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By Ian Duffy The front-page headlines of news media business sections tell of big companies going under — and since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the list of casualties keeps getting longer — with bankruptcies up 50 percent since last year. Household names such as Le Château, Geox, Cirque …

1. The digital customer experience becomes a priority for financial services as consumer demographics and behaviors evolve. Millennials, the largest segment of the workforce, and Gen Z, the largest population today, are driving more tech-savvy activities than ever before. These generations tend to be more challenging to satisfy and want …

TORONTO, ON—Despite a global pandemic and financial uncertainties, a new CIBC study finds that for the 11th straight year, paying down debt remains the number one financial priority for Canadians heading into the new year (20 percent), followed closely by keeping up with bills/getting by at 18 percent. Optimism for …

KABN North America’s prepaid Visa Card to support Liquid Avatar users and provides online banking solutions Toronto, ON–KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp., a North American Fintech solutions company specializing in empowering individuals to manage, control and generate value from their biometrically-verified Self Sovereign Identity (“SSI”) through its Liquid Avatar platform, …

Canadian Fintech Solutions Provider Gives Financial Institutions the Flexibility and Security to Rapidly Innovate and Compete; Advances IBM’s Hybrid Cloud and AI Strategy ARMONK, N.Y–IBM has acquired Montreal-based fintech company, Expertus Technologies Inc. The acquisition strengthens IBM’s portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider and further advances IBM’s hybrid …

TORONTO, ON–The Canadian Prepaid Payments Organization (CPPO), the voice of the prepaid payments industry in Canada, today announced that it has added 10 new companies to its membership list. ATB, Carta Worldwide/Mogo, daVinci Payments, EML, Fintech Growth Syndicate, FIS, I2c and Marqeta SightSpan have joined as general members and EQ …

Business service allows the ability to send & receive real-time payments using a recipient’s account number or email address TORONTO, ON–Scotiabank is the 1st financial institution in Canada to offer real-time payments for all business banking customers using flexible routing options like an account number or email address, using Interac …

VANCOUVER, BC–PT. ALTO Network (ALTO), a National Payment Gateway for Indonesia, has chosen the INETCO Insight software to deliver world-class performance and security monitoring. This partnership further supports the National Non-Cash Movement and Bank Indonesia’s National Payment System vision. ALTO is Indonesia’s leading provider of end-to-end payment switching and digital …

MADRID, SPAIN–For travellers, booking an airline ticket can be confusing when prices are displayed in a foreign currency. To improve the customer shopping experience, travel companies, such as travel agencies and airlines, are keen to offer customers the possibility to see ticket prices in the currency of their choice. For …

MONTREAL, QC–Nuvei has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Base Commerce, a leading provider of integrated payment solutions. The transaction is expected to close on or about December 31, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. Founded in 2008, Base is a technology-driven payment …