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7.2KEconomyCanadian SMB Confidence At Record Lows
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Business Barometer indicated that small business confidence dropped to a new historic low with...
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1.5KCryptocurrencyCanada Prepares For Future Digital Currency
The Central Bank of Canada said that while it will not be issuing a digital currency anytime soon, it will still develop...
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3.2KInternationalCountries Brace For Global Economic Impact Of Coronavirus
Canada Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that the coronavirus is probably going to have a “real” impact on that country’s economy, according...
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3.4KRetailCan Harry And Meghan Make Canada An International Style Destination?
When one thinks of the world’s great cities for fashion, a few likely suspects always seem to make the list. Milan, Paris,...
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2.2KRidesharingVancouver Finally Approves Uber And Lyft
In a move that’s been in the works since 2012, the city of Vancouver has approved Uber and Lyft to operate in...
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8.1KMastercardMastercard Debuts Canadian Intelligence And Cyber Center
Mastercard has launched a new center called the Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, Canada, focused on speeding innovation in artificial intelligence...
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3.3KInternationalAmazon Seeks Pharmacy Trademarks In Canada, UK, Australia
Amazon has filed for a trademark for Amazon Pharmacy in several countries, according to a report by CNBC. Those countries include Australia,...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsPlotly Gets $1.7M From Scale AI
Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Plotly has received a $1.7 million contribution from Scale AI, an innovation hub that...
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6.5KVISAVisa Partners With TD To Power US, Canada Money Transfers
Visa is teaming up with TD Bank to introduce a new solution to ease money transfers between Canadian and U.S. accounts, Visa...
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2.9KGlobal PaymentsLondon’s Paysend Licensed To Operate In Canada
Paysend, a FinTech out of the U.K., has received a license to operate in Canada in a move that will expand the...
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1.5KRetailRetail Sales Drop In Canada For First Time In Three Months
With a less-than-anticipated decline, retail sales in Canada dropped in September for the first time in three months. Statistics Canada noted that...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsWalmart Develops Blockchain Freight Payment Network
Walmart Canada has developed a blockchain-based network to facilitate logistics operations and payments, the company announced in a press release Thursday (Nov....
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2.4KDeliveryUber Freight Branches Out Into Canada
Uber Freight is rolling out to Canada after bringing its technology to European customers across the Netherlands and Germany earlier this year,...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsAmazon Business Expands To Canada
Amazon is expanding Amazon Business and Business Prime for its Canadian business customers, the eCommerce conglomerate announced on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Targeting...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsCanada’s CIBC Enables Mobile Account Opening For Businesses
Canadian financial institution (FI) CIBC announced it now supports the opening of digital accounts for its business clients. The FI said in...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsPayPal Expands SMB Loan Offering To Canada
PayPal is expanding its small business lending operations into Canada. In a press release issued on Monday (Oct. 21), the company announced...
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6.5KVISAVisa: She’s Next Initiative Goes Global
In early 2019, Visa launched the “She’s Next, Empowered by Visa” initiative to boost women-owned small businesses (SMBs) around the world through...
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3.1KCryptocurrencyCanada Mulls Public Digital Coin
The Bank of Canada is thinking about launching its own digital currency. The Logic was the first to report that the country’s...
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3.3KRegulationCanada’s Green Party Pushes Social Media ID Verification
It wasn’t all about Facebook on the Hill. Headlines in recent days focused on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg being in Washington, D.C....
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6.3KGlobal PaymentsFinTech InstaReM Launches Remittance Service In Canada
Cross-border payments provider InstaReM is rolling out its digital money transfer services in Canada, the company said in a press release. By...
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3.0KRetailServing Up A Competitive Offering In The Crowded Meal Kit Market
For a consumer who wants to cook at home, but doesn’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time preparing for that...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsEverlink Bolsters FI Fraud Protection With ACI Worldwide
Canada’s Everlink Payment Services, a payment solution and service provider for banks, credit unions and small businesses, is strengthening its fraud controls...
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3.6KInternationalNorth Loop Banking Service Caters To International Students
A new bank account designed for international students was launched in the U.S., FinTechFutures reported on Friday (Aug. 23). North Loop is...
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5.6KCryptocurrencyFlexa: Making Crypto Spendable In Every Store
Beyond bitcoin and price swings, might there be a place for crypto in commerce? Flexa wants to bring digital coin into physical...
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3.8KDebtChase Forgives Consumer Debt On Canadian Credit Cards
Chase Bank credit card customers in Canada were treated to an unusual gift when the lender forgave their outstanding debt, Fortune reported...
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3.2KRetailGoop Introduces Digital Shopping In Canada
Goop has announced that it is extending its physical goop MRKT Toronto pop-up to digital shoppers in the Canadian market. The digital...
