{
  "id": 2454542,
  "title": "Helcim, a payments processor for SMBs, raised a CA$53M Series C led by Business Development Bank of Canada's Growth Venture Fund at a CA$250M valuation (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/helcim-a-payments-processor-for-smbs-raised-a-ca-53m-series-c-led-by",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://betakit.com/helcim-raises-53-million-amid-shakeup-in-canadian-payments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Calgary company reaches $250-million valuation, hopes to grow after Moneris sells to US private equity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}