Helcim

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Helcim Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial technology
Founded2006
FounderNic Beique
Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta
,
Canada
Area served
Canada and United States
Key people
Nic Beique (CEO)
ProductsPayment processing, payment terminals, invoicing, recurring billing
Website www.helcim.com

Helcim Inc. is a Canadian financial technology company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm provides payment processing and related software to small and medium-sized businesses in Canada and the United States. [1] [2]

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History

Helcim was founded in Calgary by software developer and entrepreneur Nic Beique in 2006, initially focusing on online payments for small businesses before expanding into in-person acceptance. [3]

In March 2022 the company raised a Series A financing of C$16 million led by Information Venture Partners and Aquiline Technology Growth to support product development and hiring in Calgary. [4]

Helcim introduced a wireless card-present device branded the Smart Terminal in 2023 to serve merchants that accept chip and tap payments alongside its software tools. [5]

In February 2024 Helcim closed a Series B round of approximately C$27 million led by Headline with participation from Clocktower Ventures, Vesey Ventures and others, stating plans to expand its payments stack for underserved small businesses across North America. [1]

In October 2025 Helcim entered a distribution partnership with Verizon for the telecom’s U.S. small business marketplace and the company had recorded three-year revenue growth of 743 percent, appearing on The Globe and Mail Report on Business list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies for 2025. [2] [6]

Products and services

Helcim provides card-present and online payment processing, invoicing and recurring billing, and related merchant software. The company offers a proprietary payment terminal for in-person acceptance and positions its pricing on an interchange-plus model for Canadian and U.S. merchants. [5] [7]

Key people

Recognition

Helcim has received several national and regional distinctions for growth and workplace culture:

References

  1. 1 2 "Helcim closes $27 million CAD to bring payment stack to underserved SMBs". BetaKit. February 26, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Verizon Taps Helcim As the Payments Platform for Its SMB Ecosystem". Fintech.ca. October 7, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Innovator of the Week: Nic Beique Has Taken Fintech Firm Helcim to the Next Level". Avenue Calgary. March 11, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Helcim collects C$16m Series A led by Information VP, ATG". Venture Capital Journal. March 21, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Helcim Revolutionizes Payment Processing with the Launch of Smart Terminal". Fintech.ca. June 15, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Helcim's Verizon Partnership Puts Calgary Fintech on the U.S. Map". Calgary.Tech. October 8, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Canadian paytech Helcim completes $20m Series B funding round". FinTech Futures. February 28, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ranking Canada's Top Growing Companies of 2025". The Globe and Mail. September 26, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Top 40 Under 40 2019: Nic Beique". Avenue Calgary. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2021 Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures and CEOs announced". Newswire.ca. Waterstone Human Capital. November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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