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    Claire Brownell

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    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

    What business wants from the 2025 federal budget

    https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/business-2025-federal-budget/

    By Anita Balakrishnan, Claire Brownell, Murad Hemmadi, Laura Osman, David Reevely and Jesse Snyder   |   Oct 16, 2025

    Money for AI adoption, a Canada-first drug policy and follow-through on open banking are among the asks for the long-awaited 2025 budget

    A shot taken in Rideau Hall in Ottawa of Mark Carney shaking hands with François-Philippe Champagne

    Canada’s new instant payment system faces an uphill battle

    https://thelogic.co/news/real-time-rail-instant-payments-fintech/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 16, 2025

    Payments Canada finally built the Real-Time Rail. Fintechs may not switch from workarounds.

    Bank of Canada takes aim at the Big Six’s dominance

    https://thelogic.co/news/bank-of-canada-carolyn-rogers-calls-big-six-banks-oligopoly/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 9, 2025

    Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers calls the financial system an “oligopoly,” urging more competition to boost innovation and resilience

    Canada takes centre stage at Elevate

    https://thelogic.co/news/canada-elevate-festival-2025/

    By Anita Balakrishnan, Claire Brownell and Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 9, 2025

    At Toronto’s tech gathering, the only thing getting more hype than AI was being Canadian

    Briefing

    Digital identity startup TransCrypts raises $20-million seed round

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/digital-identity-startup-transcrypts-raises-20-million-seed-round/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 8, 2025

    Canada’s banks are starting to cash in on AI investments

    https://thelogic.co/news/evident-banks-ai-investments/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 8, 2025

    RBC, TD are among a handful of lenders disclosing their projected returns on investment from AI

    RBC president and CEO Dave McKay makes a speech.

    Bank-owned tech company Symcor shrinks its open banking team

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/symcor-shrinks-its-open-banking-team/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 3, 2025

    The joint venture between some of Canada’s biggest lenders says work continues on its troubled data-sharing platform, which hasn’t left trial mode

    Briefing

    Cash use declined 14 per cent from 2019 to 2024: Payments Canada

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/cash-use-declined-14-per-cent-from-2019-to-2024-payments-canada/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 2, 2025

    Briefing

    TD targets four-year adjusted profit growth of seven to 10 per cent

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/td-targets-four-year-adjusted-profit-growth-of-seven-to-10-per-cent/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Sep 29, 2025

    Briefing

    TD, RBC to help global payments platform Swift build blockchain for cross-border transactions

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/td-rbc-to-help-global-payments-platform-swift-build-blockchain-for-cross-border-transactions/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Sep 29, 2025

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