Claire Brownell

Reporter

Claire Brownell covers the future of finance. Her beat includes financial regulation, fintechs and cryptocurrencies, with a focus on how banks and other financial services companies are adapting to technological change. She specializes in data-driven journalism and investigations. She was previously associate editor of reports and rankings at Maclean’s, and an award-winning tech reporter and feature writer at the Financial Post.

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Articles by Claire Brownell

Briefing

Nuvei to acquire cross-border payments company Payoneer for US$2.75B

https://thelogic.co/briefing/nuvei-to-acquire-cross-border-payments-company-payoneer-for-us2-75b/

By Claire Brownell | Jun 15, 2026 | 3:01 PM ET

Crypto firms are paying stablecoin rewards despite a looming federal ban

https://thelogic.co/news/stablecoins-rewards-federal-ban/

By Claire Brownell | Jun 15, 2026 | 5:45 AM ET

A federal proposal would ban such payments, even as regulators approve Coinbase under strict conditions

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala invests in Koho, valuing the fintech at $1.33B

https://thelogic.co/news/koho-mubadala-fundraise-fintech-banking/

By Claire Brownell | Jun 11, 2026

The new funding is a boost for the Toronto-based fintech as it attempts to secure a banking licence

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Mortgage fintech Nesto raises $302M at a $1.47B valuation

https://thelogic.co/briefing/mortgage-fintech-nesto-raises-302m-at-a-1-47b-valuation/

By Claire Brownell | Jun 10, 2026

Tim Hortons and Neo Financial are ending their loyalty credit card partnership

https://thelogic.co/news/tim-hortons-neo-financial-end-loyalty-program/

By Claire Brownell | Jun 3, 2026

Branded credit cards are no longer Neo’s “core strategy,” executive says

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Scotiabank beats profit expectations, but posts flat loan growth

https://thelogic.co/briefing/scotiabank-beats-profit-expectations-but-posts-flat-loan-growth/

By Claire Brownell | May 27, 2026

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Fee revenue boosts BMO’s profits

https://thelogic.co/briefing/fee-revenue-boosts-bmos-profits/

By Claire Brownell | May 27, 2026

ApplyBoard faces a reckoning as Canada’s immigration boom turns into a bust

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/applyboard-culture-growth-problems/

By Claire Brownell and David Reevely | May 27, 2026

The edtech unicorn turned the foreign-student bubble into a $4-billion Trudeau-era success story, but let workplace norms take a back seat to growth. Now everyone’s feeling the hangover.