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    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

    Wealthsimple just raised $425M as its valuation hits $13.8B

    https://thelogic.co/news/wealthsimple-just-raised-425m-as-its-valuation-hits-13-8b/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 28, 2026

    Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC led the round, valuing the Toronto fintech 38 per cent higher than its last funding round a year ago

    Wealthsimple CEO Michael Katchen sitting in a chair, gesturing with both hands. He is wearing a white T-shirt with a blue blazer and has a microphone attached to his ear.

    What business wants from the 2026 federal budget

    https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/what-business-wants-from-the-2026-federal-budget/

    By David Reevely, Joanna Smith, Anita Balakrishnan, Claire Brownell, Chaimae Chouiekh, Murad Hemmadi and Meghan Potkins   |   Oct 28, 2026

    Prime Minister Mark Carney and the rest of the Liberal front bench stand applauding Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne in the House of Commons. Champagne is in the middle of the frame, with his hands on a desk lectern.

    An obscure data standard is the latest open banking holdup—and an unlikely political hot potato

    https://thelogic.co/news/open-banking-data-standards-fdx/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 27, 2026

    The Financial Data Exchange is the most widely used technical standard for financial data sharing in North America, but Ottawa has questions about its American roots

    The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Ottawa is softening its ban on stablecoin yield

    https://thelogic.co/news/stablecoin-yield-draft-regulation/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 23, 2026

    Issuers will be able to pay rewards on stablecoin balances that are based on transaction activity, not passive holding, under new draft regulations

    Briefing

    Banks should be forced to tell customers how much they’re paying in fees, watchdog says

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/banks-should-be-forced-to-tell-customers-how-much-theyre-paying-in-fees-watchdog-says/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 23, 2026

    Briefing

    Power Sustainable buys B.C.’s Fine Choice Foods from Swander Pace Capital

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/power-sustainable-buys-b-c-s-fine-choice-foods-from-swander-pace-capital/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 22, 2026

    Underperforming AI agents at big banks face a very human pressure: Losing their jobs

    https://thelogic.co/news/banks-ai-agents-losing-jobs/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 21, 2026

    Lenders are tightening oversight of AI agents and pulling the plug on tools that don’t deliver measurable results

    Briefing

    Banks should have kill switches, IDs for AI agents, says global finance watchdog

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/banks-should-have-kill-switches-ids-for-ai-agents-says-global-finance-watchdog/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 15, 2026

    Coinbase wants to put bots on the blockchain

    https://thelogic.co/news/coinbase-ai-bots-crypto-blockchain/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 15, 2026

    Canada could be a leader in the growing market for AI agent-led crypto transactions, a Coinbase-backed lobby group argues in a new report

    Briefing

    Lightspeed cuts 250 jobs through layoffs and attrition

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/lightspeed-cuts-250-jobs-through-layoffs-and-attrition/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Oct 14, 2026

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