CEO Andrew Chau and Keegan Sharp, the Calgary fintech unicorn’s director of partnerships, told BetaKit the company is more aggressively pursuing deals that will allow them to offer financial services through companies that aren’t financial providers. (BetaKit)
Talking point: My colleague Jesse reported last month that as Neo has struggled to win and retain customers for its in-house products, its partnerships with other companies have grown in importance. The biggest of those is its deal with Hudson’s Bay, through whom Neo offers a store-branded Mastercard—and a deal in which Hudson’s Bay took an equity stake in the startup, sources said. Jesse also reported Neo had been in discussions with Tim Hortons and Dollarama over potential financial-services offerings. The company has declined or not responded to The Logic‘s multiple interview requests in recent months.