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We all know the power of partnerships and how important it is to have the right partner ecosystem. Our newest podcast episode features an insightful conversation between Dianne Cupples, CEO of Portfolio+ and Bruce Duthie, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Information Officer at Peoples Group. As a partner of Portfolio+, Peoples Group provides specialty and tailored financial products and servicesRead more

In this podcast episode, we discuss what is possible in the term deposit space. This episode features Kim Muise, the Vice President of Business Development at CANNEX. CANNEX Financial Exchanges facilitates the efficient and accurate exchange of pricing and analytics for annuity and bank products between financial institutions in Canada.The main focus of this insightful podcast is to discuss currentRead more

Isn’t a Non-Financial Institution Still a Financial Institution? Ok, so maybe it’s not the best name. After all, you wouldn’t call a bicycle a non-skateboard. Just like you wouldn’t call a horse a non-cow or an airplane a non-bird. You see where I’m going here. But sometimes—even despite personal intuition, common sense, and logical rationalization—ridiculous things still happen. (Think presidential

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What Is Cloud Banking and Why Are Banks Moving to the Cloud?  What comes to mind when you hear the words cloud banking? Now, depending on your perspective, your initial thoughts might be quite different. As a consumer, it’s hard not to immediately conjure up images of happy people walking around on fluffy, white cotton terrain somewhere in the sky, making

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In this podcast episode, we discuss the open banking movement and the importance of open banking for Canada. More specifically, about data portability and its significance for open banking. This episode features an insightful conversation between Donna Galloway, Vice President of Marketing here at Portfolio+ and Michelle Beyo, Founder and CEO of FINAVATOR. FINAVATOR is an award-winning Fintech and paymentsRead more

Spot the Differences: Open Banking & Banking as a Service I do a bit of grade one work these days. It’s not that much, really. A little more than usual, though. Actually, I really shouldn’t take any real credit for it because I can’t say with any level of confidence that I personally do the work—my daughter takes care of

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Loans and mortgages aren’t completely broken. That’s primarily because the main difference between something that’s broken and something that’s not broken is that broken things generally can’t do the functional job they were initially designed to do, often because some critical element or piece is either damaged or missing. For the most part, traditional loans and mortgages still do the

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Before exploring mortgage software and how this specialized financial services solution is used by banks and financial institutions, let’s take a moment to look at the housing market. Maybe you’ve heard a little something about the rising price of homes in Canada. Sound familiar? With what’s been referred to as a perfect storm consisting of near-zero interest rates, record-low inventory

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Portfolio+ Inc. (Portfolio+) unveiled a robust cloud platform to help neo banks and fintech enterprises pivot to consumer-directed finance in Canada. The foundational platform also serves as a catalyst to transform traditional banks and financial services firms into cloud-first enterprises capable of introducing innovative financial products and services. “The launch of our advanced cloud platform provides the Canadian financial services industry

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When it comes to financial technology and financial services innovation, the banking industry is still evolving. Banks are modernizing, fintechs are adapting. We’re unquestionably somewhere in the middle of a kind of banking evolution. Whether we’re looking at technology, legislation, or even banks and other industry players, one thing is consistent: Things are changing. Even how we talk about different

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