TD ranks as Canada’s most valuable brand for the fourth year in a row, according to Brand Finance’s Canada 100 2026 Report. [Read more…] about Big Banks Rank Among Upper Echelon of Canada’s Most Valuable Brands
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Shopify Tops $300B Market Cap (Again) to Become Canada’s Biggest Public Firm
Earning a unique badge of honour, Shopify has now become both the first—and the second—publicly traded company in Canada to achieve a $300 billion market capitalization. [Read more…] about Shopify Tops $300B Market Cap (Again) to Become Canada’s Biggest Public Firm
‘Really Exciting Shift for Commerce’: Shopify and OpenAI Unveil Online Shopping Within ChatGPT
Shopify merchants will soon be able to sell directly through conversations with artificial intelligence models, directly within the chat interface, Canada’s largest fintech firm announced this week. [Read more…] about ‘Really Exciting Shift for Commerce’: Shopify and OpenAI Unveil Online Shopping Within ChatGPT
Disrupting Factors Ensure That Banking in Canada Will Never Be the Same
For decades, the pace of change in Canada’s banking industry was predictably glacial.
Competition was controlled, and the Big Banks were largely unthreatened—not by scrappy upstarts, nor by groundbreaking technology. [Read more…] about Disrupting Factors Ensure That Banking in Canada Will Never Be the Same
Shopify Working with Coinbase and Stripe to Accept Payment in Stablecoin
Since 2022, Shopify has enabled consumers to make purchases from merchants using major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. [Read more…] about Shopify Working with Coinbase and Stripe to Accept Payment in Stablecoin
Shopify Simplifies Point-of-Sale with Launch of Mobile Tap to Pay Feature
No point of sale yet? No problem, says one Canadian fintech.
Making and accepting a real-time payment on the fly may have just become easier than ever. [Read more…] about Shopify Simplifies Point-of-Sale with Launch of Mobile Tap to Pay Feature
Shopify Brings Shop Pay Installments to Canada in Global Expansion with Affirm
Shopify is accelerating its global payment ambitions, announcing today that Shop Pay Installments—powered exclusively by Affirm—is now available in early access to Shopify merchants in Canada. [Read more…] about Shopify Brings Shop Pay Installments to Canada in Global Expansion with Affirm
Shopify Expands Shop Pay Installments with Affirm in Canada
Shopify is extending its successful buy now, pay later (BNPL) partnership with Affirm beyond the United States, bringing Shop Pay Installments to its home market of Canada and preparing for expansion into the United Kingdom. [Read more…] about Shopify Expands Shop Pay Installments with Affirm in Canada
Minor Layoffs as Shopify Shutters Social Impact Initiatives in Line with Broader Trend
A team roughly one dozen strong was laid off from Shopify in January in a move that appears to reflect broader social trends across North America. [Read more…] about Minor Layoffs as Shopify Shutters Social Impact Initiatives in Line with Broader Trend
Shopify Shuts Down Yeezy Store After Kanye West Pulls Nazi ‘Stunt’
When Kanye West returned to X earlier this month, he immediately triggered waves. [Read more…] about Shopify Shuts Down Yeezy Store After Kanye West Pulls Nazi ‘Stunt’