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November 2-6, 2026
Top FinTech Updates this Week
💰 The Government of Canada committed an equity investment of up to $1.6B in Cohere, a Toronto-based enterprise AI platform alongside private investors, including NVIDIA, Bell, and Schwarz Group
🤝 d1g1t, a Toronto-based enterprise wealthtech provider, reported that Harbourfront Wealth Group selected and deployed d1g1t's institutional-grade enterprise wealth management platform to support continued growth and deliver a more connected digital experience for advisors and clients
🤝 Shopify embedded agentic payment technology developed by Visa, Mastercard and American Express into its checkout feature, Shop Pay
🤝 The European Union and the Government of Canada have committed to interlinking their respective instant payment infrastructures, specifically targeting a connection between Canada’s upcoming Real-Time Rail (RTR) and European systems
🚀 Stripe launched Link Balance, a new product that gives autonomous AI agents balances in collaboration with Link
🚀 Adyen, the global financial technology platform rolled out Visa Payment Passkey (VPP) through Authenticate, a module within its AI-powered payment optimization suite, Adyen Uplift
🚀 APX Lending, Toronto-based crypto-backed lending provider plans to bring Bitcoin-backed mortgages to Canada, with a rollout expected in Q1 2027
🚀 BDC launched two AI programs Mission AI, which will help small businesses identify where AI can make them more productive, and Studio AI, which will build and deploy solutions that make it easier for businesses to transact with BDC
🚀 Mastercard launched the SME Academy: Cybersecurity, a free digital platform providing practical security education to help European small businesses defend against common cyber threats
🚀 Desjardins Insurance launches Neurodiversity Focus to better support neurodivergent individuals and their loved ones, as well as employers who want to foster more inclusive workplaces
Top Financial Institutions Updates this Week
🤝 CIBC partners with Thought Machine, an UK-based FinTech to build simpler, faster and more personalized banking experiences in Canada
🤝 BMO is expanding its travel insurance offering through a new partnership with Redion, a global leader in travel insurance and assistance services
🚀 TD launched a new mobile app experience designed to make it faster and easier for clients to move money from another financial institution into their TD account
🚀 TD is launching TD Talk Money, a new social-first initiative designed to encourage young Canadians build financial literacy through candid conversations, practical learning and interactive digital experiences
💼 Equitable Bank entered into a definitive agreement with Desjardins Group for the sale of Bennington Financial Corp., provider of commercial equipment leasing and financing
🌟 Bank of Canada reported that effective October 30, 2026, non-primary dealer government securities distributors (GSDs) of Government of Canada (GoC) securities may become eligible to participate in select market operations conducted by the Bank, provided they meet certain eligibility requirements
🌟 Scotiabank’s patented AI-Powered Predictive Payment Prompts help clients stay on top of routine banking tasks with timely, intuitive reminders for upcoming bill payments, email money transfers and account-to-account transactions
🌟 BMO and TD Bank have blocked third-party artificial intelligence agents from accessing their digital properties, the latest banks in a string of banks that have restricted the technology
🌟 Bank of Canada launches consultation on draft supervisory guidelines related to accreditation for consumer-driven banking
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The user decides how much authority to delegate before the agent starts buying. That could make instructions such as “buy this item if the price falls below $90” useful beyond sending a price alert. The agent could complete the purchase within an agreed budget. Link already gives Stripe a consumer wallet. Customers can save payment methods and reuse them across supported checkouts. Stripe’s documentation describes support for cards and bank accounts, with other methods available depending on eligibility. In April 2026, Stripe extended that wallet to agents. Link’s agent wallet could generate a one-time card or Shared Payment Token backed by an existing payment method. The agent could complete a purchase without receiving the customer’s underlying card details. With Link Agent Wallet, AI agents such as Muse, Grok’s Bot, and Instinct can already make purchases on behalf of consumers using payment credentials issued through Link. Link Balance adds a funded source of money for that relationship. A user can give an agent a defined amount to work with, alongside a per-purchase limit. | Finextra
This integration provides eligible consumers with a simpler way to authenticate online payments using their device unlock method. Authentication is essential to secure online payments, but additional steps can introduce friction at a critical point in the customer journey. Visa Payment Passkey is designed to make that experience simpler while providing stronger protection against fraud and phishing attacks. As the authentication landscape fragments, Authenticate acts as an intelligence layer on top. As a core module of Adyen Uplift, a suite designed to optimize the full payment funnel using AI, Authenticate uses machine learning to decide whether to authenticate a transaction, which method will perform best, and what data to share with the issuer. By adding Visa Payment Passkey as one of the many paths Authenticate can route to, merchants benefit from the latest innovations without needing a new integration each time one launches. | Adyen
