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  Portfolio+ is pleased to share that our Chief Technology Officer, Steven Thomas will be participating in a Powerhouse Debate Panel at this year’s Open Banking Expo conference. The event is being held on November 17, 2022 at the Vantages Venues in downtown Toronto. Steven’s panel topic entitled “Is Read Access Enough to say we Have Open Banking?” will be

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On September 20, 2022, our CEO, Dianne Cupples was part of a panel discussion for Open Finance Network Canada’s (OFNC) first in-person event in downtown Toronto. The topic was about the importance of open finance to small and medium-sized enterprises. Panelists included with Stephen Hogg from Mastercard, Michelle Beyo from Finavator and Cindy Zhang from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Thanks

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Portfolio+ is excited to announce that the 11th annual charity golf tournament, the Portfolio+ Open has now raised over $310,000 for Kids Help Phone. This year’s event was held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at the prestigious Angus Glen Golf Course in Markham. Each year, the event is an opportunity for the Financial Industry to get together for a day

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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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  Portfolio+ is pleased to announce that it is a Platinum Partner at this year’s Open Banking Expo Canada conference. The conference is being held on November 17, 2022 in downtown Toronto and Portfolio+ is excited to be part of it. Open Banking Expo is a global community of Open Banking and Open Finance Executives responsible for digital transformation across

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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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