Canadians will now be able to transfer money to Europe through the Interac Corp.'s e-Transfer platform, thanks to a collaboration with Mastercard Inc., as was announced today at Collision in Toronto. Leveraging the
You can find deals on iPhone hacking gear on eBay, Interac’s email money transfer service is really popular, and why 5G networks might not be a good thing for your data plan. Trending
Do you remember what making payments was like in the year 2000? At a restaurant, you'd either be counting out your pennies and calculating the tip percentage in your head. Or if you
With the conclusion of ITBusiness.ca parent ITWC's 2018 Digital Transformation Conference and Awards Ceremony on Aug. 14, we're gathering all of the wit and wisdom amassed before, during, and after the conference into
Published on: August 15th, 2018
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
In a sense, Interac has always been a digital brand - after all, it began as a non-profit collaboration between four of Canada's big five banks designed to facilitate technology-based payments, and unlike
Published on: August 8th, 2018
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
Given its genesis as a cooperative venture between Canada's big five banks, you could forgive Canadians for thinking of Interac Corp. as a homegrown secret rarely known outside its borders - but as
Published on: July 17th, 2018
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Interac Corp. is setting up shop in Kitchener-Waterloo. On Tuesday, the payments giant announced the launch of the Interac Lab, an "innovation outpost and accelerator" located at Kitchener, Ont.-based hub Communitech that will
Published on: June 19th, 2018
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Canadians used the Interac e-Transfer service in record numbers last year, especially on mobile devices, according to the company behind the popular platform. More than 241 million transactions, worth a total of more
The Interac Association has just given Canadian retailers and other small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) two new ways to send and receive money. On Tuesday, the financial transaction network announced the release of
Published on: October 31st, 2017
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Only 12 per cent of Canadian smartphone owners have used their phones to make an NFC payment, according to Visa Inc. Numbers like that indicate mobile payment technology isn't catching on with Canadians
Published on: August 18th, 2017
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
TORONTO - With countries like Sweden and South Korea announcing bold plans to go completely cashless over the next five years, Canadians have to wonder: when will Canada do the same? Not anytime soon,
Published on: March 1st, 2017
Alex Radu
@AlexTRadu
Canadian banks may not have supported Apple Pay at its initial launch last November because the technology wasn't compatible with Interac Association's chip-and-pin contactless authentication method. Apple entered the Canadian market late last
Millions more Canadians could finally have access to Apple Pay, with the Cupertino, Calif. tech giant announcing today that the big five national banks, and payment networks Interac, Visa, and MasterCard have all pledged
As mobile payments - and the security risks associated with them - gain traction, the need to protect users' personal information grows too, a fact that hasn't escaped the notice of Canada's leading
Published on: February 22nd, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
GET NEWS AND INSIGHTS CRITICAL TO YOUR BUSINESS
Enter your email to receive the IT Business Newsletter and emails of interest from IT World Canada.
ITWC is obtaining consent to send emails. Your information will not be shared outside of ITWC. You may unsubscribe at any time.
ITWC | 55 Town Centre Court | Suite 302 | Toronto | Ontario | M1P 4X4
