UGO adds peer-to-peer pay to mobile digital wallet service
Digital wallets hold the promise that some day technology will remove the need for carrying around money, plastic cards, or…
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Velocity acquires Toronto’s Tab Payments to expand mobile hospitality platform
UK-based Velocity announced today that it has acquired Tab Payments, a Toronto-based startup enabling mobile payments within…
Riding around Toronto with Alexander Peh, PayPal Canada’s head of mobile
PayPal is no stranger to Canada, being one of the leading digital payment options available. But its market is worldwide, with…
Toronto-based Grabb and WhereIPark pitch on #TheDisruptors, focus on customer service and app experience
In the past, without mobile phones that could keep people constantly connected to the Internet, businesses could only go so…
TD Bank establishes lab within the Communitech Hub to dream up new customer service innovations
Communitech is bringing in all the financial heavyweights. Earlier this week a partnership was formed that would see Manulife…
Square to Open Canada Office Next Wednesday in Kitchener
Silicon Valley’s mobile payments solution Square is ready to open its Canadian outpost. The startup founded by Twitter…
Canadians Are More Mobile-Savvy Than Others Around the World, Says New PayPal Study
Ahead of a global rebrand, PayPal has launched a study that says “Canadians are ready to embrace mobile.” According…
Toronto’s TouchBistro Adds Mobile Payments to Its Restaurant POS Solution
TouchBistro today announced it’s adding mobile payments to its POS solution for restaurants, allowing diners to pay…
Twitter Cofounder’s Startup Square Opens Office in Waterloo
Square, the Silicon Valley payment processing startup of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, has opened up an office in Kitchener-Waterloo.…
Jack Dorsey’s Square to Sell Its Readers at Shoppers Drug Marts
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey and his mobile payment processing startup Square are bringing its credit card readers to 440…
Square Brings Back College Code Camp for Women, Canadians Encouraged to Apply
San Francisco-based Square, the mobile payment processing outfit of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, is ready to host its third…
Moneris Launches “Canada’s First Debit-Enabled Mobile Payment System” But It’s Not Out Until 2014
Moneris Solutions Corporation, Canada’s largest debit and credit card processor, today announced the launch of “PAYD…
Number of Cell Phone Plans Expected to Surpass World’s Population in Early 2014
New figures from the the Worldwatch Institute indicate that by 2014 there will be more cell phone plans than actual people.…
New Toronto Mobile Payments Startup Wi-Py is the Free PayPal Alternative
Don’t feel like paying PayPal’s annoying transaction fees? One Toronto-based startup is launching today and wants…
Mobile Payments Are Up 27% Over The Past Four Months
Mobile payments are the way of commerce’s future, and using one’s smartphone to do that is the preferred method.…