A digital currency developed by The Royal Canadian Mint has been acquired by a Toronto-based loyalty platform and will be returning to the market, according to an announcement made on Tuesday. Loyalty Pays
From Apple Pay to Heartbleed, 2014 was a busy year in tech, rife with headlines on everything from security to mobile payments and cryptocurrencies. We’ve rounded up the top 10 stories of 2014
Published on: December 1st, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
Even though the Bank of Canada is concerned about the economic risks of a deregulated currency like Bitcoin, it's been looking into whether it could issue its own version of digital currency. According
Published on: November 14th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
Updated Apr. 8 at 4:06pm ET by Candice So to include comments from Ingenico S.A. The Royal Canadian Mint is stopping work on building a digital currency, and putting its current efforts up
Published on: April 8th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
Toronto-based startup SecureKey Technologies Inc. is going to provide user authentication for the MintChip, the Royal Canadian Mint’s first foray into mobile payments. The startup will be building a security layer on top
Published on: February 20th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
Mobile payments may edge a little closer to becoming commonplace in Canada, with the unveiling of the prototype of the MintChip, a digital currency that's akin to Bitcoin - only this currency was
Published on: January 13th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
An app that promises to be like “instant messaging for your wallet” is the overall winner of a developer challenge hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint.The MintChip challenge began April 4 and issued
Canadians can now vote on what they consider the best ideas for the future of digital money in this country, the Royal Canadian Mint announced yesterday.The Mint announced a challenge for software developers
The Royal Canadian Mint is getting ready to roll out money version 2.0.The pilot project is asking developers to jump on board a challenge with a $50,000 prize. The task is to build
Hot on the heels of ditching the penny, the Royal Canadian Mint today announced a challenge for software developers to use a new digital currency technology.In a research and development effort, the Mint
Published on: April 4th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
