Brane and Crypto4A Enter Strategic Partnership to Deliver Canada's First Quantum-safe Custody Solution for Digital Assets
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 2, 2023) - With quantum computing expected to threaten the security of current blockchain cryptography in the near future, Canadian technology firms Brane Inc. ("Brane") and Crypto4A Technologies Inc. ("Crypto4A") have partnered to provide institutional clients with an innovative, quantum-safe custody solution for digital assets.This jointly developed solution incorporates expertise, equipment, and intellectual property from both partners, combining to...
2023-03-02 9:00 AM EST
Brane Welcomes Regulatory Action on Unregistered Crypto Trading Platforms, Focus on Regulated Custody
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2022) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a Canadian fintech company recognized as one of Canada's leading digital asset technology companies, welcomes the Canadian Securities Administrators' (CSA) December 12th announcement that CSA's member regulators will consider enforcement action to bring certain crypto trading platforms into compliance with Canadian securities law."In the wake of the FTX collapse, protecting Canadian investors from high-risk crypto...
2022-12-15 9:00 AM EST
Brane Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Certification, Adding Further Validation of Its Digital Asset Custody Solutions
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 20, 2022) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a Canadian fintech company named by Canadian Business as one of Canada's 10 Best and Brightest New Innovators, has completed a Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 certification by leading audit firm MNP. "Brane's custody solutions have been tested and validated by third-party experts, as well as sophisticated clients with large digital asset positions and rigorous safekeeping requirements," said Matt...
2022-09-20 8:00 AM EDT
Brane Trust Announces Digital Asset Custody Headquarters in Downtown Calgary
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 12, 2022) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading fintech company recently named by Canadian Business as one of Canada's 10 Best and Brightest New Innovators, announced today that it will lease a 6,300-square foot office space in downtown Calgary as the headquarters of Brane Trust Company Ltd.The commercial office space at 635 8th Ave SW, owned by Cadillac Fairview, is a former BMO Bank of Montreal facility equipped with high-security vault infrastructure -...
2022-04-12 10:00 AM EDT
Brane Trust Announces Board of Directors For Alberta-Based Digital Asset Custodian
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - March 1, 2022) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, announced today the inaugural Board of Directors for Brane Trust Company Ltd. ("Brane Trust") - a wholly owned subsidiary of Brane that, following regulatory approval, will provide regulated custody of digital assets to institutional clients such as banks, asset managers, corporations, and public sector organizations seeking to manage...
2022-03-01 9:55 AM EST
Brane Recognized as Part of 2022 Canadian Business New Innovators List
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 7, 2022) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, has ranked 5th on the 2022 Canadian Business New Innovators List. Presented by Canadian Business and the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship (BII+E), the New Innovators List celebrates 50 trailblazing companies that are challenging the status quo and redefining what it means to be truly innovative-with great products and services,...
2022-02-07 12:15 PM EST
Brane Named Among Best Workplaces for Start-Ups in 2022
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 1, 2022) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, has been named among the Best Workplaces for Start-Ups for 2022, by Great Place to Work®. The Best Workplaces for Start-Ups list is based on employee responses to Great Place to Work®'s Trust Index Survey. Brane was previously certified as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Financial Service and Insurance."This recognition from Great Place to Work® as...
2022-02-01 9:51 AM EST
Brane Receives Letters Patent of Incorporation for Alberta-Based Digital Asset Trust Company
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, has received approval from the Minister of Treasury Board and Finance in the Province of Alberta for the incorporation of Brane Trust Company Ltd. ("Brane Trust").Brane is now working with Alberta's Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance to obtain a certificate of registration that will enable Brane Trust to provide highly secure custody of digital...
2021-12-09 7:35 AM EST
Brane President Jerome Dwight to Share Vision for a Healthy Canadian Crypto Ecosystem at Canada Fintech Forum on October 29th
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 21, 2021) - Jerome Dwight, President of Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, will be a keynote speaker and panelist at the 2021 Canada FinTech Forum, taking place virtually on October 27-29.Mr. Dwight is a former Chief Executive Officer of Canadian operations for Bank of New York Mellon, the world's largest custodian bank, and former Global Market Head for Royal Bank of Canada's International Wealth...
2021-10-21 11:48 AM EDT
Brane Named Among 2021 Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 13, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, has been recognized as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance by Great Place to Work® . The annual list is based on independent analysis and direct feedback from employees at hundreds of organizations surveyed by Great Place to Work®. Brane was previously recognized as a Great Place to Work- Certified™ based on employee...
2021-10-13 7:58 AM EDT
Brane Strengthens Technology Leadership Team with New Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Solutions
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 22, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody service provider, announced today that it has recruited two highly accomplished technology executives to its leadership team: Feras Aslan as Chief Technology Officer, and Matt Pierce as Senior Vice President, Client Solutions.Aslan and Pierce, together with Brane's Vice President, Product, Christian Desjardins, will build on Brane's success in developing, implementing,...
2021-09-22 9:00 AM EDT
Brane Achieves Carbonzero Certification, Contributing to Climate Action, Greener Crypto Ecosystem
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody service provider, announced today that it has been certified operationally carbon neutral by Carbonzero.This certification confirms Brane's purchase of carbon offsets for its 2020 operations, which will support the Ontario Biodiversity Afforestation Project in Northern Ontario. Managed by the Forest Carbon Alliance, this Project re-establishes Boreal and Great Lakes-St...
2021-08-19 9:00 AM EDT
Brane Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 16, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent provider of cryptocurrency custody solutions, announced today that Melanie Pump has joined its leadership team as Chief Financial Officer.A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA), Melanie is an accomplished financial executive with over 20 years of experience in the financial management and operations of publicly traded companies. She brings significant international experience...
2021-08-16 9:00 AM EDT
Brane Welcomes Ryan Dunn, Former Chief of Staff to Canada's Minister of Finance, to Executive Team
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 3, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent cryptocurrency custody service provider, announced today that Ryan Dunn has joined its executive team as Chief of Staff. An experienced public policy and corporate affairs strategist, Dunn previously held senior leadership roles in the Government of Canada, including Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Chief of Staff to the...
2021-08-03 9:00 AM EDT
Brane Welcomes Experienced Public and Corporate Affairs Leader Emile Scheffel as Vice President, Operations
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 29, 2021) - Brane Inc. ("Brane"), a leading independent provider of crypto custody solutions, announced today that Emile Scheffel has joined its executive team as Vice President, Operations. Scheffel had previously been working with Brane as a consultant since January 2021. As Vice President, Operations, Scheffel will lead Brane's regulatory and communications functions in Canada and the United States as the company pursues an aggressive...
2021-07-29 9:00 AM EDT