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Clio Appoints Marina Harris as Chief People Officer

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Lundi, avril 29, 2024
Cisco, HR, Netflix, Clio, Wealthsimple, Growth, Samsung, Management

Marina Harris, a distinguished HR executive renowned for her leadership roles at Wealthsimple, Netflix, Samsung, and Cisco Systems, now assumes the pivotal position of Chief People Officer at Clio

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  • Marina Harris, a distinguished HR executive renowned for her leadership roles at Wealthsimple, Netflix, Samsung, and Cisco Systems, now assumes the pivotal position of Chief People Officer at Clio
    VANCOUVER, BC, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Clio , the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, is proud to announce the appointment of Marina Harris as its new Chief People Officer.
  • In her capacity as Chief People Officer, Harris will lead Clio's workforce strategy, focusing on developing and scaling Clio's human and high performing workplace culture.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Marina to Clio's executive team," said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio.
  • "I am excited to join Clio at such an exciting time in the company's trajectory," said Marina Harris.

Clio Appoints Marina Harris as Chief People Officer

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Lundi, avril 29, 2024
Cisco, HR, Netflix, Clio, Wealthsimple, Growth, Samsung, Management

VANCOUVER, BC, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clio, the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, is proud to announce the appointment of Marina Harris as its new Chief People Officer. With a distinguished career spanning leadership positions at Wealthsimple, Netflix, Samsung, and Cisco Systems, Harris brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role.

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  • Marina Harris, a distinguished HR executive renowned for her leadership roles at Wealthsimple, Netflix, Samsung, and Cisco Systems, now assumes the pivotal position of Chief People Officer at Clio
    VANCOUVER, BC, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clio , the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, is proud to announce the appointment of Marina Harris as its new Chief People Officer.
  • In her capacity as Chief People Officer, Harris will lead Clio's workforce strategy, focusing on developing and scaling Clio's human and high performing workplace culture.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Marina to Clio's executive team," said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio.
  • "I am excited to join Clio at such an exciting time in the company's trajectory," said Marina Harris.

New Research from Braze Reveals Critical Insights on Craft of Customer Engagement and How that Helps 85% of Top Brands Surpass their Revenue Goals

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Mardi, février 27, 2024
Professional Services, Marketing, Communications, Technology, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Wealthsimple, B2C, AI, ROI, QSR, Growth, Cosmetics, CPG, SMS, Health, Joe & The Juice, Attention, Cosmetic industry, Creativity, Ben Brode, E-commerce, Research, Sales

Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, today released its fourth annual Global Customer Engagement Review , examining customer engagement trends over the past year.

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  • Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™, today released its fourth annual Global Customer Engagement Review , examining customer engagement trends over the past year.
  • Also included is the Braze Customer Engagement Index which assesses the maturity of brands in terms of their customer engagement activities—showing that 85% of brands that successfully embrace the craft of customer engagement to power first-party relationships exceeded their revenue goals in 2023.
  • “Marketers are utilizing the power of AI to ignite creativity and craft personalized experiences that resonate with today’s consumer.
  • Only 24% are mapping customer behavior and sentiment and even fewer brands (6%) apply customer insights to their product and brand approach.

Simple Ventures Looks to Bring Innovation Home to Canada

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Mercredi, mars 6, 2024
Shopify, Wealthsimple, Entrepreneurship, Harley Finkelstein, Parent, KNIX-FM, Software as a service, Child, Periodic function, Cryptocurrency

Founded by veteran entrepreneurs Rachel Zimmer (CEO) and Michael Katchen (Chair), Simple Ventures is dedicated to bringing innovation home to improve the lives of Canadians.

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  • Founded by veteran entrepreneurs Rachel Zimmer (CEO) and Michael Katchen (Chair), Simple Ventures is dedicated to bringing innovation home to improve the lives of Canadians.
  • As Canada's first venture studio of its kind, Simple Ventures' operating model sets it apart from traditional venture capital.
  • "The goal of Simple Ventures is to bring the world's most transformative ideas here so that Canadians can benefit," said Zimmer.
  • Alma Care is just the first of several startups Simple Ventures expects to launch and announce in the months ahead.

Ada Launches new Customer Service AI Agent Powered by the Ada Reasoning Engine™ to Maximize Automated Resolutions

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Mardi, novembre 21, 2023
Doxastic logic, Wealthsimple, PDF, Workflow, Brain, AI, Entrepreneurship, Sales, Cryptocurrency, Customer service

TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ada, the world's leading customer service automation platform, today announced a new AI Agent powered by the Ada Reasoning Engine™.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ada, the world's leading customer service automation platform, today announced a new AI Agent powered by the Ada Reasoning Engine™.
  • "The AI Agent not only understands what the customer is asking, it figures out the solution path.
  • For every customer inquiry, the AI Agent can reason the next best step and maximize resolution rather than relying on a prescribed workflow.
  • The power behind the AI Agent is Ada's Reasoning Engine™, the brain of the AI Agent.

Vulcan Cyber Closes $55 Million Series B with Additional $34 Million to Solidify Position as a Leader in Cyber Risk Management

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Mercredi, novembre 15, 2023
Universe, Paystack, Engineering, Organization, Risk management, Risk, SLA, Intelligence, VRM, Automation, Software, Hygiene, Software as a service, AI, TEL, Machine learning, Environment, Yaniv, Architecture, Arms industry, Cryptocurrency, Wealthsimple

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Cyber®, developers of the market-leading cyber risk management platform, today announced it has closed its $55 million Series B with the addition of a $34 million investment led by Maor Investments and Ten Eleven Ventures with participation from existing Vulcan Cyber investors Dawn Capital and Wipro Ventures. This latest investment marks a total of $70 million invested in Vulcan Cyber to date.

