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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.

    [email protected] https://x.com/clabrow

    Articles by Claire Brownell

    Briefing

    Lightspeed raises full-year forecast for revenue in mixed quarter

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/lightspeed-raises-full-year-forecast-for-revenue-in-mixed-quarter/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Feb 5, 2026

    Briefing

    Investment watchdog tightens rules for how platforms hold crypto assets

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/investment-watchdog-tightens-rules-for-how-platforms-hold-crypto-assets/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Feb 3, 2026

    Neo Financial raises $68.5 million at a higher valuation than 2024 round

    https://thelogic.co/news/neo-financial-fundraise-d/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Feb 3, 2026

    The new capital comes just over a year after a $362-million Series D, led by China’s Tencent, which dragged down the firm's valuation

    Neo Financial CEO Andrew Chau is seated on stage wearing a grey blazer and black pants. He is speaking on stage, gesturing with both hands, with a microphone headset attached to his ear. The background has illuminated panels in pink and purple tones.

    Epstein files reveal he invested US$500,000 in Blockstream’s seed round

    https://thelogic.co/news/epstein-invest-bitcoin-crypto-blockstream/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Feb 2, 2026

    The sex offender partnered with former MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito to make the 2014 investment in the Montreal-founded Bitcoin firm

    Two black-and-white printouts of documents from the U.S. Department of Justice release are shown, with a document featuring a color photo of Epstein on the left and a document with redacted text on the right.

    Briefing

    Five fintechs join Payments Canada as organization expands membership

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/five-fintechs-join-payments-canada-as-organization-expands-membership/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Jan 27, 2026

    Briefing

    Canada should integrate stablecoins with a CBDC: C.D. Howe

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/canada-should-integrate-stablecoins-with-a-cbdc-c-d-howe/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Jan 27, 2026

    Briefing

    Toronto-based fintech Float Financial raises $100M in debt

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/toronto-based-fintech-float-financial-raises-100m-in-debt/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Jan 26, 2026

    Briefing

    CZ in talks with governments about tokenizing national assets

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/cz-in-talks-with-governments-about-tokenizing-national-assets/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Jan 22, 2026

    Briefing

    National Bank lawsuit designed to harm Deck and deter investors, startup alleges

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/national-bank-lawsuit-designed-to-harm-deck-and-deter-investors-startup-alleges/

    By Claire Brownell   |   Jan 21, 2026

    Briefing

    RBC’s David McKay says phone chip access is a ‘barrier’ to competition

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/rbcs-david-mckay-says-phone-chip-access-is-a-barrier-to-competition/

    By Chaimae Chouiekh and Claire Brownell   |   Jan 20, 2026

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