canada

Partnerships / Acquisitions

Square On Canadian Merchants And Cash(less) Payments

Today’s average Canadian consumer is more cash-enthused than their average American counterpart. Canadians still make about 51 percent of their purchases in cash,...

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Alipay Consumers Pay At POS In Canada

Alipay, the payment affiliate of Alibaba, is reportedly reaping the rewards of its partnership with Motion Pay Technology, the payment company in...

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Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Breathe New Life Into Cabs In Calgary

Uber Eats or Grubhub? Postmates or Instacart? For last-mile delivery, there are several choices for consumers to get take out, household products...

Canada’s IBM Payroll Plans Go Bust — Costing $1 Billion

Canada has spent CAD $1 billion (about $780 million) on a government payroll solution operated by IBM, but reports in Bloomberg on Thursday...

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Amid Job Gains, Canada’s FinServ Sector Sees Drop In Headcount

Canadian companies added 10,700 new jobs in January, according to new data from ADP, but not every industry benefited from the boost....

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Payments Innovation

A Decade In The Making, Here Comes Interac 2.0

It took a while but the new Interac debuted earlier this month, bringing together two companies and disparate functions across payments, from...

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ANTITRUST

Canadian Regulator On Innovation’s Slow Roll

Oh, Canada, Open Banking and finTech innovation? No frozen landscape there, if regulators look toward a recent study of competition (and cooperation)...

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Canada’s Marijuana Legalization Entices Smaller Financial Players

While legal marijuana companies in the U.S. struggle to gain access to financial services, their industry peers north of the border are...

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Personal Identity Dealer Arrested In Canada

The man behind LeakedSource.com has been arrested in Canada. According to The Hacker News, Canadian authorities arrested 27-year-old Jordan Evan Bloom in...

Canada Economic Growth Slows, SMB Lending Cools

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Canada Economic Growth Slows, SMB Lending Cools

Data is expected to show slower economic growth across Canada for the second half of 2017 and, along with it, a slowdown...

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Amazon

Alexa Makes Her Way North (To Canada)

Amazon’s line of Echo speakers powered by Alexa, its digital voice assistant, has made its way to Canada. First spotted by TechCrunch,...

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Investing In The Startups That Invest In Innovation

The startups and small businesses that innovate aren’t just coming up with new technologies — they’re creating entirely new business models that, while...

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Ridesharing

Uber Pulling Out Of Quebec In October

Uber, the ridesharing startup, announced news on Tuesday (Sept. 26) that it will no longer operate in Quebec in October. The decision...

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Dubai’s Shedul Is Giving Beauty A Digital Makeover

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. A...

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Mastercard

Flywire Offers Tuition Discounts For Using A Mastercard

Flywire, the cross-border payment company, announced news on Tuesday (Aug. 15) that it is providing students and their families discounted prices on...

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Tim Hortons And The Innovative Donut

Donuts used to be one of the more standard staples of the American “balanced” breakfast. There was variety of course- but within...

Tech Center

Tech Center: Montreal On Tech’s Radar

Known for its delicious poutine, beer and scenic views, Montreal is more than just a place for New Englanders to go for...

PayPal and TIO Networks Complete Their Acquisition

PayPal and TIO Networks announced Tuesday (July 18) that PayPal has completed its previously announced acquisition of TIO Networks. In a press...

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Innovation

Subway Adds Self-Serve Kiosks And Mobile Order Ahead

Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, announced it is updating its store design to include new digital self-order kiosks, separate food prep...

Banking

As Mobile Banking In Canada Grows, Overall Customer Satisfaction Declines

A new study by J.D. Power has found that while more Canadians are utilizing and happy with mobile banking, customer satisfaction with...

Microsoft Adds PayPal-Friendly eInvoicing Tool For SMEs

Microsoft is positioning itself further within small businesses, announcing new features for SME users of Office 365 on Monday (July 10). In...

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Sage Accounting Chat Bot Lands In Canada

Sage‘s accounting chat bot is expanding. The company said this week that its AI-powered chat bot, Pegg, will be available to companies...

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Investments

B2B Venture Capital Activity Slows But Shows Signs Of Upcoming Activity

B2B venture capitalists seem in a bit of a summer haze. Analysts say investment in the B2B FinTech space is rising, but...