SNB Group, Nedbank, I&M Bank, and Attijariwafa Bank are also working to offer the benefits assistant to their customers. Together, this will provide access across multiple markets, reflecting growing interest in more intuitive and personalized benefits experiences. Additionally, Citi is exploring opportunities to bring Mastercard Max to its customers in Singapore and Hong Kong. Mastercard Max brings together conversational AI and benefit content from both Mastercard and the issuer to create a more intelligent and personalized experience. Cardholders can ask about their benefits in their own words and get clear, relevant answers and helpful guidance on what their card offers. For issuers, Mastercard Max offers a simpler way to activate the benefits they already provide. The solution is designed to integrate easily with existing issuer experiences while minimizing development effort. Mastercard manages the agent models, content and orchestration that power the experience, enabling issuers to deliver an intelligent benefits assistant without the burden of building and maintaining it themselves. | Mastercard
Mastercard wants AI shopping agents to use tokenized versions of consumers’ chosen cards. Mastercard Agent Pay, which incorporates tokenization, is being used by Shopify’s Shop Pay and is included in the new OpenAI agreement. Use of Agent Pay and having a registered agent is a key thing. The other thing is merchants need to be actually discoverable because then the other side of the transaction really isn’t working. Also, Mastercard and TenPay Global signed a memorandum of understanding for a proposed collaboration that spans QR acceptance for international visitors in the Chinese mainland, remittances into the Weixin/WeChat ecosystem and AI-enabled commerce. In terms of AI-enabled commerce, Mastercard and TenPay Global will explore solutions such as Mastercard Agent Pay, Mastercard Agent Connect and Virtual C-Suite. | PYMNTS
That company issues a single-use virtual card for agents connected to the cardholder’s account. Shopify announced last month that it had begun allowing browser agents to check out on the websites of its eligible merchants. The company had already permitted agents to search through items, browse collections and add products to a cart through structured tools using the platform’s support for WebMCP for storefront and carts. | PYMNTS
The new functionality allows users to fund their OnePay Checking accounts using USDC, which is then automatically converted into U.S. dollars and credited to their balance. At launch, the service supports USDC across 12 blockchain networks, specifically naming Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo, with the company stating it will evaluate the addition of further stablecoins over time. The process is managed through the "Cash Control" section of the OnePay app. When a user sends USDC from an external wallet or exchange to the provided deposit address, the funds arrive as U.S. dollars without the need for a separate stablecoin balance. This integration is built upon Stripe’s stablecoin orchestration platform, Bridge. Bridge handles the creation of secure deposit addresses, conducts compliance checks, and executes the conversion to fiat. | Merchant’s Eye
The agreement establishes a shared vision to facilitate faster, lower-cost transactions between the two economies. Central to this initiative is Canada’s Real-Time Rail (RTR), a national payment system currently being prepared for launch. The RTR is designed as a high-speed, 24/7/365 digital highway for data-rich payments, serving as a piece of critical national infrastructure. Crucially, the system is built to international standards, specifically utilizing the global ISO 20022 messaging standard. Payments Canada has indicated its readiness to collaborate with the Bank of Canada, the European Central Bank (ECB), and federal regulators to begin the technical and strategic work of turning this shared vision into a reality. The goal is to create a seamless environment for individuals and businesses to transfer funds, invest, and conduct business across the Atlantic. | Merchant’s Eye
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APX clients have already used digital-asset-backed loans to put money toward real estate projects, pay down high-interest debt and finance their businesses. Offering Bitcoin-backed mortgages are the natural next step: a product built for the single largest purchase most people will ever make. APX's Bitcoin-backed mortgages are being designed to let borrowers pledge their Bitcoin as collateral toward a home purchase, so they can keep their holdings and their exposure to Bitcoin's long-term potential. Full details, including eligibility, loan-to-value ratios, rates and terms, will be shared ahead of launch. People who join the waitlist will be the first to hear as the rollout opens. | Newswire
