Peoples Trust takes home three awards at 2016 PX Payments Awards
“We’re thrilled to continue to champion prepaid cards in Canada in support of financial inclusion, and help companies to re-think prepaid in order to bring innovative and new payment technologies to market,” said Peter Read, president of Peoples Card Services example, thatricchiscono or totaling a stoneâfood of the one or …
Tory back-to-work legislation ruled unconstitutional
PRESS RELEASE: OTTAWA — Postal workers are cheering today’s ruling that the former Conservative government violated its members’ freedom of association by legislating them back to work on June 26, 2011. “This is a win for workers everywhere,” said Mike Palecek, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers …
Native Ads Inc. announces $4M in funding to develop its premium native advertising platform
PRESS RELEASE: VANCOUVER — Native advertising startup Native Ads Inc. today announced $4M in funding from a number of investors, including Beijing Genuine Network Media Technology Ltd. The funding is earmarked to further develop Titan, a platform that enables companies to automate, manage, and promote their sponsored native content campaigns. “Titan allows …
Australia Post begins delivering small parcels by drone
Australia Post has begun to trial new technology to deliver small parcels by Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) or drone. This closed-field trial is an important next step in testing the new technology which will potentially deliver small parcels safely and securely to customers’ homes, allowing for faster transportation of …
Canadian consumer spending up 6.24 per cent in the first quarter of 2016
Canadians are making more purchases using contactless ‘tap and pay’ technology TORONTO — Consumer spending in Canada grew by 6.24 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 on a year-over-year basis, according to the MonerisMetrics Quarterly Report released by Moneris Solutions Corporation (Moneris), one of North America’s largest processors of debit and credit …
Applications open for Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards
Retailers can win ,000 or 0,000 in free shipping PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO — Applications are open for the fifth annual Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards. Retailers of all sizes and from all across Canada are invited to enter the competition that recognizes and rewards excellence in e-commerce, customer engagement and omni-channel …
Sensibill brings digital receipts to Canada through UGO partnership
PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO, ON — Canadians never have to worry about overstuffed wallets or losing paper receipts again. Today Sensibill launches Receipts for iPhones through a partnership with UGO Mobile Solutions L.P. (UGO), Canada’s first open digital wallet, marking the first time the digital receipts solution is available to Canadians …
Shopper’s identify Canada’s most trusted retailers
BrandSpark International announces Canada’s most trusted retailers as voted by 7,500+ Canadians in a national shopper study PRESS RELEASE: TORONTO — Leading market research firm BrandSpark International today announced the 2016 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards winners for Retailers across Canada. The results were based on the annual BrandSpark Canadian Shopper Study. “Whether …
IDEALI acquires TC Media’s 1:1 Marketing Solutions and Data Insights unit
PRESS RELEASE: Montreal, — IDEALI today announced the acquisition of TC Media’s 1:1 Marketing Solutions and Data Insights unit to create RELATION1, the country’s largest one-to-one solution provider offering end-to-end solutions, from data intelligence and email marketing to omnichannel technology and marketing program execution. “By grouping the best talent in strategy, …
Dimension Data report: Digital customer experience missing human touch
Research shows advancements in customer experiences are being slowed by people PRESS RELEASE: NEW YORK — Dimension Data, the global ICT services and solutions provider, today announced that while digital technology is fast transforming the global contact centre industry, advancements in customer experiences are being slowed by people, and not the …