Archive for November 21, 2019

EQ Bank Becomes The First Canadian Bank To Move Its Core Banking System To The Cloud

Posted in Commentary on November 21, 2019 by itnerd

Today, EQ Bank, the digital arm of Canada’s Challenger Bank™ Equitable Bank announced it has moved its entire core banking system to the cloud, making it the first bank in Canada to be fully hosted in state-of-the-art public cloud architecture.

A leader in digital banking, EQ Bank continues to win over Canadians by challenging the status quo. From completely digital branchless services to a high-interest savings account with the added features of a chequing account, EQ Bank is redefining banking in Canada. EQ Bank will now utilize Microsoft Azure as the cloud platform for its banking services. This latest move will continue to build a better banking experience for customers by:

  • Reducing overhead costs and allowing savings to be passed on to customers
  • Creating a more agile system based on Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking that enables faster upgrades to products and services
  • Preparing a system that’s ready for the next banking innovations, such as open banking
  • Further strengthening our security foundation by building on Microsoft Azure

In 2016, EQ Bank became the first banking platform in Canada born in the mobile world. In just over three years, EQ Bank surpassed $2.5 billion in deposits, faster than any previous branchless banks in Canada. As a digital-first bank, EQ Bank is also readying itself for profound changes in the Canadian financial industry, such as open banking.

EQ Bank is supported by Temenos, a leader in banking software and its long-term technology partner.

Equitable Group Inc. is a growing Canadian financial services business that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Equitable Bank. Equitable Bank, Canada’s Challenger BankTM, has grown to become the country’s ninth largest independent Schedule I bank through its proven branchless approach and customer service focus in providing residential lending, commercial lending and savings solutions to Canadians. EQ Bank, the digital banking platform offered by Equitable Bank, provides state-of-the-art digital banking services. The EQ Bank Savings Plus Account reimagines banking for Canadians by offering the functionality of a chequing account to perform daily banking with ease, as well as a great everyday interest rate to help transactional balances grow into bigger savings. From unlimited Interac® e-Transfers and bill payments to payroll deposits and no monthly fees, everyday banking is now a richer prospect for Canadians. Equitable Bank employs over 800 dedicated professionals across the country. For more information about Equitable Bank and its products, please visit equitablebank.ca.

 

 

OpenText Named A Leader By Forrester Research

Posted in Commentary with tags on November 21, 2019 by itnerd

OpenText™ today announced Forrester Research, Inc. has named OpenText a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management for Customer Experience, Q4 2019, stating “OpenText leads with best-in-class library services and video capabilities.”

Forrester gave OpenText Media Management the maximum possible scores in the criteria of library services, video and emerging content support, product vision and market approach.

Forrester noted, “OpenText’s strengths are in core library services and video capabilities, which are both best-in-class.” The Forrester report says “It (OpenText) also offers strong marketing support in areas like portal creation and management capabilities.”

OpenText has been at the forefront of digital asset management for more than two decades. It has delivered some of the largest DAM deployments in the world, along with departmental solutions that take advantage of the same feature-rich functionality. Customers across retail, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and other verticals are able to support both agile creative workflows and long-term governance and reuse of library assets to build strong brand identities. OpenText offers advanced AI integration to accelerate streamlined search, personalization, and automated distribution to omnichannel endpoints.

OpenText Experience is an integrated platform of solutions for delivering highly personalized content and omnichannel customer experiences. As part of this platform, Media Management allows customers to start small and expand quickly. It is the only DAM platform that supports business-user workflow across multiple business units, as it is built with dozens of integration points with ecosystem applications in the connected media supply chain.

Download the report

Download “The Forrester Wave™: DAM for Customer Experience, Q4 2019” online here.

 

Smoke’s Poutinerie App Launches With Loyalty Perks And Rewards

Posted in Commentary on November 21, 2019 by itnerd

Smoke’s Poutinerie, the World’s Largest & Original Poutinerie, announces the official launch of its new smartphone application. The Smoke’s Poutinerie app offers fans Poutine on Demand; when the craving for fresh cut fries, squeaky cheese curds & piping hot gravy hits, Poutine is available at your fingertips!  Plaid Nation Fans will now have access to mobile order-ahead; scan to pay; loyalty point collection; and exclusive intel on the latest special offers. This FREE App is available on Android and IOS devices. 

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Download the Smoke’s Poutinerie App and join Plaid Nation! Apple Store / Google Play Store 

To create the app, Smoke’s Poutinerie was happy to team up with Smooth Commerce, recognized for building branded native mobile apps powered by a robust customer activation platform – encompassing mobile payment, order ahead, loyalty, offers and engagement while allowing organizations the ability to access real-time analytics are ensuring their digital mobile marketing initiatives and achieving their desired results. Smooth Commerce is constantly evolving and adding to the company’s functionality to stay ahead of the curve for all retail clients. To learn more about Smooth Commerce, visit https://smoothcommerce.tech/.