Android Pay

Android Pay Now Supports American Express In Canada

Android Pay has added support for American Express in Canada, just in time for shoppers to utilize the contactless payment option during...

Canadian SMEs Unaware Of Government Efforts To Help

A new survey released by accounting, payroll and payment company Sage finds Canadian SMEs are largely unaware of government initiatives that could...

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China, Canada Call Corporate Hacking Truce

China and Canada have agreed to cease cyberattacks aimed at each other’s private sectors, reports said Monday (June 26). Late last week, high-level...

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Kaspersky Lab Report Shows U.S. Is No. 1 Target For Mobile Ransomware

Wealthy countries with developed financial and payment infrastructures are most likely to have their data encrypted and held for ransom by cybercriminals,...

The Buyers: Studying Chinese Consumers’ Online Interactions

There’s no doubt that digital affects people’s everyday lives around the world. A byproduct of incorporating connectivity into just about any activity...

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North Of The Border, Securing The Supply Chain

SMEs need access to capital, especially when it comes to securing goods and services needed for their own expansion. As eInvoice payment firm...

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Rambus, Partners Enable Interac Debit On Android Pay

Rambus announced Monday (June 5) that it along with Google and Interac Association/Acxsys Corp., to enable Interac Debit on Android Pay. According...

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Data Dive

Chipotle Hacked, Wells Re-org’ed And Canada Just Says No To The Blockchain

With the comings and goings of Memorial Day, the time has come to kick back, relax and try not to work too...

Mobile Applications

Android Pay Available In Canada

Interac announced in a press release Wednesday (May 31) the launch of Interac Debit on Android Pay, the mobile payment service by Google, with...

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Canada Central Bank Votes ‘No’ On Blockchain — For Now

After an inquiry to examine the potential for blockchain to play a role in the nation’s interbank system, the Bank of Canada...

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Today In Data

Today In Data: Conquering New Territory

A global marketplace requires a global economy, and these players are scooping up territories like it’s Settlers of Catan. Online shoppers and...

Discover Pact Desjardins Group Deal Expands Canadian Footprint

Discover Global Network, the unit of Discover Financial Services, announced Wednesday (May 24) it has entered into an agreement with Desjardins Group,...

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Ridesharing

Town Of Innisfil Subsidizes Uber Rides For Residents

Uber, the ride-hailing app, is being embraced by the town of Innisfil in Canada at time when cities across the country and...

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Starbucks Suffers Payment System Outage

A payment system outage at some U.S. and Canadian Starbucks locations caused the stores to turn into cash-only businesses, with some even...

Canada’s Aritzia Opening Third Chicago Location

Canada’s Aritzia Inc. is expanding in Chicago as it targets both brick-and-mortar and online expansion. According to Chain Store Age, the fashion...

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Survey Shows Canadians Willing To Toss Their Checks, But Nervous About E-Wallets

A new survey from Payments Pulse has found that the majority of Canadians are ready to stop paying with checks, and half...

Chrome River Adheres To Canadian Data Rules

Corporate expense management and supplier invoice processing company Chrome River has made a move to adhere to Canadian data hosting rules. The...

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SME Lending Activity: China Spikes, US Banks Reboot

Small business lending activity across the globe is in flux. China saw a whopping 17 percent increase in small business lending in...

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Canadian SMEs Witness Most Growth In A Decade

It’s been nearly a decade since small businesses in Canada have grown as much as they are now, according to the latest...

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Legal

Man Accused Of Massive Yahoo Hack In US Denied Bail In Canada

The man accused of being involved in a massive hack of Yahoo email accounts was denied bail in Canada, delaying U.S. plans...

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Digital Payments

Interac Says Canadians Are Using Its Service At Record Levels

Interac, the digital money company, announced Tuesday that its eTransfer service is being used by Canadian consumers and businesses at record levels....

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IP Best Cash Innovation Winner Eyes eCommerce Future

At Innovation Project 2017, Canadian payment solution company Payment Source snatched the top prize in the category of Best Cash Innovation for its in-person payment network...

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McDonald’s Claims Hacking On Its Canada Jobs Site

At one point or another, almost every organization’s cybersecurity is breached. Big or small, it seems that no one is immune from...