Canada's tech sector faces higher costs as Washington's 50 per cent tariffs also cover optical fibres, semiconductors and smart cards.
Most Canadians want tighter fraud controls as the new Real-Time Rail could leave less time to block deepfake-driven scams and impersonation.
Lower ETL bills and broader open-table support may tempt data teams as AWS Glue 6.0 adds Iceberg v3 and new runtimes.
Rising tariff volatility is pushing manufacturers to seek faster cost visibility, and Frost & Sullivan has singled out Aankhen for it.
Valued at CAD $250 million, the Calgary payments firm will use fresh capital to expand its platform and court more small business merchants.
Shoppers at more than 300 GARAGE and DYNAMITE stores in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom can now split payments in the Klarna app.
Banks can now use coloured ceramic cards to woo affluent customers as Giesecke+Devrient widens a premium product long dominated by black.
Creators can now generate licensed music, voiceovers and sound effects in Firefly, as Adobe seeks to keep more production inside one workflow.
Authorised AI agents will now be able to call Salesforce functions across clouds with existing permissions, reducing the need for custom integrations.
Trusted product data is becoming the key test for AI adoption, with 66% of manufacturers saying systems fail without it.
Many still share banking logins with advisers as a survey found 82% of owners had not heard of Canada's new open banking law.
Credit unions could deepen small-business ties and member loyalty as Goodbuy's local rewards platform gains backing from Reseda Group.
Facilities could cut flood risk and downtime as Zurn Elkay Canada adds real-time backflow monitoring to aging water systems.
Operators could cut wait times and hardware costs as the new handheld combines ordering, payments and receipt printing for full-service dining.
Fewer than four in ten affected merchants are monitoring employee fraud, leaving seasonal hiring spikes to widen losses from chargebacks and refunds.
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered are using the model to improve cash-flow and FX forecasts, with accuracy above 93%.
Businesses facing staffing pressures may use Ui Ai's Amica to handle customer queries, orders and leads around the clock.
Travellers buying eSIM data in 175 countries can now pay with stablecoins as Eskimo seeks faster checkout and wider payment choice.
Higher-priced smartwatches and earbuds are expected to drive more than USD $1 trillion in wearables revenue by 2032, Counterpoint says.
Security teams are increasingly being used to improve efficiency, safety and compliance as retailers seek more value from ageing systems.
