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Today in the Connected Economy: Apple Rolls out First State ID for Its Wallet
Today in the Connected Economy: Apple Rolls out First State ID for Its Wallet
March 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Apple makes it easier for travelers in Arizona to show their identification, while Visa and DoorDash make it easier for...

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Bank of Canada Exploring CBDC Design with MIT
Bank of Canada Exploring CBDC Design with MIT
March 18, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank of Canada is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a 12-month research project that’s focused on the design of...

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Money Management Service Hank Set to Acquire Mortgage Firm
Money Management Service Hank Set to Acquire Mortgage Firm
March 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Money management platform Hank Payments announced Friday (March 11) it wants to acquire an unnamed mortgage payment platform provider. According to a company news release,...

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Today in B2B: Tabit Unveils B2B BNPL POS Service Across Canada; Indian BNPL Startup Actyv.ai Raises $5M
Today in B2B: Tabit Unveils B2B BNPL POS Service Across Canada; Indian BNPL Startup Actyv.ai...
February 23, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, TradeDepot pushes for growth across Ghana after acquiring Green Lion, and Bosch buys a 26% share of Autozilla. Plus, TreviPay acquires...

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Crypto Caught in Crossfire as Canada’s PM Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
Crypto Caught in Crossfire as Canada’s PM Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency transactions became a surprising casualty of Canada’s Emergencies Act, invoked for the first time in Canada’s history by the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

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Canada’s Trudeau Gets Banks’ Help in Protests
Canada’s Trudeau Gets Banks’ Help in Protests
February 15, 2022  |  International

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, is using his emergency powers to cut the flow of money to the trucker protests opposed to his vaccine mandate,...

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Lawmaker Advocates for Canada to Attract Crypto Investment
Lawmaker Advocates for Canada to Attract Crypto Investment
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A Canadian lawmaker is recommending the country’s finance minister establish a cryptocurrency framework to attract investors worldwide. Parliament Member Michelle Rempel Garner has introduced “Encouraging...

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Delta 9 Grabs $32M in Debt Financing
Delta 9 Grabs $32M in Debt Financing
February 02, 2022  |  Investments

Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. on Tuesday (Feb. 1) entered into a $32 million debt-financing partnership with connectFirst Credit Union Ltd., with the money coming through...

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Square Adds On-Demand Delivery in Canada
Square Adds On-Demand Delivery in Canada
January 12, 2022  |  Delivery

Square has launched delivery for Square Online orders in Canada through DoorDash Drive, DoorDash’s white-label fulfillment platform, making Canada the first international market to offer...

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