Mobile payments using credit cards launched for first time in Canada

Mobile Payments

CIBC and Rogers Communications have unveiled this smartphone friendly service. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Rogers Communications have unveiled the first mobile payments program using credit cards in Canada. The service will become available at participating Tim Horton’s coffee shop locations. Beginning on November 16, the new Mobile Payments App will be available to CIBC credit card and Rogers Wireless customers, who have certain BlackBerry smartphone models. To start, it will be possible to use the service through the BlackBerry Bold 9900 or the Curve 8360. The…

Read More

New mobile app released for buying and selling shares

Small Business Mobile ad success marketing

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…

Read More