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These operations are: Overnight Repo and Overnight Reverse Repo operations | Two-week Term Repo | Overnight Standing Repo Facility | Securities Lending Program. This decision supports the continued effectiveness of the Bank’s monetary policy implementation operations and helps promote market functioning and liquidity in an evolving GoC bond and repo market. GSD status alone does not provide automatic access to these operations. Eligibility will be determined at the Bank’s discretion. To become eligible, a GSD must join the Canadian Collateral Management Service tri-party platform and demonstrate and maintain sufficient market activity in GoC primary, secondary and repo markets. Eligible GSDs will be subject to lower participation limits than Primary Dealers, as indicated in the terms and conditions for each applicable operation. | Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada is inviting feedback on draft supervisory guidelines related to accreditation that will support its supervision of participants in Canada’s Consumer-Driven Banking Framework. These are the first in a series of supervisory guidelines the Bank plans to issue as the framework is developed and will be followed by consultations on additional draft guidelines. The consultation gives stakeholders an opportunity to comment on the clarity, practicality and completeness of the proposed guidance, including implementation considerations and areas where additional detail may be useful. | Bank of Canada
The feature was brought to life by Scotiabank’s Canadian Banking Digital, Data & Analytics team with support from the Bank’s Cards, Loyalty, Payments & Client Experience team, respectively led by Todd Copeland, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer and Simona Salter, Executive Vice President, Cards, Loyalty, Payments & Client Experience. Since its launch, the feature has powered millions of transactions, appeared in 95% of Scotia app visits and engaged more than 22% of active mobile banking clients. Around 77% of actions initiated through predictive prompts result in completed transactions, with bill payments recording a completion rate above 92%. The feature simplifies routine payments by presenting prompts at relevant moments. “The most meaningful innovation is the kind that makes everyday banking more intuitive for clients. This solution was built to help clients manage payments more easily, with intelligent prompts that are timely, relevant and practical.” | The Digital Banker
Clients can start the process directly in the TD app, where they can select another financial institution and securely request a transfer into their TD account. Once the transfer request is accepted through the other financial institution, funds can appear in the client's TD account within seconds in most cases. The experience brings previously separate steps into a single, guided digital journey. The launch builds on TD Digital Direct Deposit, introduced earlier this year, and together the two capabilities help simplify important steps involved in switching everyday banking to TD, from redirecting a paycheque to moving money to fund a TD account. | TD
Pursuant to which NBC (directly and through certain of its affiliates) acquired Laurentian Bank’s retail and SME banking portfolios and Fairstone Bank acquired through its wholly owned subsidiary, LBC AcquireCo Inc. Communications regarding the migration of retail and SME products and services to NBC were provided to Laurentian Bank’s customers whose products and services were acquired by NBC under the Retail/SME Transaction. | Fairstone Bank
RBC said last week that it would block third-party personal AI agents from directly accessing its digital properties, after similar moves by U.S. lenders. Customers can authorize AI agents – semi-autonomous AI entities that carry out instructions from humans, such as Meta’s popular AI agent Muse – to access their bank accounts, transaction history and data to analyze spending patterns and make recommendations. BMO made the decision last week to bar the technology in order to safeguard clients. TD Bank said it has blocked all third-party personal AI agents from direct access to banking information where authentication is required while it ensures the appropriate safeguards are in place. | The Globe and Mail
Since the July Monetary Policy Report, global economic activity has remained resilient, despite higher energy prices. In the United States, the economy continues to grow at a robust pace, supported by consumer spending and AI-related investment. Given the ongoing resilience of the global economy, the Bank has revised up global GDP growth slightly to 3.1% in 2026, while growth in 2027 and 2028 remains unchanged from the July projection at 3.2%. Global financial conditions have tightened since July. Advanced economy sovereign bond yields are higher. Equity and credit markets have been volatile due to uncertainty about the outlook for the AI sector. | Bank of Canada
The new in-house solution, Receivables Matching, focuses on the "last mile" of the payment cycle: the reconciliation of incoming funds against outstanding invoices. The tool is built to integrate with a business's current infrastructure, meaning companies do not need to replace their existing technology stacks to implement the automation. It functions by automatically pairing incoming payments with remittance and accounts receivable data through configurable matching logic. The primary objective is to accelerate the speed at which businesses can apply cash. In corporate accounting, identifying which specific invoices an incoming payment is intended to cover is often a manual, error-prone process. Early implementation data suggests significant operational improvements for corporate users. | Merchant’s Eye