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  • Vulcan Cyber was recently recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Vulnerability Risk Management, Q3 2023 (1) and the Omdia Universe: Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Solutions, 2023 (2) vendor evaluations.
  • Vulnerability risk management at this level of scale would not be efficient, or even possible, without Vulcan Cyber risk prioritization and risk mitigation orchestration."
  • With a flexible architecture allowing integration to virtually any security tool in the market and adaptive risk prioritization, Vulcan Cyber is ideally positioned to lead the enterprise cyber risk management market.
  • Attend the upcoming CyberRisk Summit on December 5, 2023 and hear Yaniv Bar-Dayan deconstruct the Forrester Wave, and learn how Vulcan Cyber customers Wealthsimple and Paystack have used Vulcan Cyber to efficiently reduce critical cyber risk.

From Hidden Figures to tomorrow's leaders: Tundra hosts empowering mentorship event for aspiring young women in STEM

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Jeudi, novembre 9, 2023
Cloud, Empowerment, Woman, Infrastructure, Investment, Astronomy, University of Toronto, Student, NASA, Multimedia, Hart House, Tundra, GTA, Professional, Mentorship, Hidden Figures, Head, University, SVP, Sensation, Launch pad, Female, Microsoft, Shetterly, Schneider Electric, Nursing, STEM, Mathematics, Science, Wealthsimple, Engineering

Tundra, a trailblazer championing diversity within the world's most innovative industries, hosts its annual Launchpad Mentorship Event at the University of Toronto's Hart House.

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  • Tundra, a trailblazer championing diversity within the world's most innovative industries, hosts its annual Launchpad Mentorship Event at the University of Toronto's Hart House.
  • This event welcomes hundreds of high school female students across the GTA to inspire and empower them to consider careers in STEM.
  • The night opens with a fascinating keynote speech by Margot Lee Shetterly, acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hidden Figures.
  • In a seamless transition from Shetterly's keynote to the voices of present-day STEM leaders, the event spotlights the potential of young women in these fields.

Ada to Host Annual Interact Conference on Navigating AI-First Customer Service

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Jeudi, octobre 19, 2023
CX, Dott, Business communications operations management, Playbook, Conversation, Zendesk, Conference, Entrepreneurship, Ada, Environment, SmileDirectClub, Interact, Generator, Orange, GlassesUSA, Mobile phone, Customer service, Wealthsimple, Mailchimp, Square, OpenAI

TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ada, the world's leading AI-native customer service automation platform, announced that its 2nd annual Interact Conference will take place in San Francisco on November 14-15, 2023. The event will feature keynotes on the future of AI‑first customer service, hands-on workshops with the latest in AI-powered CX technology, and exclusive networking events with leaders innovating in the CX space. The speaker lineup to date includes executives from Mailchimp, OpenAI, Square, Yeti and much more.

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  • The event will feature keynotes on the future of AI‑first customer service, hands-on workshops with the latest in AI-powered CX technology, and exclusive networking events with leaders innovating in the CX space.
  • The speaker lineup to date includes executives from Mailchimp, OpenAI, Square, Yeti and much more.
  • "Ada Interact will provide the clearest window into the state of generative AI in customer service.
  • After last year's Interact conference in Chicago, Randy Berridge, Head of Community Operations at Dott said, "Ada Interact is the best conference that I've been to so far in this space.

Interac broadens access to the Interac e-Transfer® service

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Mercredi, septembre 27, 2023
Transfer, Interac, FB MSBS Grot, Organization, Investment, Act of Settlement, Bank, Bank of Canada, CIRO, Payment card, Online shopping, Cryptocurrency, Wealthsimple

TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, Interac Corp. (Interac) announced that it has broadened access to additional types of financial institutions for participation in the Interac e-Transfer® service.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, Interac Corp. (Interac) announced that it has broadened access to additional types of financial institutions for participation in the Interac e-Transfer® service.
  • Wealthsimple, a leading Canadian provider of digital financial services, has received provisional approval to join the Interac e-Transfer service as a participant.
  • "I'm thrilled to accelerate our impact in the market by broadening access to the Interac e-Transfer service to an expanded category of financial institutions," said Jeremy Wilmot, President & CEO at Interac.
  • Since the launch of the Interac e-Transfer service, federally regulated banks and provincially regulated credit unions have been eligible for participation in the service.

Uplinq Welcomes Distinguished Technology and Financial Services Leader Kris Hansen to its Board of Advisors

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Mardi, septembre 26, 2023
Technology, Professional Services, Other Technology, Finance, RBC, Fintech, Small business, Partnership, Wealthsimple, History, Financial Technologies Group, Visa, ATB Financial, Synclera, Banking as a service, Bank, ATB, Island, Cryptocurrency

Uplinq Financial Technologies – the first global credit decisioning support platform for small business lenders – today announced the addition of fintech innovator and industry veteran Kris Hansen to its advisory board.

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  • Uplinq Financial Technologies – the first global credit decisioning support platform for small business lenders – today announced the addition of fintech innovator and industry veteran Kris Hansen to its advisory board.
  • A prominent fintech executive in the United States and Canada, Hansen brings a wealth of experience developing transformative solutions in financial services that leave a lasting impact on people's financial lives.
  • “Throughout my career, I’ve championed innovation in financial services and advocated for the role of technology in shaping our future,” said Kris Hansen.
  • “Many of today’s most prevalent challenges in financial services center around missing technology infrastructure – and that’s exactly the gap that Uplinq bridges at financial institutions worldwide.