Scotiabank

80 results about this entity

Period: 20 Jan 2005 - 09 Apr 2024

Three big banks join $135 million Kabbage funding round

Santander InnoVentures, ING and Scotiabank have joined a $135 million investment round in automated lending platform Kabbage.

Scotiabank boosts mobile wallet

Building on a successful initial launch of its mobile wallet more than a year ago, Scotiabank today unveils a series of enhancements to its mobile payment service, My Mobile Wallet.

Scotiabank selects Ivalua for supplier risk and procurement platform

Ivalua, a leading global spend management solutions provider, announced today that Scotiabank, one of Canada's largest banks and the 9th largest bank in North America by assets and profits, has selected Ivalua to address its need for a centralized procurement process and solution that will empower its global procurement and vendor risk management initiatives.

Scotiabank makes time for Apple Watch

Scotiabank today announced that it will launch the Scotiabank Mobile Banking app on the Apple Watch.

Scotiabank launches quick balance app for Samsung smartwatches

Customers of Canada's Scotiabank can now check their account balances with a quick glance at their wrists, as the bank unveils a new app for the Samsung Gear range of smartwatches.

Tangerine brings biometrics to mobile banking

Canadian digital bank Tangerine is revamping its mobile app to enable customers to log in using Apple's Touch ID technology and issue commands through speech.

Lenddo delves into credit card applicants' social media data

Startup Lenddo has launched a 'social network' credit card in Colombia that will see applicants approved or declined based on their reputations on Facebook and Twitter.

Scotiabank agrees C$3.1bn ING Direct Canada acquisition

Dutch bank ING has struck a C$3.1 billion deal to sell its online Canadian unit to Scotiabank, raising cash to pay back money lent by the Dutch government at the height of the financial crisis.

Scotiabank taps Facebook for 'richness' charity campaign

Scotiabank has launched a charitable campaign, donating C$1 for every Canadian who shares a Facebook photo or video that illustrates what 'richness' means to them.

Canadian banks to offer authentication backbone to government ID scheme

The Canadian government is to use bank-issued credentials from TD Bank, Scotiabank and BMO to enable citizens to obtain access to public services online.

Banking standards alliance recruits new members

Banking standards alliance, the Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian), has signed up Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Rabobank Group, Scotiabank and ACI Worldwide as new members.

Interac prepares to add contactless capability to Canadian debit cards

Canada's Interac Association is eyeing a national roll out of debit cards featuring its new 'Flash' contactless payments functionality after a series of successful trial transactions.

Visa launches Peru m-payments service; teams with NeuStar

Visa has stepped up its push into mobile payments with a commercial roll out of the technology in Peru and the formation of a global alliance with NeuStar, an interconnection service provider for wireless network operators.

E*Trade sells Canadian unit to Scotiabank for $442 million

Online discount brokerage E*Trade has agreed to sell its Canadian operations to Scotiabank in a deal worth US$442 million.

Scotiabank launches small change savings programme

Canada's Scotiabank has launched a new savings programme that automatically rounds-up customer spending on debit cards to the nearest dollar or five dollars and routes the extra money into a savings account.

Scotiabank pilots social network for staff

Canada's Scotiabank is using technology from Microsoft to introduce an internal Web 2.0 social networking platform aimed at encouraging information sharing and collaboration among its staff.

IBM inks new Scotiabank IT services deal

Canada's Scotiabank has signed a new multi-year IT infrastructure services contract, worth $480 million, with IBM.

Scotiabank to acquire online broker TradeFreedom

Canada's Scotiabank has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-owned online brokerage TradeFreedom Securities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Scotiabank to offer discounted McAfee anti-virus and firewall software

Scotiabank has teamed with security technology firm McAfee to provide its online banking customers discounted anti-virus and firewall software.

Scotiabank delivers Canada Post EBPP service to online customers

Canada's Scotiabank is providing its online customers with access to epost, an electronic mail and bill presentment and payment service provided by the national postal service.