PayPal CA’s mobile expert gives us the lay of the fintech land, highlighting new mobile payment verticals and user experiences to explore. PayPal’s solutions always seem to meet customers at the exact places they want to transact. That’s not …
8 Reasons Toronto is Fintech’s Rising Star
It’s an exciting time to be in Toronto. This fall brought a continuous stream of announcements from emerging fintech stars and multiple events in the city highlighting local innovation. The city has been steadily humming with the energy of innovation. …
A Conversation with Andrew Boyajian, Head of Banking for North America, TransferWise
Lessons in bringing fair play to the world of international money transfers and using transparency to empower a growing user base. Breaking consumers out of ingrained habits and patterns is a real challenge for fintech innovators. However, Andrew Boyajian and …
Designing the Future Bank
Visa is sponsoring the competition that could redefine the way we bank. The term “User Experience” wasn’t top of mind for banks a decade or two ago. But, says Derek Colfer, Head of Digital Innovation at Visa Canada, it’s something …
Five things that will forever change how we bank
If a bank were a person, how would it look? Close your eyes and picture it for a second. Eighty bucks says you’re picturing a man, and he’s in a suit. He probably has white hair, maybe a moustache, and …
A Snapshot of Next-Gen Financial Technologies in Canada
A great visual by Omers Ventures on next-gen financial technology & services The Omers team took the opportunity to map out FinTech companies from coast-to-coast, focusing on those that are developing next generation technologies or technology enabled services. The list is …
Carta Worldwide’s Tokenization Technology Selected to Support Mobile Payments for HP
HP selects “best-in-class” solution to strengthen their mobile payments portfolio. TORONTO—Next generation payments technology provider Carta Worldwide has been selected to make tap-and-go payment services available to HP customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and …
A Canadian Company With Huge Global Impact
Canada is a world leader in mobile payments. by Brian Semkiw, Chief Executive Officer No other country has such broadly established EMV payment acceptance or contactless POS infrastructure. Canadians tap and pay at thousands of retailers from Sidney, BC to Sydney, Nova …
Carta Worldwide Selected By Prepaid Financial Services as NFC Processing Partner
Carta will partner and support PFS in developing NFC and mobile payment solutions for corporate clients, with numerous new programs set to be launched via the Carta platform, in the first half of 2013. The agreement stems from PFS’s …
Carta Worldwide and IDT Financial Services Ltd Collaborate to Offer World-Class Prepaid Card and Mobile NFC Programs to the European Market
IDT Finance is the trading name of IDT Financial Services Limited, a regulated bank and principal member of Visa Europe Limited and MasterCard International Incorporated, specialising in Prepaid BIN Sponsorship across the European Economic Area. IDT Finance strives to …
Prepaid Financial Services Launches Virtual Card Products For European Market
Carta is pleased to announce the product launch of a new suite of innovative virtual card products, which will be brought to market by Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) and issued by Transact Network Limited (TNL). Virtual prepaid cards allow …
