Best Interac Podcasts (2024)

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What Are Examples of Corporate Support For Small Business In Canada? 26:19

2h ago26:19

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We’ve taken a look at government support for small business in Canada, but what about corporate support? Al is visited by Gerardo Welter, Vice President – Marketing & Business Insights Canada and Latin America at American Express. They talk about Amex’s Shop Small campaign, and they also share some promising trends for shopping small in Canada base…

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How to Find The Right Government Programs To Assist Your Business 16:12

1h ago16:12

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As an entrepreneur in this country you may not be aware of all the help available to your business, and frankly, who has time to research? In this special bonus episode of Just Good Business we do the work for you. James Hicks, President and CEO of Moneris has a sit-down with the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Federal Minister of Small Business to talk …

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Open to Debate: Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies? A conversation with Denise Hearn 44:04

9d ago44:04

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Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies? You’ve heard it before, the old joke that Canada is three telecom companies in a trench coat. Or airlines. Or grocery stores. You’ve probably heard it here before. That’s because Canada has a monopoly and oligopoly problem – and it has for a long time. The United States has l…

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In conversation with Chief Crystal Smith: Update and Lessons from Haisla Nation 19:13

16d ago19:13

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & Company 48:36

1h ago48:36

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S02:E08: The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & Company Miklós Dietz | Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office | The Future of Global Banking “Winning business models are not stuck in one sector.” — Miklós Dietz This time, on Behind the Brand, we sit down with …

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Economic Growth for the Next Generations 30:31

3d ago30:31

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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Building Long-term Sustainability 46:08

28d ago46:08

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships 39:39

8d ago39:39

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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In conversation with Seamus O'Regan: What does an anti-scab worker bill tell us about the state of labour in Canada? 48:02

1M ago48:02

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Canada has passed a law preventing federally-regulated businesses from using scab workers. Bill C-58 passed in June and marked a significant milestone in the progress of worker’s rights. That it passed is notable; that it passed unanimously in an era of increasingly toxic polarization is quite remarkable, and speaks to the moment that labour is hav…

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Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of Canada 44:15

1M ago44:15

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S02:E07: Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of Canada Ron Morrow | Executive Director at the Bank of Canada | Modernizing Payments Infrastructure “You want a system that is stable and reliable, but not one that is so stable and reliable that it stifles innovation and competition. So it's a challenge …

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How To Build An Elite Olympic-Level Sales Team 42:41

12d ago42:41

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To kick off the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this month, Al meets with 4 members of Team Moneris. All of them have represented Canada in international competition, all of them elite athletes, and all of them are part of Moneris’ sales team. What is it about sales that attracted them to a career in sales? What is it about their pursuit of athletic ex…

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Supporting Indigenous Innovation with Minister Mary Ng 21:14

1M ago21:14

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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U.S. Case Study: Investing in Tribes, Investing in America 23:54

2M ago23:54

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annualEconomic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is at…

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Regional Development and Self-Determination with Minister Dan Vandal 32:29

2M ago32:29

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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In Conversation: National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Minister Patty Hajdu 50:20

2M ago50:20

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On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is a…

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The State of Entrepreneurship in Canada with Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, Co-Founder and CEO at Flinks 45:01

2M ago45:01

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S02:E06, Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, Co-Founder and CEO at Flinks Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf | Co-Founder and CEO at Flinks | State of Entrepreneurship in Canada “Having competitors is fine. It's actually good… It keeps you sharp... You gotta find ways to have the right product that fits in the market against your competitors.” — Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf In this e…

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Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada 43:40

2M ago43:40

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S02:E05, Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada Donna Kinoshita | Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada | Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada “We call it… the three legged stool. You've got the Retail Payments Activities Act as the rules. The Canadian Payments…

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What Support Is Available for Indigenous Entrepreneurs In Canada? 18:51

2M ago18:51

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June is National Indigenous History Month and to celebrate, we’re talking about Indigenous business development in Canada. Al welcomes Hosna Kadary, National Market Leader Zero Barriers to Business at BMO to talk about the support programs available for Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Canada and to share some of their success stories. Also in this epis…

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Open to Debate: Are universities ready to modernize? 42:42

2M ago42:42

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Universities are medieval, risk averse institutions. Some like to think of them as bastions of radicalism, but they’re actually quite conservative by nature – and in desperate need of modernization, a process of technological development that would serve students, faculty, and administrators alike. If there was ever any doubt about the need for pos…

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Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float 45:13

3M ago45:13

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S02:E04, Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float Rob Khazzam | Co-Founder and CEO at Float | Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float "There's a million reasons for a company like Skip or Neo or Float or any business to not go anywhere. They get built by people who go 'I w…

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Open to Debate: What are the hidden costs of climate change? 45:56

3M ago45:56

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This week, we have good news and bad news. The bad news, you know already. Climate change is catching up to us. We’re feeling its effects and they stand to get worse. We’re not doing enough, and what we are doing, we’re not doing as quickly as we ought to. Moreover, the hidden costs of climate change are also adding up. The good news? We are making…

