A Canadian financial technology firm has completed an agentic-commerce proof of concept.
Montreal’s Nuvei this week announced the proof of concept alongside payments titan Visa, merchant technology provider Arvato Systems, and fashion brand Kings and Priests. [Read more…] about Visa, Nuvei Complete Proof of Concept for New Agentic Commerce Solution
One of the world’s largest financial institutions is collaborating with Wealthsimple.
Visa Canada this week unveiled a partnership with the Toronto-based fintech upstart to bring stablecoin settlement to the Canadian market through a pilot program. [Read more…] about Visa Launches ‘Agentic Ready’ Program, Taps Wealthsimple for Stablecoin Pilot
Visa this month unveiled the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect in Canada. [Read more…] about Visa Launches New Fintech Tool as AI Agents Take Over Digital Commerce
Fintech Cadence, Canada’s largest fintech incubator, has announced a new collaboration with Visa to accelerate innovation in the country’s financial technology sector. [Read more…] about Visa and Fintech Cadence Partner to Drive Canadian Fintech Innovation
Toronto’s Uplinq raised capital (twice) in 2022, and again in 2023, for its global credit decisioning support platform targeting small business lenders. [Read more…] about Report from Visa Highlights Potential of Uplinq to Transform Lending in Canada
Toronto-based fintech Loop has introduced the Loop Global Visa Card, Canada’s first corporate credit card designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to streamline cross-border purchasing. [Read more…] about Loop Launches Canada’s First SME-Focused Cross-Border Visa Card
Visa has announced a new collaboration with Amazon that will provide Canadian consumers with more choice at checkout. [Read more…] about Visa Expands Payment Options for Amazon Customers with Installments Plans
Visa this week announced the appointment of Michiel Wielhouwer to President and Country Manager for Visa Canada.
Wielhouwer joins Visa Canada “at a time of growth and opportunity,” according to the company, as it establishes new ways to pay driven by innovation in financial technologies. [Read more…] about Visa Unveils New Manager for Canada at ‘Time of Opportunity’ in Fintech
Visa Canada this week announced an alliance with Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play, an accelerator platform and venture capital firm with footprints in more than 50 countries across five continents. [Read more…] about Plug and Play, Visa Forge Alliance to Supercharge Canadian Fintechs
Fintech startups are actively innovating the payments space, and as a result Canadians are transacting digitally more than ever before.
Frictionless, real-time payments have created benefits for consumers, but this has also created a wider landscape for fraudsters. [Read more…] about As Digital Transactions Take Over Canada, Fraud Casts a Long Shadow