The Transaction reinforces EQB's focus on high-growth opportunities with strong strategic fit and attractive long-term returns. Bennington is a leader in the Canadian equipment leasing industry, relying on a network of brokers. As at July 31, 2026, its aggregate portfolio included approximately $1.1 billion in lease receivables. Contribution to earnings for the trailing 12 months ended July 31, 2026, was not material. Under the terms of the agreement, Desjardins will acquire 100% of the shares of Bennington at a price equivalent to a discount of approximately 8% of lease receivables. The Transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions. EQB and Desjardins will work together to ensure a smooth transition. In connection with the transaction, National Bank Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor and McCarthy Tétrault LLP is acting as legal advisors to EQB. | EQB
CIBC appointed Bill Morneau as Chair of the Board, effective January 1, 2027
Mr. Morneau will succeed current Chair Katharine B. Stevenson who will retire from the Board on December 31, 2026, after six years as Chair and 10 years as an independent director. Mr. Morneau has served as an independent director of CIBC since 2022. He currently chairs the Board's Corporate Governance Committee and has previously served as chair of the Technology Committee. He also serves as a director on CIBC's U.S. Board. Mr. Morneau brings extensive experience in government, public policy and business, as well as a strong international perspective. He served as Canada's Minister of Finance and as a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2020. | CIBC
CIBC will be the first large Canadian bank to adopt Vault Core, a cloud-native core banking platform designed to help banks respond more quickly to changing client needs. Earlier this year, CIBC completed a £30 million minority strategic investment in Thought Machine. CIBC will use Vault Core as a highly scalable, flexible foundation and leverage internal product and engineering teams to build its own products and experiences on it. This approach gives CIBC teams greater control over what they create and how quickly it can be available to clients. The partnership is an important step in CIBC's broader transformation. It will support stronger everyday banking relationships, help CIBC serve more clients as their needs grow and make the bank simpler and more efficient. | CIBC
Additionally, Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (TD Epoch) has changed its name to TD Asset Management (US) Inc. (TDAM US). Both TD Asset Management Inc. and TDAM US will offer their products and services under the TDAM name. The change applies across all markets and jurisdictions, bringing TDAM's asset management capabilities together under one global brand. These changes do not affect TDAM's investment approach. Investment teams, portfolio managers, investment philosophies, and service teams remain unchanged. | TD
The campaign comes as new TD research reveals a significant confidence gap among Gen Z Canadians. While the vast majority are looking for ways to improve their financial confidence, fewer than two in 10 (19%) polled report feeling very confident about money. The findings suggest the opportunity isn't simply to create more financial content. It's to help make it easier for people to understand and talk about money in their everyday lives. Through candid conversations in the TD Talk Money: Car Convos series, the campaign brings together TD money mentors, creators and cultural voices to share personal experiences and practical perspectives on earning, spending, saving and planning for the future. | TD
The collaboration enhances BMO Insurance's travel insurance portfolio for groups and individuals with flexible coverage options and a seamless digital experience, making it easy for Canadians to research, purchase and manage travel insurance coverage. Redion is one of the world's largest travel insurance providers, serving millions of travellers each year. BMO Travel Insurance options include: Single Trip Plans: Flexible protection designed for clients planning an individual trip or vacation. | Multi-Trip/Frequent Traveller Plans: Designed for clients who travel multiple times throughout the year. | Top-Up Plans: Additional protection that complements existing travel insurance coverage. | Visitors to Canada Plans: Travel insurance solutions designed for visitors to Canada, available through BMO Insurance Solutions. | BMO
The enhancements include no foreign transaction fees, a $200 annual travel credit, 10 complimentary airport lounge visits annually and a new rewards accelerator on health and wellness purchases. Enhancements to the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege credit card include: No Foreign Transaction Fees: Eligible purchases made in foreign currencies are no longer subject to foreign transaction fees, helping cardholders save more while travelling internationally. | Enhanced Rewards Categories: Earn 5x points on eligible purchases in travel, gas, health and wellness, groceries, dining and takeout, plus 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases. | Annual Travel Credit: Receive a $200 annual travel credit at the time of an eligible travel purchase, providing immediate value when booking travel. | Additional Airport Lounge Access: Enjoy 10 complimentary airport lounge visits per membership year through the Visa Airport Companion Program, offering greater comfort and convenience while travelling. | Exclusive Benefits for BMO Private Banking Clients: Eligible BMO Private Banking clients can receive exclusive annual fee rebates. | BMO
