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Are Canadians Ready for Mobile Payments?
In May 2012, Canada officially axed the diminutive penny – the ill-fated iconic coin printed by the Royal Canadian Mint nearly 35 billion times over the past hundred years. The official party line from...
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Guide to eCommerce in Canada: Visa Canada
Even with an effective development platform, a great range of products, fantastic marketing and a well-designed site, an eCommerce business is still nothing if it cannot effectively (and securely)...
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Guide to eCommerce in Canada: PayPal
Even with an effective development platform, a great range of products, fantastic marketing and a well-designed site, an eCommerce business is still nothing if it cannot effectively (and securely)...
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Visa Canada donating $1 to charity for payWave purchases at select stores
Contactless and mobile payments are a fun and quick method of payment – and the format is catching on. But giving to charity is pretty cool too. Visa Canada is doubling down on the awesomeness by...
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Small Retailers Claim Victory With Credit Card Fee Reduction
In what should be a coup for small retailers, Visa and Mastercard have both voluntary agreed to reduce their transaction fees for Canadian businesses. Finance Minister Joe Oliver made the announcement...
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Retrofuture: IBM’s 1999 Forgotten Receipt Commercial Imagines RFID Matrix-Style
The trenchcoat, the sideburns, the late 90s! IBM’s 1999 ad depicted how RFID (the radio frequency technology now commonly found in cell phones and credit cards) could make shopping as convenient as...
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