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Mobile banking on Mount Everest

There ain’t no mountain high enough to keep people from checking their bank account balances.

By Staff |May 27, 2013

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Industry

Pay your taxes using mobile devices

H&R Block Canada has paired with an online payment provider.

By Staff |March 27, 2013

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Industry

Desjardins offers mobile retirement hub

More customers are depending on their smartphones, so Desjardins Insurance is offering a solution.

By Staff |March 18, 2013

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Economic Indicators

Canadian banks need reforms to stay strong: PwC

Canadian banks clocked an impressive 2012, but also face upcoming growth challenges.

By Staff |February 25, 2013

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Fan pays $4.2M for Batmobile

Batman fans around the world are known to hoard related merchandise – the suit, tees, action figures, and even briefs – but Batman superfans, apparently, are driven more by the real deal. That is, the original Batmobile with a price tag of $4.2 million. Last weekend, one such fan from Arizona bought the superhero conveyance […]

By Staff |January 22, 2013

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Apple escalates patent war against Samsung

Apple loves to keep its rivals under the pump. Just weeks after winning a $1.05 billion patent infringement award against Samsung in a jury trial, the U.S. tech giant is back for more. This time, the two rivals are locking horns over “rounded corners and other elements of smartphone design,” says an FT report. Apple […]

By Staff |December 4, 2012

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Apple doesn’t need to buy Twitter

Twitter is smaller than online giants Google and Facebook, but the little social media engine expects to generate at least US$1-billion in sales in 2014, reports Financial Post. It says EMarketer researchers predict Twitter advertising sales—which account for almost all its revenue—will rise to US$540-million in 2014, up from US$139.5-million last year. Read: Engage clients […]

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CFIB calls for enhanced credit/debit card code

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is asking Finance Minister Flaherty to strengthen the government’s Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada. The group’s request follows recent news that mobile payment options are rapidly expanding and growing in popularity. It also comes on the heels of a $7.25 billion […]

By Staff |July 17, 2012

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Canadians adopting mobile banking

Is mobile banking the way of the future? While only a small minority have turned to it so far, the trend is growing, says the most recent issue of the Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report. More than one-in-10 online Canadians (12%) have completed transactions using their mobile device in the past three months, shooting up […]

By Staff |July 10, 2012

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