Elevate, Moneris launch new accelerator for Canadian ecommerce startups
Amidst a COVID-driven surge in online retail, Toronto-based tech hub Elevate and payment processing giant Moneris have teamed up to launch eCommerce North, a “digital-first” accelerator for Canadian ecommerce startups. Elevate claims the new hub is “Canada’s first ecommerce accelerator.”
Applications for eCommerce North are now open, and close March 31. The six-month program’s inaugural cohort is set to launch May 12, with strategic partners Sampler, Clearbanc, and BlueSnap. Through eCommerce North, Elevate and Moneris aim to help 50 Canadian ecommerce startups scale over the next three years.
“Helping Canadian entrepreneurs transition to a digital future isn’t just a business goal, it’s the right thing to do.”
Those whose waking time varies from day to day may find themselves in as much of a foul mood as those who stayed up extra late the night before, or who got up extra early that morning, according to the study authors.
The central banks of China and the United Arab Emirates are joining their counterparts in Thailand and Hong Kong on a CBDC project investigating cross-border foreign currency payments.
POSist poised for growth in Middle East
SME10x caught up with Ajay Singh, recently appointed CGO who shared POSistâs ambitious expansion plans for the region as they embark on reaching out towards the F&B and QSR community as it slowly recovers.
Ajay Singh has just been appointed Chief Growth Officer for
POSist, a cloud-based restaurant technology platform. In this role, Ajay will head POSistâs global expansion and oversee the development of international teams. In this newly created role, Ajay will be responsible for driving a collaborative approach to digitising large restaurant chains and the Quick Service Restaurant businesses globally.
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Feb. 23, 2021
Acme Tools, a tool retailer with 10 locations in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota, has deployed Carousel Digital Signage at six of its 10 stores and at its headquarters, with additional rollouts planned. The retailer replaced its traditional DVD system with Carousel s cloud-based system, according to a press release. We had a very outdated approach to information sharing and we wanted to streamline our delivery, Autumn Graber, marketing manager, Acme Tools, said in the release. We also wanted to collaborate with each store individually, and use a system that was scalable to our needs and quick to update. The workflow within our marketing department is far more efficient and improved with Carousel Cloud, and we can now share product information, store events and other important information to our customers without spending hours editing graphics, formatting and burning content to DVDs, and shipping them to stores. Most importantly, we have the flexi