Mogo Completes Acquisition of Canadian Investment Dealer Fortification Capital Inc. to be Renamed MogoTrade

Mogo Inc., a digital payments and financial technology company, announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Canadian registered investment dealer, Fortification Capital Inc. following approval of the transaction from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and related regulatory approvals. Fortification will also be changing its name to MogoTrade Inc.

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Fortification is a Canadian registered investment dealer and a member of IIROC. Among several benefits of the Acquisition, Mogo acquires the necessary licenses, registration and technology – including an order management system and market data processing – to accelerate the development of MogoTrade, the Company’s commission free stock trading solution.

“The acquisition of Fortification represents an important milestone towards the launch of our new commission-free stock trading platform, providing necessary components on the regulatory and technology side to complement our existing capabilities,” said David Feller, Mogo’s Founder and CEO.

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Greg Feller, President of Mogo, added: “We’re still at the very beginning of the transition of wealth management in Canada to a modern mobile and digital-first experience, and we are hyper focused on building out the leading next gen digital platform. Canadians have over $8 trillion in financial assets, including more than $3 trillion in equities, mutual funds and ETFs, and our goal is to give them the best digital tools to better manage and grow their wealth.”

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