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Visa Canada is giving select Canadian women entrepreneurs grants of $10,000 each and business coaching

Pragya Sehgal

Published: July 19th, 2021
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Visa Canada announces winners of IFundWomen grant program

Visa Canada recently named ten women-owned small businesses among the recipients of its national grant program which was launched in February 2021 in partnership with IFundWomen, a marketplace for women-owned businesses. These Canadian

Published on: May 17th, 2021 Pragya Sehgal
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Canadian women entrepreneurs getting access to IFundWomen program from Visa Canada

Women entrepreneurs have a history of being underfunded and that remains to be a core issue, says Sarah Steele, senior director of small business products at Visa Canada. This often leaves a majority

Published on: March 8th, 2021 Pragya Sehgal

Visa and Repay form partnership to launch Instant Funding in Canada

Visa Canada and Repay Holdings Corporation have formed a new partnership in Canada to expand the capabilities of debit card and online payments in the Canadian loans market, beginning with the new solution

Published on: August 13th, 2019 Buckley Smith
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Do consumers finally get that online shopping beats crowded malls?

Despite a decline in Black Friday weekend sales in the U.S. at physical retail locations, e-commerce sales were better than ever and Canadians continue to plan shopping online in the lead-up to Christmas,

Published on: December 4th, 2014 Brian Jackson

Visa to launch tokenization service for wearables, smart devices

Visa Inc. has put together a slew of new offerings to secure online payments – not just for the desktop, but for smart devices and wearables. On Thursday, the payments processor said it’s

Published on: July 24th, 2014 Candice So
Visa awards startup $10,000 for one minute elevator pitch

Visa awards startup $10,000 for one minute elevator pitch

Not many entrepreneurs can rack up a $10,000 credit card bill without the least bit of concern, but Gayle Hinkley has earned that prize after winning Visa Canada's $10,000 elevator pitch competition yesterday.Hinkley's

Published on: July 17th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Ontario florist’s nightmare shows small firms not safe from credit card fraud

Ontario florist’s nightmare shows small firms not safe from credit card fraud

When Hamilton, Ont.-based florist Rosanna Yeomans received an order on Jan. 2 for $44,000 worth of flowers from a church in Ghana, she thought her small business was off to a great start

Published on: March 4th, 2009 Brian Jackson
Top 10 ways small Canadian firms can prevent security breaches

Top 10 ways small Canadian firms can prevent security breaches

In around 70 per cent of visa security breaches, the victims have been smaller retailers, a Visa Canada executive says.In recent years, criminals have been targeting smaller businesses, said Mike D'Sa, Visa Canada's

Published on: October 30th, 2008 Kavita Gosyne