversation with Elayamani Krishnamoorthi, Creator of the Portfolio Tracker Add-On for Wealthica

I had an opportunity to sit down with Vancouver-based software developer and Wealthica supporter Elayamani Krishnamoorthi. He is the author of the Portfolio Tracker Add-On for Wealthica, which enables users to compare their portfolio value against the total deposits made as of date. We discussed what attracted him to Wealthica, his reasons for conceiving the…

June 27, 20190Comments

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New Realized Gains Reports and the Power of Adjusted Cost Base (ACB)

Wealthica has recently enhanced its realized gains reports, now providing Adjusted Cost Base (ACB) to its users. In this article, we’ll brush up on those key concepts, and discuss the benefits of the ACB calculation method. Realized Gains 101 Capital gains are profits on an investment. When you sell investments at a higher price than what you…

April 16, 20190Comments

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Interview: New Partnership between Wealthica and CoinTracking

I recently sat down with Dario Kachel, CEO and Founder at CoinTracking, and Wealthica’s CEO Simon Boulet. Munich, Germany-based CoinTracking recently partnered with Wealthica; it is a platform that analyzes all your cryptocurrency transactions and generates in real-time a vast amount of useful insights such as the profit / loss of your trades, the value…

March 19, 20190Comments

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Department of Finance Canada Launching Public Consultation on Merits of Open Banking

The Department of Finance Canada has launched a public consultation on the merits of open banking. Concretely, what would open banking legislation in Canada mean for Wealthica users? It could enable easier access to your data through third party apps like ours, perhaps without even entering your credentials. Such would also regulate how data is…

January 22, 20190Comments

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Wealthica Team Members on their 2018 Milestones

It's nearly the end of the year and it's time to reflect on our successes as well as challenges. Instead of writing a typical year end recap, I asked several Wealthica team members and partners about their own experience in the last 12 months. Simon Boulet, CEO and Co-Founder "There was really two main goals for…

December 19, 20180Comments

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Wealthica Interviews ShareAlpha at the 2018 Canada Fintech Forum (Video)

On October 30 at the Canada Fintech Forum conference, I met with both Simon Boulet (CEO and co-founder of Wealthica) and Patrick Kuczynski, CFA (COO and co-founder of ShareAlpha, a platform for DIY investors). Last month, Patrick and his team launched an add-on for Wealthica users; the event at the Palais des congrès de Montréal…

November 7, 20180Comments

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Wealthica at the 2018 Canada Fintech Forum (Video Interview)

The Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal is the biggest event of its kind in the country. Of course, the Wealthica team was there at the 2018 edition which took place on October 30 and 31. Simon Boulet, our CEO and co-founder gave a rare video interview in which we discussed his impression of the conferences,…

October 31, 20180Comments

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Interview with Patrick Kuczynski, Co-Founder and COO of ShareAlpha

I sat down with Patrick Kuczynski, co-founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of ShareAlpha, a Montreal-based stock market investing tool that helps DIY investors find new investment ideas in seconds that match their investing style (I previously interviewed him last year on behalf of Fintech publication BankNXT). Patrick and his team recently developed an add-on…

October 9, 20180Comments

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Financial aggregation: What’s in it for established banks? (A conversation with Simon Boulet)

I recently caught up with Simon Boulet, CEO and co-founder of Wealthica. This is a follow up to an interview Nuadox (a publication I manage) has published last March. We discussed the meaning of “Open Data”, recent changes in the Canadian Open Banking space and the potential benefits of financial aggregation for established financial institutions. Phil…

October 1, 20180Comments

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A Conversation with Software Developer and Wealthica Supporter Nicolas Delattre

I had an opportunity to sit down with Nicolas Delattre, a Montreal-based software developer and Wealthica supporter who released an unofficial mobile app using the Wealthica API (the application was authorized by the Wealthica team). He is the first Wealthica user to release an application that uses our API and we hope this encourages others…

July 4, 20182Comments

Wealthica CEO to Speak at CFA Montréal’s “Fintech Series – The Future of Advice” Event

Simon Boulet, Wealthica's CEO, will be a speaker at the "Fintech Series - The Future of Advice" event on May 23 in downtown Montreal. Organized by CFA Montréal, the event will offer an overview of the rapidly changing financial advisory landscape due to technological and societal factors. It is open to both CFA and non-CFA…

May 8, 20180Comments

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Wealthica Now Supporting RBC Dominion Securities and BMO Nesbitt Burns

Today is a great day for Wealthica as we are announcing support for both RBC Dominion Securities and BMO Nesbitt Burns, two of the largest investment firms in Canada. In the last years our focus has been growing our users base exponentially by adding support for all the most popular investment platforms. Today thousands of investors…

April 19, 20180Comments

Major Wealthica Release: Holdings, Add-ons and Now Syncing with 42 Canadian Investment Institutions

Last week marked an important milestone that will shape Wealthica’s future: the release of add-ons. In the last three months, we also major features: new holdings layout, categorizations and additional supported institutions. We’re now syncing with 42 Canadian investment institutions! 0.75.0 "Douglas Adams” The answer to life, the universe and everything. This releases adds support for HSBC…

March 7, 20180Comments

Wealthica’s Partner Hardbacon Launches iOS App

On February 8, Wealthica’s partner Montreal-based startup Hardbacon launched its iPhone app, aiming to democratize investing among younger population groups. The application is compatible with a number of online brokers including BMO InvestorLine and TD Direct Investing. It is designed to help users monitor their investments as well as to obtain real-time analysis of their…

February 12, 20180Comments

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Interview With Bill and Chris Bruner, Founders of Stockchase

I had the opportunity to sit down with Bill and Chris Bruner, a father and son duo that founded the successful DIY investors community Stockchase. Recently, Wealthica acquired Stockchase, with the intention of continuing their ground-breaking work. Hi Bill and Chris, nice to connect with the both of you. Can you please tell me a…

January 9, 20180Comments

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$1B Aggregated Investments and Counting!

It’s official: Wealthica has surpassed 1 billion dollars in aggregated investments and assets. The team is delighted to have met such milestone by year end. Last month coincided with a period of robust growth as 300+ new members were added. So... how did we achieve this? We had some help from Google! Google Finance…

December 19, 20170Comments

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Wealthica + Stockchase: A New Way to Discover your Next Favourite Stocks

It’s official: Wealthica has acquired Stockchase, an established online community for DIY investors. There is a wealth of information collected on the site from investment experts; many years of comments have been captured and are easily accessible. The team at Wealthica has worked hard to modernize the site and improve the overall user experience. Today…

November 27, 20170Comments