Vancouver’s Tanis Jorge is a serial tech entrepreneur and a leading advisor on entrepreneurship and building successful cofounder partnerships. Over the course of her career in startups, spanning the last 20 years, Tanis has cofounded, scaled, and successfully exited multiple, data-driven businesses with the same partner, Stephen Ufford. Tanis and Stephen’s most recent venture was […]
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Trulioo Launches New Global Identity Verification Platform
The surge in online shopping, mobile payments and digital currencies in recent years presents opportunities for innovation and growth. But it also poses challenges for businesses to mitigate fraud and meet evolving regulations such as Know Your Customer, Know Your Business and Anti-Money Laundering requirements around the world. Vancouver’s Trulioo has launched a new global […]
Connecting the Dots: December 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For December’s Connecting The Dots, the team examines B.C.’s latest cabinet shuffle, breaks down recent funding announcements, highlights the latest partnerships across the B.C. tech ecosystem, and shines a spotlight on recipients of […]
Trulioo Partners With Beedie Luminaries On Scholarship and Mentorship Program
Trulioo is partnering with Beedie Luminaries to support post-secondary students within the program who are pursuing their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Beedie Luminaries is a social-profit enterprise that helps remove barriers to education and provides wraparound support for promising students facing financial adversity. Trulioo has made a $300,000, five-year commitment that includes […]
Plug and Play Hosts First Major Event In Vancouver
Silicon Valley-born Plug and Play is expanding across Canada and have British Columbia in their scope. To kick off their plans in Vancouver, the global innovation platform is hosting their first event in the city bringing together industry leading startups, major corporations looking to innovate, the government, and investors to build collaboration within the local […]
19 B.C. Tech Companies Named Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winners
Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 25th year. The program reaches a milestone this year, celebrating 25 years of recognizing Canadian technology companies’ achievements, outstanding innovation, leadership, and growth. […]
Trulioo Eases Consumer Concerns with ID Verification on Crypto Exchanges
Crypto exchanges are under more pressure than ever as the so-called “crypto winter” continues to snag headlines. Forward-looking exchanges are using this time to ensure they are meeting their regulatory requirements to keep users safe. This is good news according to new research released today by digital identity verification leader Trulioo that found consumers are […]
New Report Reveals Consumers Are Losing Trust In Online Brands
A new report released today from digital identity verification leader Trulioo reveals that more than half of consumers are losing trust in online brands. Security is a major factor, with 73% of online payment service customers saying it’s a bigger consideration now than it was two to three years ago, according to the Finding the […]
Trulioo Expands Digital Identity Verification Across Latin America
Latin America is a hot spot of fintech activity and with the increased interest comes increased need for companies to be able to verify their users’ identities. Today, digital identity verification leader Trulioo announced an expansion of coverage across the region. Bolstering Trulioo’s already global reach, the company has added the Dominican Republic and Uruguay […]
BC Tech Crowns Winners of 2022 Technology Impact Awards
Now in their 29th year, the Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) have never had more reasons to celebrate than they did last night at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Ambition was the theme of the 2022 TIAs and through the evening’s celebration 45 TIAs finalists across 12 categories were honoured. Staged before a sold-out crowd at the Vancouver Convention […]