TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - We are pleased to
announce that Scotiabank has been named the winner of the Judge's
Choice Award for Responsible Innovation in Financial Services at
the 2019 Annual Canadian FinTech & AI Awards.
"Scotiabank is thrilled to have been recognized for leadership
in innovation and first-to-market solutions by the Digital Finance
Institute," said Rania Llewellyn,
Executive Vice President, Global Business Payments. "With
rapidly-evolving customer expectations, innovative digital
technologies, and new service models, we put the customer
experience at the centre of everything we do."
"The Digital Finance Institute's Awards recognize Canadian
innovation and innovators in financial services and AI in
Canada and help promote
Canada as a leading hub for
technology innovation and research," said Ellis Odynn,
Executive Director of Digital Finance Institute.
The Awards recognize banks, credit unions, innovators,
investors, advisory firms, law firms, technology companies,
impactors and thought leaders across Canada in financial services. International
experts judged the Awards this year from leading organizations that
included Credit Suisse, the World Bank, Rolls-Royce, NASA, Lloyd's
Bank, Amazon, Standard Chartered Bank, Airbnb, Hulu, Google,
Cineplex, and LG Electronics.
The Awards winners were announced at an Awards Gala on
November 18, 2019, at the Royal York
Hotel where over 660 people were in attendance.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is Canada's
international bank and a leading financial services provider in the
Americas. We are dedicated to helping our more than 25 million
customers become better off through a broad range of advice,
products and services, including personal and commercial banking,
wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment
banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 100,000
employees and assets of over $1
trillion (as at July 31,
2019), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX:BNS.TO) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:BNS). For more
information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on
Twitter @ScotiabankViews.
SOURCE Scotiabank