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Canada FinTech Forum Returns to Montreal in September with an Eye on AI

Scotiabank has recruited one of TD Bank Group’s top artificial intelligence executives to lead its expanding data and AI strategy. [Read more…] about Scotiabank Taps TD AI Chief Luke Gee for New Enterprise Role

As Canadian retailers move from back-to-school promotions into holiday planning, the first stop in the shopping journey is increasingly not a store, a retailer’s website or a conventional search engine. It is an AI conversation. [Read more…] about As AI Reshapes Product Discovery, Canadian Retailers Prepare

Following success at Digital Banker’s Global Transaction Banking Innovation Awards, the Royal Bank of Canada was recently recognized by the 2026 IDC CIO Awards. [Read more…] about RBC Garners Accolade for Modernizing Retail Credit Underwriting with AI Tech

Canadians holding bitcoin now have another way to access cash without selling their digital assets.

Montreal-based fintech Shakepay has launched BLOC, a bitcoin-backed line of credit that allows eligible customers to borrow against bitcoin held on its platform. [Read more…] about Shakepay Launches Bitcoin-Backed Line of Credit for Canadians

National Bank of Canada is upgrading the tech behind its fund accounting and exchange-traded fund administration business, selecting Multifonds to consolidate operations on a single platform. [Read more…] about National Bank Taps Multifonds to Modernize Fund Accounting and ETF Administration

The Toronto-Dominion Bank has unveiled a “first among Canada’s financial institutions.”

TD this week launched a mobile-first experience dubbed “Digital Direct Deposit” to help clients set up or switch payroll deposits more easily and quickly than ever before. [Read more…] about TD Taps Atomic to Power Canada-First Direct Deposit Feature for Mobile App