FinTech start-ups get regulatory boost

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has assembled a team and an advisory committee to help fintech start-ups secure early-stage financing and accelerate time-to-market. The OSC LaunchPad initiative — a first in Canada — debuted this week with a two-year program with the Univ of Toronto's Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), NEXT Canada and San Francisco-based AngelList to link start-up fintech firms with eligible venture and angel investors.