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Birks  signs on with Flexiti’s Private Label Credit Card TORONTO– Birks Group has launched its online financing solution, modernizing consumer lending for its customers across Canada, by adopting Flexiti Financial’s private label, point-of-sale consumer financing solution for retailers. The online offering complements Flexiti’s in-store financing which was implemented last year …

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 …

Free of charge, nonprofits gain access to high-demand, modern office space and industry-specific resources to alleviate overhead costs and promote organizational growth VANCOUVER–iATS Payments, a leading provider of payment solutions for nonprofit organizations around the world, announced the launch of The Greenhouse, a first of its kind coworking space exclusively …

Glance Technologies Previews ‘Order from Table VANCOUVER–Glance Technologies Inc. is demonstrating its upcoming Order from Table feature to select restaurants and has secured initial launch locations for this feature. Order from Table allows consumers to securely order from their table and pay for their meal using the Glance Pay app …

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 …

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 …

Digital Payment Company Adapts to a Digital Environment in a Move to Become a Symbol Brand Mastercard  is dropping its name from its iconic brand mark in select contexts. The interlocking red and yellow circles, referred to as the Mastercard Symbol, will now stand on its own across cards using …

Taking bold actions now will allow Canadian retailers to thrive in the future consumer world TORONTO–The holiday season is the busiest time of the year for Canadian retailers. And to keep making shoppers’ wishes come true over the next few years, retailers will need to find new ways of creating …

By Lia Grimberg In today’s world of discerning consumers, vast amounts of data, proliferation and increased accessibility to artificial intelligence (AI), having a “me too” loyalty programme with a mass communication approach is no longer cutting through the competitive clutter. At the same time, unfortunately, too many Canadian retail loyalty …

        By Nicolas Beique Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been a hot topic lately. Often heralded as being the currency of the future, everyone from digital enthusiasts to casual investors describe cryptocurrencies as disrupters to the traditional banking system and that they will provide consumers with a radically …