Industry News

Government of Canada makes progress in exploring new human resources and pay system

GATINEAU, QC– The Government of Canada says it remains committed to resolving outstanding pay issues for public servants, while moving toward modernizing processes and systems to improve the overall human resources (HR) and pay experience for employees. The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and the Honourable …

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AP SystemsPartnershipsPayments

Adyen Partners With BILL to Provide Advanced Card Issuing Capabilities

Adyen’s embedded financial product suite now supports BILL’s card products and services for its AP and AR solutions AMSTERDAM, HD–Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses is partnering with BILL, a leading financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), to deliver advanced acquiring and …

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AIMarket Research

Business Leaders Ready to Embrace AI, Other Emerging Technologies to Enhance Financial Operations

But Challenges Remain – BlackLine Survey Reveals LOS ANGELES — C-suite and finance and accounting (F&A) leaders around the world believe the modern business has to embrace new technologies like AI to streamline their financial operations, though many admit they may lack the requisite talent to execute on it, according …

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Award WinnersFall 2023 Issue

WXN Unveils 2023 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners

TORONTO, ON–WXN (Women’s Executive Network) and its partners proudly announced the 2023 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners, recognizing 103 women across Canada who make a transformational difference in their fields and actively shape a more inclusive future, especially in underrepresented areas. The 2023 winners will be celebrated …

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Consumer Banking

Canadian Tire Financial Services buys back equity from Scotiabank

Canadian Tire Corporation to accelerate the growth of Triangle Rewards with strategic repurchase of Financial Services business stake from Scotiabank TORONTO, ON–Scotiabank announced it has signed and closed the sale of its 20 percent equity interest in Canadian Tire Financial Services (CTFS) to Canadian Tire Corporation. Scotiabank will continue to …

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Fall 2023 IssueIndustry TrendsLeadership

ADP Canada Happiness@Work Index: Workers’ Sentiment Plateaus in October

October sees levels of satisfaction remain stagnant, with the exception of a few positive indicators across regions TORONTO, ON–The ADP Canada monthly Happiness@Work Index for October remains the same as September, still measuring on par with the Index benchmark of 6.7/10 from November 2022. The only workers reporting a decrease …

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Advisory & ConsultingBusiness Borrowing & LendingFall 2023 Issue

Six ways to a winning brainstorming session

How to organize a successful brainstorming session Courtesy BDC Brainstorming can be a great way to drive innovation in your business, if you prepare for it properly. A session that falls flat can be a frustrating waste of time. Brainstorming often gets a bad reputation because sessions sometimes generate humdrum …

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AIData AnalyticsFall 2023 Issue

Sales increases, major customer renewal rate and reduced costs highlight fiscal year 2023 for infinitii ai

Controlled expenses while preparing for ongoing product development aimed at new vertical markets VANCOUVER, BC,–infinitii ai inc., a leader AI-driven predictive analytics software for Smart City water and Smart Industry infrastructure applications that rely on time-series data, today released its annual financial and operational highlights for its fiscal year ended …

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Advisory & ConsultingFall 2023 IssueInvestment Solutions

Don’t be “finfluenced” when making investment decisions

SAINT JOHN, NB–In recognition of Investor Education Month in October and Financial Literacy Month in November, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is encouraging all Canadians to prioritize their financial well-being and verify their sources of investment information. “In our rapidly evolving financial landscape, it is easier than ever to reach …

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AIFall 2023 Issue

IBM Unleashes the Potential of Data, AI with its Next-Generation System

New cloud-scale, high performance storage appliance for unstructured data to power the most demanding AI and capacity-intensive workloads ARMONK, N.Y–IBM introduced the new IBM Storage Scale System 6000, a cloud-scale global data platform designed to meet today’s data intensive and AI workload demands, and the latest offering in the IBM …

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