A sound solution for mobile payments
By Steve Doswell Mobile payments have come a long way in a relatively short amount of time and have solidified their place amongst mainstream payment methods. Their share of the payments market will now quickly accelerate. Here’s why. Consumer comfort. Mobile bill payment has gone from exclusively serving the tech-savvy …
Invisible payments are taking the lead
By Paul Parisi Convenience has long been the driver of payments innovation. As customers crave greater ease in the ways they pay, the industry has responded with fast, easy, secure and seamless payment options. These factors have combined to usher in invisible payments. Invisible payments take traditional payment methods such …
Mobilizing Canadian payments
By Hans Kelso The financial marketplace in Canada is a fundamentally conservative environment, with the majority of Canadians conducting their business with a small number of large institutions, buttressed by the near universal accessibility of the Interac network. It should then be no surprise that mobile payments, and more generally …
High-profile roster of industry leaders to discuss the future of payments at the 2019 SUMMIT
Victor G. Dodig, Dr. Leila Fourie, Jim Marous, and more to be announced, join the agenda of payments and technology leaders at Canada’s largest payments conference OTTAWA–Payments Canada welcomes top payments, fintech, technology and business leaders to this year’s annual conference taking place May 14-16. This year, The SUMMIT will …
Holiday shopping, international transactions help boost spend in Canada by 3.0 per cent in final quarter of 2018
Lowest quarterly growth in four years could signify trend for 2019 TORONTO–The final quarter of 2018 wrapped up with a 3.0 per cent increase in spend over the same period in 2017, according to Moneris Solutions Corporation, Canada’s largest processor of debit and credit payments. This increase marks the lowest …
Bad Boy to Offer Point-Of-Sale Consumer Financing Solution
Flexiti Signs Long-Term Agreement With Bad Boy TORONTO–Globalive Technology Inc., a technology company focused on developing innovative payment, billing and credit solutions for consumers and businesses, today announced that the Company’s partner Flexiti Financial, a leading point-of-sale consumer financing solutions provider for retailers, has signed a long-term agreement with Bad …
The End of Free Returns? Top 10 eCommerce Trends That Will Impact Retailers, Consumers in 2019
Absolunet analyzed over 200 eCommerce initiatives to predict the 10 trends that will have the greatest impact in 2019. MONTREAL–Absolunet reveals the top 10 eCommerce Trends that will impact North American retailers in 2019. The effects will be felt across the entire supply chain by brands, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and …
Prepaid Cards Top Canadian Wish Lists this Holiday Season
A survey by the Canadian Prepaid Providers Organization (CPPO) reveals a preference for both receiving and giving prepaid cards this holiday season TORONTO–Last minute holiday shoppers have at least one reason to rejoice this year because their task just became a lot easier. According to a recent survey, prepaid cards …
Lightspeed Loyalty Designed for Independent Businesses Makes Its Debut
Global POS leader acquires Toronto-based loyalty platform ReUp, launches a complete loyalty solution for retailers and restaurants MONTREAL–Lightspeed, a powerful cloud point of sale system for independent retailers and restaurants, today introduces Lightspeed Loyalty. With its seamless integration of Lightspeed’s existing suite of products, the new technology enables merchants to …
Retailers in an Omni-channel Environment Increasingly Deploy RFID for Customer Experience Management
Companies need to incorporate advanced technologies such as data analytics and cloud to attract new-age retailers, finds Frost & Sullivan The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has caused a sea change in the buying patterns of customers and, by extension, the market strategies of retailers. E-commerce and m-commerce …