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Open to Debate: What is AI and is Canada ready for it? 43:26

3M ago43:26

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Artificial intelligence means different things to different people. As an amorphous set of technologies deployed in countless applications, AI is tricky to understand, regulate, and integrate into our social and economic lives. This is especially true when conversations about it, even among experts, may be premised on misunderstandings – or multipl…

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Designing a Banking System for New Entrants with William Keliehor, Former Chief Commercial Officer at Interac 49:27

3M ago49:27

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S02:E03, William Keliehor, Former CCO at Interac William Keliehor| Former CCO at Interac | Designing a Banking System for New Entrants with William Keliehor “My philosophy in life is very agile, in that, I'd rather get something to market, and listen, learn, and then tweak, pivot, and then move.” — William Keliehor In this episode, we speak with Wi…

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What Can Your Business Expect From 2024 Tourist Season in Canada? 36:41

3M ago36:41

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It’s May, and while in many parts of Canada we had a milder than usual winter, it seems Spring is taking its time getting started, but it’s here now. That means the start of tourist season. So how can your business take full advantage of this year’s tourist season? What can we expect after a few years of rising numbers out of the pandemic? Is there…

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In Conversation: Economic Lookahead with Mark Carney 59:34

4M ago59:34

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In 2024, Canada finds itself at a crossroads of several immense transformations sweeping the world, whether through the rewiring of the global economy and geopolitics, of our energy systems, or with rapid advances in A.I., even of intelligence itself. In this time of great transitions, Canadians are facing new worries together about their homes, th…

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Unlocking the Potential of Small Businesses in Canada with Faye Pang, Country Manager at Xero 41:30

4M ago41:30

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"There is so much that technology can unlock in terms of giving small business owners back time... their most valuable resource in life. - Faye Pang We’re joined by Faye Pang, Country Manager at Xero, a new Zealand–based technology company that provides cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. Faye is an industry leader with a track re…

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Open to Debate: What is Kenneyism and why should we care? 52:13

4M ago52:13

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A few weeks back, we spoke with Tiffany Balducci about the Alberta NDP leadership race. This week, we’re keeping on theme, but instead of looking ahead, we’re looking back. You may have forgotten Jason Kenney. After his dismal leadership review, the Harper-era Cabinet minister resigned as premier of Alberta and left politics. But Kenney’s legacy co…

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Open to Debate: How is life becoming “enshitified"? 49:26

4M ago49:26

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There’s no sharper way to assess the state of life in the early 21st century than through a lens of “enshitification,” a term this week's guest coined. It’s described as the slow and steady worsening of each and every bit of our daily existence, and as Cory Doctorow has argued, particularly as it pertains to the work of technology companies that ha…

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The Future of Open Banking in Canada with Abraham Tachjian, Canada's Open Banking Lead 41:07

4M ago41:07

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S02E01: Abraham Tachjian, Director of Digital Banking, PwC Episode Title: Abraham Tachjian | Former Open Banking Lead to the Government of Canada “Consumers don’t care about open banking… It's an industry term… They care about the capabilities that come with it.” — Abraham Tachjian We’re speaking with Abraham Tachjian, Open Banking Lead to the Gove…

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How To Get The Most From This Year’s Restaurants Canada Show 28:09

4M ago28:09

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This month we’re talking about the RC Show by Restaurants Canada. It’s Canada’s leading foodservice & hospitality expo. Al talks to Anna Pham, Director of Content & Programming at Restaurants Canada about what to expect at this year’s show and how you can make the most of your visit. Al is also joined by Maryam Saeed, Chief Risk Officer at Visa Can…

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E43: Erin Barton | Chief Development Officer, JA Canada | Fostering Entrepreneurship among Young Canadians 34:19

5M ago34:19

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“Our teens today will find themselves in five or more really quite different careers over the course of their lifetime... how we equip youth with the skills to be able to transfer and adapt through their different career journeys and environments is really, really key to our work.” — Erin Barton Erin Barton is the Chief Development Officer for JA C…

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Open to Debate: Who wants to lead the Alberta NDP? 40:10

5M ago40:10

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The Alberta New Democratic Party leadership race is underway. In June, the party membership will select a new leader to replace Rachel Notley and square off against United Conservative Party premier Danielle Smith. Let’s meet the candidates and get a sense of what they’re about as we ask: Who wants to lead the Alberta NDP? On this episode of Open t…

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In Conversation: Progress in the Balance, with Sarada Peri 36:25

5M ago36:25

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Nearly half the people on earth live in countries that will hold national elections in 2024. It's the world's biggest election year ever, with approximately 2 billion people heading to the polls. No election will have its impacts echo more widely than that of the United States of America. Its effects will be palpable worldwide, and felt especially …

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