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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

    The kidnapping of WonderFi’s CEO cost the company $3.6 million

    https://thelogic.co/news/wonderfi-ceo-kidnapping-cost/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Apr 8, 2025

    The amount includes a ransom payment along with security upgrades, the crypto firm disclosed in a filing.

    Photo of WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka in a dark blue shirt, sitting in a chair. There’s a whiteboard in the background with some writing on it.

    Briefing

    Acquisitions of Canadian companies hits lowest point since 2016

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/acquisitions-of-canadian-companies-hits-lowest-point-since-2016/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Apr 4, 2025

    Briefing

    Toronto home sales slip again as trade war escalates

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/toronto-home-sales-slip-again-as-trade-war-escalates/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Apr 3, 2025

    Briefing

    Dollarama to speed up new store openings

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/dollarama-to-speed-up-new-store-openings/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Apr 3, 2025

    The OSC is cracking down on crypto-betting platform Polymarket

    https://thelogic.co/news/osc-crypto-polymarket-crackdown/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Apr 2, 2025

    Ontario’s securities regulator says its wagers are binary options—which were banned in 2017.

    Monitors for a pro football championship display betting odds for the Super Bowl LIX, flanked on either side by the silhouettes of people.

    Briefing

    Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll’s take-private musings not an offer: Aston Martin

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-billionaire-lawrence-strolls-take-private-musings-not-an-offer-aston-martin/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Apr 1, 2025

    Briefing

    Trump brothers team up with Hut 8 for new bitcoin mining venture

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/trump-brothers-team-up-with-hut-8-for-new-bitcoin-mining-venture/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Mar 31, 2025

    Briefing

    Valuations rise, deal terms returning to normal in Canadian startup financing: Report

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/valuations-rise-deal-terms-returning-to-normal-in-canadian-startup-financing-report/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Mar 28, 2025

    Canada’s fintechs are surging—against all odds

    https://thelogic.co/news/canada-fintechs-surge/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Mar 25, 2025

    The sector is bouncing back as valuations climb and businesses turn to tech to slash costs.

    View of brown art-deco building on a Toronto city street scene, surrounded by buildings as a streetcar, and cars pass by at intersection.

    Briefing

    Canadian arm of major Chinese bank proposed new payments processor for espionage

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-arm-of-major-chinese-bank-proposed-new-payments-processor-for-espionage/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Mar 24, 2025

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