Tagged: cibc

May 2, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC announced its “no annual fee” CIBC Adapta Mastercard, which is reportedly the first credit card in Canada that automatically “determines the cardholder’s top three spend categories each month based on where they spend the most, and rewards them with 50% more points on those… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 9:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canada’s two most popular credit cards, and four of its top 10, are non-bank-branded, results of a study by Money.ca revealed this week. Money.ca surveyed more than 2,000 Canadians. The PC Mastercard is tops with 17.55%. PC stands for President’s Choice, a brand associated with… Read More

May 31, 2024 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC announced it is the first major financial institution to launch a bundled digital credit card and deposit account application for those new to Canada, making it faster and more convenient for these clients to make key banking decisions sooner. Michael Clabby, Executive Vice-President, Head… Read More

January 11, 2024 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and CIBC announced a new collaboration that will enable the bank’s clients to send funds to family and friends across borders more conveniently. With the innovative money movement capabilities of Visa Direct, CIBC and Simplii clients will soon be able to send… Read More

February 11, 2023 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carbon credit transaction network Carbonplace has raised $45 million in “a strategic round of investment and formed its own entity.” Carbonplace, which “connects buyers and sellers of carbon credits through their banks, secured the seed funding from the financial institutions which founded the fintech: BBVA,… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As many Canadians set their financial goals for the year ahead, CIBC announced the launch of CIBC Smart Planner, which is described as “an easy to use, self-serve digital tool that takes the complexity out of managing finances and offers personalized advice.” CIBC Smart Planner… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To help clients save time, increase convenience and remove barriers to sending and receiving funds abroad, CIBC announced the expansion of its Global Money Transfer (GMT) service “to include cash pick up through MoneyGram, a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, enabling… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ageras Group, based in Denmark, has raised €35 million from CIBC Innovation Banking, according to a corporate statement. Ageras, launched in 2012, has broadened its services over time and now provides a “financial cockpit” for small businesses, including banking accounting, invoicing, payroll, and more. announced… Read More

August 9, 2022 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) recently entered a data access agreement with MX in order to improve the CIBC client experience via secure data sharing, offering customers a safe and intuitive way to share their financial details. The partnership with MX is indicative of CIBC’s… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC Innovation Banking recently announced £40 million of growth financing for London-based Smart, a retirement tech provider. Smart will use the capital “to expand its market growth, accelerate the launch of strategic products, and undertake acquisitions.” Smart launched in 2015 with the goal of “making… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) (TSE: CM), a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, has entered a multi-year deal to use Microsoft Azure as its main Cloud platform. The partners noted in the announcement that Microsoft Azure should help… Read More

February 3, 2020 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC’s mobile banking app recently turned 10 years old, notably marking a decade since the institution became the first large Canadian financial institution to provide an innovative mobile banking app to customers. In a February 2 press release, CIBC reflected on the key milestones the… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 11:14 am By Cali Haan  |  

A judge at the Seoul Central District Court has ordered one of South Korea’s largest banks, Nonghyup, to restore services to the Coinis cryptocurrency exchange, 8BTC reports. The showdown reportedly began in September when Nonghyup announced it would no longer process deposits and withdrawals on behalf… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 1:33 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has been defending itself in court for the release of $28 million dollars in customer funds frozen by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) since January, the Globe and Mail reports. According to court documents filed by CIBC in the… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an interview with Canadian Business, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) CEO Victor Dodig touched upon looming competition with online lenders. Dodig is a relatively new CEO of the bank having taken the helm of CIBC in 2014. Dodig joined CIBC in 2005 but prior… Read More