Blair Wiley leads Wealthsimple's regulatory innovation strategy. Under his leadership, Wealthsimple has achieved many firsts in Canada: the first to offer a mobile-first stock trading platform; the first regulated crypto trading platform; the first and only to offer a Shariah-compliant ETF; the first and only platform for fractional trading of Canadian shares; the first non-bank to enable direct deposit through our own financial institution number (703); the first non-bank to be approved for a direct settlement account with the Bank of Canada; and the first wealth management firm in Canada to offer retail investors access to high quality, private investments.