The acquisition combines BMO's global investment banking and distribution capabilities with Euroz Hartleys' deep Australian expertise in equities research, institutional sales and trading, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advisory. The combined platform connects clients more directly with capital, investors and opportunities across Australia, North America and Europe. BMO has operated in Australia since 2004 with an office in Melbourne. The addition of the Euroz Hartleys capital markets team in Perth significantly expands BMO's Australian capabilities and establishes a broader platform serving corporate and institutional clients. | BMO
At closing, BMO transferred approximately 75% (C$11 billion) of the estimated C$14.5 billion total combined loan and lease portfolio to Stonepeak, with the remaining balances expected to transfer in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, subject to customary conditions. In addition, BMO and Stonepeak have entered into a transitional services agreement under which BMO will provide certain services to support an orderly transition for clients. As previously announced, BMO now holds a 19.9% interest in the Stonepeak-managed entity that acquired the businesses, enabling BMO to continue participating in their long-term value creation. The businesses will now operate under the name Longview Capital Solutions. | BMO
BMO launches Canada's first single-stock autocallable income ETFs tied to NVIDIA, Palantir and Tesla
The new offerings aim to provide investors with potential monthly income and moderate downside protection through exposure to three high-profile U.S. stocks. Each ETF uses derivatives and has an approximately three-and-a-half-year term, with returns and risks that differ from holding the underlying shares directly. | BMO
Designed to put more money back into Canadians' pockets, the updated cards introduce new accelerated cash back earning rates across everyday spending categories, with unlimited earning potential and no caps on how much cash back cardholders can earn at their respective rates. Both cash back cards also provide access to Avion Rewards' network of partnerships, including Petro-Canada, Canadian Tire Corporation, METRO's Moi Rewards program, Pattison Food Group, DoorDash and Rexall, giving cardholders additional value and savings beyond cash back and the other benefits included with their card. Alongside enhanced earning rates, RBC is simplifying the redemption experience. Effective December 2026, cardholders can redeem their cash back anytime through RBC Online Banking or the RBC Mobile app, once their balance reaches a minimum of just $1. Balances can be checked through either platform and rewards accumulate indefinitely, offering greater control and flexibility. | RBC
According to the Kantar BrandZ 2026 Most Valuable Canadian Brands report, RBC's brand value reached $71.1 billion USD, up 52% year-over-year. RBC's brand momentum is increasingly being driven beyond its home market, with its international presence exceeding the average of the Top 40 Most Valuable Canadian Brands. RBC's overall equity is 2.6 times the category average, demonstrating an exceptional ability to convert strong recognition and meaningful customer connections into demand. With above-average future growth potential, RBC is well positioned to extend its leadership in the years ahead. | RBC
The Transaction is part of Scotiabank's strategy to optimize capital and operational efficiency across its existing footprint. Following completion of the Transaction, the SGJL shares are expected to be delisted from the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The total cash consideration being paid to minority shareholders is approximately C$0.6 billion and the CET1 ratio impact is estimated to be approximately 8 basis points. | Scotiabank
The new Community First Investment Initiative will provide funding to seven foundations and community funds across FCU Community Financial's legacy service area, helping build permanent community assets and strengthen communities FCU has served for generations. The Community First Investment Initiative will support community foundations and funds serving Comox Valley, Powell River, Bowen Island, Hornby Island, Texada Island, Bowser and Cortes Island. Examples include the creation of the Bowser Community Fund, a permanent community endowment supporting the Lighthouse Country area, and an impact-investing endowment being developed by the Cortes Island Community Foundation. The initiative reflects FCU Community Financial and Vancity's shared commitment to supporting strong communities while creating additional capacity for local impact through FCU's integration with Vancity. | Vancity
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Harbourfront Wealth is evolving its technology infrastructure in step with its rapid expansion, building the scale and operational capacity needed to support a growing national organization. By simplifying core processes and connecting key functions, the firm is creating a stronger foundation for advisors to serve clients and expand their businesses. By deploying d1g1t, Harbourfront Wealth is bringing its advisor desktop, client portal, portfolio data, performance calculations, trading and rebalancing, and related workflows together on a single integrated platform. The platform will support the firm's Unified Managed Account framework, reduce reliance on manual trading and cash management processes, and create greater operational capacity as the organization continues to grow. | PR Newswire
