Building a company requires a special type of individual – driven, passionate, visionaries who are not easily swayed by the status quo. All entrepreneurs who are lucky enough to have a company make it past the ground floor and gain momentum will tell you that is where the work is just starting. There will be hard decisions you need to make, and one of the hardest is answering the question of selling vs. raising more capital. This is not a …
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As the global economy becomes more connected and digital companies need to find growth in new markets and a common method is through M&A. While still common domestically, global M&As are an important process that can be rife with special conditions and circumstances that make international cross-border deals difficult. According to the IMAA Institute, more than 63,413 mergers & acquisitions transactions have been completed in Canada since 1985 with a known value of almost 3,689.7B. As we can see mergers …
Historically, media and advertising companies have specialized in capturing public curiosity and drawing organic attention to brands of all kinds. The reason these media-centric companies are so successful in driving interest lies in their consistency and one-track focus of creating great content that highlights the soul of each brand they work with. They all specialize in telling a great story that allows them to connect with a targeted audience. Today it has never been easier for brands to simply turn …
In times of crisis, corporate giant’s needs can shift drastically and cause them to set sights on new and potentially game-changing mergers and acquisitions. For startups looking for an exit during Covid-19, this has resulted in some clear winners and clear losers. During the pandemic, many tech companies have shifted a ton of focus into remote functionality and connectivity in order to facilitate remote workers. This has created a huge need for remote operability, e-commerce innovations, scalability, and even data …
Traditionally, remote work has been looked down on. Managers weren’t sure that workers would be able to stay focused at home or stay on track while separated from the office. As technology and virtual tools have progressed, so has the notion of remote work and the positive effects it can have on a company’s workforce. From pandemic prevention to economic woes, the news seems to be consistently pointing out remote work as an important trend. Even the World Economic Forum …
Throughout history, tenuous economic situations and growing fears of change and collapse have always sparked innovation. Dating as far back as the Roman Empire we can see examples of great innovation that paved the way to create society as we know it today. Just as their global empire made extraordinary inventions immediately prior to their downfall (including modern sanitation systems, roadways, and even the first surgical tools), modern economic crises have also lead to incredible innovations and the founding of …
Millennials are no longer just the kids who grew up with technology. They are becoming adults, and now make up a quarter of the consumer population of the U.S. We are in the midst of a generational hand-off – the baby boomers have just about lost their grip on the majority hold of the market and are no longer the main demographic for new companies to target. This is causing a complete shift in strategy for players in the fintech …
The US is heading full speed ahead into a future run by a fully open-data economy. Data has traditionally been siloed away in vaults that are inaccessible to customers and other businesses – but this is no longer the case. More and more businesses are letting down the veil of secrecy in place of more open pools of data and infrastructure sharing. Big Data + Banking = Open Banking One of the industries being heavily impacted by this new trend …
Technology continues to evolve every day and transform the way that all businesses operate. There is rapid innovation happening across nearly every market sector relating to data, fintech, and even organization. This hectic pace has created a new wave of rising stars out of select startups that are beginning to challenge and intimidate the larger Fortune 500 companies. With massive amounts of resources and funding at their disposal, these Fortune 500 players have shown us that they will not go …
As the fintech market continues to gain steam and digitize money management, banks have begun to shift their organizational structure and focus on technological innovation. The world is starting to explore new ways of handling and exchanging money with the help of technology – and banks are not planning on being left behind. It’s now safe to safe Banks are betting on Fintech’s for survival. The banks are getting involved in fintech startups for a couple main reasons including the potential …
Visa recently acquired Plaid for $5.3 Billion, which is almost twice its last valuation. What does Visa’s acquisition of Plaid really mean for Fintech? The fintech market has been undergoing a shift behind the scenes for a few years now into a new trend called data unification. Businesses, in general, have been getting more keen about data utilization within their organizations. Big data analytics using AI and machine learning are helping more and more businesses make smarter decisions about growth, …
For the last couple of years, banks have been shutting down branches at an alarming pace, while limiting the opening of new ones. Well over 2,000 large to midsized bank branches in Canada and the US have been shut down with more to come. After all, many analysts have criticized the closure of bank branches. These critics claim that banks closing have disenfranchised low-income communities and are forcing them into higher-cost banking situations. While big banks may provide physical convenience …
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