Is mobile security moving too slowly for payment technology’s evolution?

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Some Canadians have been expressing a feeling of loss of control over their private data. At a time in which mobile security has been called into question specifically in terms of the use of banking apps, Canadians are facing another potential issue with regards to the protection of their data in relation to their payment cards – both plastic and over their smartphones. The large banks and credit unions in the country are now creating debit cards under credit card logos. Certain large examples include the Interac-Visa Debit cards being…

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New mobile app released for buying and selling shares

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A new app has been introduced in Canada that allows smartphone users to buy and sell shares using their mobile devices. The stock trading app is the latest evolution in the financial marketplace, and is designed to assist in the efforts to increase trading volumes within today’s volatile retail investment market. Heading this effort, was the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), which released the very first app of this nature. It is anticipated that all of the large Canadian banks will be releasing similar products as they race to…

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