Scotiabank

80 results about this entity

Period: 20 Jan 2005 - 09 Apr 2024

Scotiabank gifts $750,000 to University of Ottawa to support AI research

Today, Scotiabank announced a donation of $750,000 to the University of Ottawa to launch the Scotiabank Fund for the AI & Society Initiative.

Scotiabank donates $1.25 million to support AI research at University of Alberta

Scotiabank announced a donation of $1.25 million to the University of Alberta this morning, to fund the Scotiabank Artificial Intelligence Research Initiative in the Department of Computing Science.

Scotiabank to train execs on AI ethics

Canada's Scotiabank is introducing a programme to give senior employees a grasp of the ethical principles involved in using AI.

Canadian bank-backed blockchain-based ID verification system launches

A Canadian blockchain-based digital identity verification network backed by the country's banking industry has gone live, giving people an easy way to share their personal information.

Scotiabank launches new digital mortgage experience

Scotiabank has launched a unique digital mortgage experience, called Scotiabank eHOME, that modernizes how Canadians can get a mortgage.

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Scotiabank switches on wire-tracking via Swift gpi

Scotiabank is the first Canadian-based bank to leverage SWIFT's Global Payments Initiative (SWIFT gpi) to enable its business customers to track their wire payments in real time through ScotiaConnect, the Bank's digital business banking channel.

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Scotiabank invites applications for Mexican accelerator

Scotiabank and The Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), commonly referred to as Tec de Monterrey, today announced the launch of Factory A in Mexico City, the bank's first accelerator.

Scotiabank showcases 'CEO-on-the-go' mobile banking app

At the 2018 Association of Financial Professionals (AFP) Conference in Chicago, Scotiabank proudly showcased Canada's first integrated security token and mobile banking app.

CGI partners with Scotiabank on intelligent process automation proof of concept for trade finance

CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) announced it partnered with Scotiabank and Conpend on a proof of concept using robotic automation to capture, identify and classify documents as part of the CGI Trade360 transaction flow.

Scotiabank puts code on Github

Canada's Scotiabank is embracing the open source developer community, posting the first of what should be many software releases to Github.

Israel's Viola Ventures raises $100 million for fintech investment fund

Israeli tech investment group Viola Ventures has raised $100 million with the backing of a pool of asset managers, banks and insurance companies towards the creation of a $150 million dedicated fintech investment fund.

Scotiabank implements Mastercard's Masterpass

Today Mastercard and Scotiabank announced that Scotiabank customers now have access to fast, simple and secure online payments with Scotiabank Masterpass.

Interac debit comes to Samsung Pay in Canada

Canadian debit network Interac has introduced support for Samsung Pay, enabling customers of participating banks to add their cards to the mobile wallet and make NFC payments.

Scotiabank partners NXTP Labs to access Latin American fintech startups

Scotiabank announced today a new and innovative partnership between Canada and Latin America's leading start-up accelerator, NXTP Labs, at the Fintech Conference 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia.

Mastercard and Scotiabank join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Mastercard, Cisco and Scotiabank have added their weight to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance as part of a wave of 34 new members signing up for the project to promote the uptake of Ethereum as the foundation for running smart contracts in Fortune 500 enterprises.

Scotiabank partners Points for app loyalty capabilities

Points (TSX:PTS) (Nasdaq:PCOM), the global leader in powering loyalty commerce, today announced that they are working with The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), one of the world's leading financial institutions, to power new loyalty capabilities of the Scotiabank Mobile Banking app.

Android Pay lands in Canada and Taiwan

Android Pay has arrived in Canada, with several of the country's biggest banks making the mobile payments service available to Mastercard and Visa credit cardholders as well as Interac debit card users.

Scotiabank to fund research into cyberattacks and risk modeling

Scotiabank is to fund a $2 million cybersecurity and financial risk initiative at the University of British Columbia.

Scotiabank trials AlphaPoint blockchain tech for trade reports

Canada's Scotiabank has spent the last few months testing a distributed ledger platform from tech firm AlphaPoint.

Scotiabank makes digital bet in search of big productivity gains

Canada's Scotiabank has fleshed out its "digital transformation" plan, predicting that its massive outlay on new technology will lead to big efficiency improvements.