Claire Brownell

Future of finance reporter

toronto, ontario, canada

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I cover how the financial system is adapting to technological change. I write about fintechs, financial regulation, and how traditional financial services companies are responding to increased competition enabled by technology. I also cover digital assets, which I first started reporting on in 2016 at the Financial Post. You saw me in that Ashley Madison documentary.

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Flaws in CPP legislation have left billions of dollars at stake ahead of Alberta's referendum

Listen Now 0:00 1x 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x Flaws in the federal law governing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) have left billions of dollars at stake ahead of Monday's Alberta referendum on separation, with estimates of how much the province could claim from ... See more

thelogic.co•Claire Brownell•Oct 16, 2026

BMO, CIBC join cross-border blockchain experiment Project Agorá - The Logic

Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom The banks joined competitors RBC, TD and Scotiabank—as well as the Bank of Canada—as participants in the international initiative to explore how blockchain technology could make cross-border payments cheaper and easier.... See more

thelogic.co•Claire Brownell•Sep 29, 2026

Canada dodged the money-laundering 'grey list'-but banks remain a weak spot

Canada has dodged the economically devastating hit of landing on a global “grey list” of countries with weak money-laundering controls—but its bank supervision still needs significant improvement, an international review has found. The Financial Action Ta... See more

thelogic.co•Claire Brownell•Sep 29, 2026

Big Six banks collaborate on tokenized deposit payment network - The Logic

Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom RBC, TD, CIBC, BMO, Scotiabank and National Bank are working together to make it possible to move digital representations of deposits between them on a blockchain. (The Logic) Talking point: Banks make a lot of money fr... See more

thelogic.co•Claire Brownell•Sep 22, 2026

Carney's $500B investment claim requires some generous math

Prime Minister Mark Carney is trumpeting what his office calls “nearly $500 billion of new investment in Canada” tied to this week’s Canada Investment Summit—but getting to that number takes some generous math. Heavy-hitting investors from around the worl... See more

thelogic.co•Claire Brownell•Sep 16, 2026

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Masters, Journalism at Carleton UniversityGraduated: 2010

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science at York UniversityGraduated: 2007

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Flaws in CPP legislation have left billions of dollars at stake ahead of Alberta's referendum

BMO, CIBC join cross-border blockchain experiment Project Agorá - The Logic

Canada dodged the money-laundering 'grey list'-but banks remain a weak spot

Big Six banks collaborate on tokenized deposit payment network - The Logic

Carney's $500B investment claim requires some generous math

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Flaws in CPP legislation have left billions of dollars at stake ahead of Alberta's referendum

BMO, CIBC join cross-border blockchain experiment Project Agorá - The Logic

Canada dodged the money-laundering 'grey list'-but banks remain a weak spot

Big Six banks collaborate on tokenized deposit payment network - The Logic

Carney's $500B investment claim requires some generous math

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