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Each new program has its own experienced entrepreneur at the helm, with Mission AI spearheaded by Connect&GO founder Dominic Gagnon, and Studio AI led by former Frank & Oak CTO Raff Paquin. With Mission AI, Gagnon’s team will nail down an SME’s needs and match them with the Canadian AI solution that’s right for the job. At the same time, a panel of entrepreneurs will be testing the business’ tools, looking for common challenges that can be automated to free up time. Mission AI builds on other efforts from BDC to drive up SME AI adoption. AI Studio’s goal is to dramatically reduce the time it takes for entrepreneurs to receive money from BDC, while giving them more visibility and predictability “at every step,” according to the Crown corporation. | BetaKit
The partnership integrates Klarna as a direct payment option for merchants using the Fresha platform globally. This allows consumers to pay for in-person appointments—ranging from hair and barbering to aesthetics, fitness, and spa treatments—using interest-free instalments. The initiative specifically targets the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) segment, which forms the backbone of the beauty and wellness industry. The service is available immediately for Fresha merchants, providing a unified checkout experience that mirrors the smart payment tools typically reserved for large-scale retailers. | Merchant’s Eye
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The government’s planned landmark investment will enable Cohere to scale and compete in the global AI market. Cohere will now be able to develop far more advanced models and products, scale up its computing infrastructure, and expand its Canadian workforce to serve more businesses and governments in Canada and around the world. Building this capability at home ultimately means that Canadian businesses and governments will have more choice in how they adopt AI and greater control over their sensitive information. By taking an equity stake, Canada will share in the company’s success from the opportunities created through Cohere’s growth. Canada’s ambition is to build advanced AI here at home, help Canadian businesses put it to work, and create opportunities for Canadian talent. This investment is part of that mission: strengthening our ability to develop and operate secure AI, compete globally, and ensure Canadians share in Cohere’s success. | Government of Canada
Commitments to date included the companies of Schwarz Group, new investors Bell Ventures, Bullhound Capital and the Government of Canada, and existing backers Inovia Capital, NVIDIA and Prosperity7 Ventures. The funding will advance product development across Cohere’s model portfolio and full‑stack. Over the past year, the company has increased its global customer base by 20x to 300 customers, including Aston Martin Aramco, Bell Canada, Fujitsu, RBC, RWS, PwC, TD Bank, TKMS, and more. | FinSMEs
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With Neurodiversity Focus, Desjardins Insurance is expanding its offer by combining coverages, resources and specialized partnerships to support the many people across Canada who are neurodivergent and to improve their day-to-day experience. Neurodiversity Focus will expand support by offering coverage for many services, including those provided by educational therapists and behaviour analysts. In addition, the wellness account (WA) can cover certain tools and equipment to help neurodivergent individuals concentrate, manage time and transitions, reduce environmental stimuli and support sensory regulation. As a reminder, Desjardins Insurance’s group benefits offering already covers a number of professional services provided by speech therapists, mental health professionals, neuropsychologists, occupational therapists and more. Coverage for these services will continue to be offered. | Desjardins
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The company said it will use the funding to grow its engineering team and refine its tech for use in classified and air-gapped environments (meaning it’s isolated from the internet). Bloomsco uses AI to turn technical manuals, data, and product specs into training plans, learning materials, and simulation scenarios that the end customer can adapt as they see fit. It has already secured a contract with the Department of National Defence (DND) to create a qualification standard and training plan for an officer role. | BetaKit
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The Mastercard SME Academy: Cybersecurity is a digital platform designed to provide interactive, short-form learning modules for small business owners who lack the time or resources for extensive technical training. The curriculum covers essential defensive measures, including identifying phishing attempts, understanding the mechanics of data breaches, implementing multi-factor authentication, and managing third-party access. It also provides guidance on checking links and attachments, securing critical business accounts, and responding to malware or identity theft. The platform is initially available to businesses in Ireland, Italy, Poland, and the UK. Mastercard plans to roll out the service across the rest of Europe during 2027. This initiative is a component of a broader corporate commitment to provide free cybersecurity education to 10 million European SMEs by the year 2030. | Merchant’s Eye
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