October is Cybersecurity Awareness month but 2024 might be the year that digital fraud took on a dangerous new year-round urgency, in Canada and around the world. [Read more…] about Fintech Cybersecurity: The Importance of Cyber Hygiene to Safeguard Business
Interviews
Nmbr’s Simon Bourgeois on the Past Payroll Innovation Lag and How Embedded Finance Is Fuelling Transformation
Every working person in the world gets paid, but in most countries, they’re either using antiquated payroll software or paid in cash. Both of these point to the lack of innovation in payroll infrastructure to help software companies deliver effective, high-quality products. [Read more…] about Nmbr’s Simon Bourgeois on the Past Payroll Innovation Lag and How Embedded Finance Is Fuelling Transformation
VoPay’s Hamed Arbabi on Transforming Finance with Fintech-as-a-Service
Hamed Arbabi, CEO and Founder of VoPay, has always been driven by a passion for leveraging technology to transform industries. His experience in telecommunications exposed him to the complexities of financial transactions, sparking the idea to develop a solution that simplifies and democratizes access to financial services. [Read more…] about VoPay’s Hamed Arbabi on Transforming Finance with Fintech-as-a-Service
Transforming Cross-Border Payments: An Interview with Mark Frey of Corpay Cross-Border
In an increasingly interconnected global economy, the landscape of cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) risk management has been undergoing significant transformation. [Read more…] about Transforming Cross-Border Payments: An Interview with Mark Frey of Corpay Cross-Border
How Fintechs Can Get Started on Their Open Banking Journey
On April 16, the Canadian government made a long-awaited announcement regarding Canada’s Open Banking implementation. [Read more…] about How Fintechs Can Get Started on Their Open Banking Journey
Revolutionizing Immigration Support: How Beacon is Simplifying Integration for New Canadians
Canada has had a long commitment to supporting and stabilizing immigration in this country.
Last year the federal government announced it would maintain its target of 485,000 permanent residents in 2024 and complete the final step to reach 500,000 in 2025. From the top down, immigration has been in the DNA of Canada for decades. [Read more…] about Revolutionizing Immigration Support: How Beacon is Simplifying Integration for New Canadians
The Future of Money Explores the Impact of Open Banking and Emerging Technologies
Money has built society. As a technology for holding and exchanging value, money has evolved over millennia and is therefore fit-for-purpose. Money is the universal incentive-mechanism that holds society together like glue. But money is changing rapidly as the 21st century takes shape. [Read more…] about The Future of Money Explores the Impact of Open Banking and Emerging Technologies
Canada’s Financial Shift: Wise’s Take on Payments Modernization and Open Banking
Payments modernization and open banking are gamechangers for Canada’s financial sector. The announcements made in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement are a testament to the ever changing fintech ecosystem and the need for increased competition to ensure consumers can continue to make the right choices for themselves when selecting a financial services provider. [Read more…] about Canada’s Financial Shift: Wise’s Take on Payments Modernization and Open Banking
Jennifer Tramontana on the Rise of Prepaid Solutions in Canada’s Fintech Ecosystem
Prepaid financial services are thriving in Canada, with collaboration between financial institutions and fintech companies leading to innovative solutions. [Read more…] about Jennifer Tramontana on the Rise of Prepaid Solutions in Canada’s Fintech Ecosystem
Steering Through Economic Challenges: Canadian Financial Services in 2024
While the inflation rate has been steadily slowing down heading into 2024, Canada is still working its way out of an unprecedented housing crisis as Canadians feel the sting of higher rents, mortgage payments and property taxes. [Read more…] about Steering Through Economic Challenges: Canadian Financial Services in 2024