MasterCard, BMO introduce first biometric corporate card program in Canada, U.S.
BMO Financial Group (BMO) and MasterCard have begun a phased launch of Identity Check, the first biometric credit card program in Canada and the U.S. that will enable cardholders to verify transactions using facial recognition and fingerprint biometrics. Quickly dubbed “Selfie Pay” by the media, Identity Check will be used …
2016 Census Q&A with Dr. Doug Norris
One of Canada’s leading experts on the Census, Doug Norris, Ph.D., is a senior vice president and chief demographer at Environics Analytics. He joined EA in 2006 after nearly 30 years with Statistics Canada, where he served as director general of social and demographic statistics. Q: As a true statistics …
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 …
Environics Analytics acquires the Boire Filler Group
Acquisition will expand EA’s custom consulting capabilities On March 21, 2016, Environics Analytics (EA) announced that it had acquired the Boire Filler Group, the Toronto-based data analytics company that specializes in predictive analytics, data management, business intelligence and customer-centric service for a wide range of clients including Hudson Bay …
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, …