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5.9KDigital PaymentsWestern Union Partners With Canada’s TD For Global Money Transfer
Global payment services firm Western Union is teaming with Canadian financial institution TD to offer a fast, convenient way for TD account-holders...
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3.5KInvestmentsVenture Capital Disruptor Clearbanc Raises $50M
Clearbanc, a company that provides a funding alternative to traditional venture capital outfits, has raised another $50 million in an equity investment,...
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3.1KRetailImperial Brands Moves Into Cannabis Industry
Cigarette company Imperial Brands has invested in Canadian cannabis company Auxly Cannabis Group to the tune of £75m ($93.2M USD), according to...
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2.2KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Canada Eases Crypto Rules; Bitcoin ATMs Elude AML Efforts
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). The move comes after the Canadian...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsFunding Circle Delays Canada Launch In Gloomy Forecast
Funding Circle has reportedly cut its 2019 revenue expectations by half as it tightens small business (SMB) lending standards, reports in Reuters...
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3.7KAuthenticationThe Government As Catalyst To Innovating Digital ID
The ongoing and complicated work to build better digital identification systems for commerce and payments involves a host of players. The government...
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3.3KDigital PaymentsAdyen Now Enables Interac Debit Mobile Payments In Canada
On the heels of its Canadian launch last year, Adyen announced the addition of Interac Debit on Mobile for in-browser and in-app as...
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2.7KAlternative FinancesMicrolending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants
Karla Ogaro was a certified pharmacist in the Philippines before emigrating to Canada. Mohammed Aly, also an immigrant to Canada, was a dentist who...
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5.1KDigital PaymentsPayPal, Visa Bring Instant Settlement To SMBs In Canada
Payment bottlenecks cause problems for all types of consumers and companies, not the least of which are small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....
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4.8KSecurity & FraudCanadian Lender Hit With Data Breach Impacting 2.9M
Canadian lender Desjardins Group revealed that it has been the victim of a data breach that could impact more than 2.9 million...
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2.1KRegulationCannabis Drinks To Be On Tap In Canada This December
A cannabis joint venture plans to start selling different types of marijuana-infused beverages in Canada this year. The maker of Coors Light...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsPayPal Canada Links Small Businesses To Cross-Border Shipping
PayPal is introducing a new solution for Canadian small businesses (SMBs) to lower their logistics costs when doing business with the U.S....
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3.8KPersonnelMastercard Names New President Of Canadian Operations
Mastercard announced on Thursday (May 30) the appointment of Sasha Krstic as president of the company’s Canadian operations. In a press release,...
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3.8KMastercardMastercard, Interac Team On Canada Cross-Border Payments
Mastercard and Interac, the global and domestic payment networks, announced Wednesday (May 22) they are collaborating to offer customers in Canada a...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsAccountants Sound Off On Wolters Kluwer Cyberattack
A cyberattack at accounting firm Wolters Kluwer that left its accountant clients unable to access a portal necessary to do their jobs...
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2.8KFintech InvestmentsKOHO FinTech Raises $42M To Fund Growth
KOHO, the Canadian FinTech, announced on Wednesday (May 15) that is has closed a $42 million round of fundraising. In a press...
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11.5KInternationalYoung Canadians Want Simple, Convenient Payments
A new study by Payments Canada shows that while Canadians are slowly moving away from cash, they still want options, especially the...
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2.6KEconomyCanada’s Insolvencies Jump In March To Highest Level In Eight Years
Consumers in Canada filed 11,963 insolvencies in March, up 5 percent from a year ago and the highest number in eight years....
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4.6KReal EstateMoney Laundering Causes Rising Canadian Home Prices
Home prices increased about 5 percent in Canadian province British Columbia last year thanks to money laundering. According to a report in The...
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6.9KDigital BankingWhat FIs Don’t Know They Don’t Know About Their Customers
When it comes to long-term consumer relationships, few businesses can top banks. They tend to keep ties with consumers over decades —...
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6.1KInnovationInnovative Ecosystem Draws FinTech Firms To Toronto
Toronto is a powerhouse for financial innovation in Canada: The city has the most sizable ecosystem for FinTech in the country, with...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsWhy Cross-Border Trade Is All About The Connections
In business, success can often rely on who you know. For small and medium-sized businesses looking to expand export operations across borders,...
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5.8KBankingBMO Bank of Montreal To Implement Mastercard Send In Canada
Mastercard and BMO Bank of Montreal announced Wednesday (April 24) that BMO is implementing Mastercard Send in an effort to deliver faster,...
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3.2KPartnerships / AcquisitionsFlywire, TRUE North Integrate To Reach More International Students
Flywire, the payment company focused on educational institutions and their students around the world, announced Thursday (April 18) an expanded partnership with...
