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TORONTO, ON—-PayBright, one of Canada’s leading providers of installment payment plans, today announced its partnership with celebrated Canadian shoe retailer Browns. Now, Canadians shopping online at brownshoes.com and at Browns stores nationwide have the option to pay over time in 4 interest-free, biweekly installments. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services …

Moneris to roll out Visa Installments to its merchant customers, adding scale, brand trust and convenience to popular financing option TORONTO, ON–Consumer demand is growing quickly for buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions offered by financial institutions which are underpinned by global payment technology leaders like Visa. A recent Visa …

MONTREAL, QC – BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs, has been recognized by Global Finance as the Best in SME Digital Banking in North America for the 2021 World’s Best Digital Corporate/Institutional Bank Awards. BDC supports more than 72,000 business owners across Canada. In an increasingly digital world, BDC began …

TORONTO, ON–Moneris Solutions Corporation, a Canadian leader in unified commerce, announced it has completed the acquisition of UEAT, a provider of innovative online ordering solutions for restaurateurs. The relationship originally started as a partnership where Moneris was the preferred payment processor for UEAT’s customers in Canada providing a unified commerce …

TORONTO, ON–Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, six of Canada’s largest banks – BMO, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD – together announced their pledge to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) as part of a global, industry-led initiative to accelerate and …

Acquisition is the fourth recent investment by Sage into cloud-based fintech companies targeting the SMB market TORONTO, ON–Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, has acquired GoProposal, a UK-based provider of proposal management software for small and mid-sized accountancy firms. This acquisition – the fourth fintech investment by …

TORONTO, ON– Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has agreed to acquire HomeQ Corporation, the parent company of HomeEquity Bank, from Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc.  and the other minority shareholders of HomeQ. The completion of the acquisition is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals, which the parties expect to …

NEW YORK, NY–The Government of Québec is taking part in the work of the Multi-State ZEV Task Force, a coalition of 16 U.S. states that will work together to accelerate the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in their territories. Benoit Charette, Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate …

RICHMOND, BC–Ritchie Bros.’ latest Texas auction attracted 12,600+ online bidders from 64 countries to compete for 4,300+ items consigned by 600+ sellers. As a result of this unprecedented demand, Ritchie Bros.’ Fort Worth auction generated US$57+ million in gross transaction value.       “We continue to drive record-breaking demand, with bidders …

VANCOUVER, BC–Burb Cannabis Corp., a global cannabis lifestyle brand and high-end retailer with branded products and apparel, has successfully closed its $4M Series A funding round, led by Connecticut-based private equity group KarpReilly. The Company also closed the round with participation from American record label 300 Entertainment CEO and Co-Founder Kevin …