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World War Contagion
January 12, 2021
We are facing another war—not with an enemy that is dividing the world, but a pandemic that is uniting us. What will it mean for our future when the biggest war in recent years wasn't fought with an enemy nation but within our borders?
Reflecting on 2020: ATB Ventures
December 15, 2020
At ATB Ventures we spent 2020 exploring, and developing infrastructure for some of these issues including data privacy and sharing, AI ethics, and untrustworthy identity management systems. This reflection is an overview of that work.
Alberta tech startup is combating climate change and social inequality one purchase at a time
December 8, 2020
Who is going to make the changes we so desperately need to ensure the longevity of a cleaner and safer world? Can anyone enact real change and make a positive difference on an individual level? Or are climate change and social inequality really so vast that it’s going to take the world’s largest players to make any sort of difference?
A time for reinvention : How crisis spurs innovation
December 1, 2020
COVID-19 has forever changed our lives, but the world is finding ways to thrive in the face of adversity.
Alberta’s open identity initiative
November 24, 2020
ATB mobilized the Open Identity Initiative with best in class organizations from across Alberta (and Canada) to explore identification in the age of the digital self and to encourage self-sovereign identity pilots and adoption.
Putting the customer first by putting them at the center of everything we do.
November 17, 2020
Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is a model for managing digital identities in which an individual has sole ownership and oversight over how, when and with whom their personal data is being shared. Users who subscribe to this model are able to hold and store all of their information directly on their own device and share for verification without the need of a central aggregator of data (i.e Equifax) - which tend to be highly vulnerable to theft and attack.
Each time you interact with an organization to access services or pay for goods, a large amount of personal information is shared with a variety of agents (for example driver's license, Social Insurance Numbers, emails, etc). Not only is this a cumbersome process for you, but the more information you share the greater the risk is for the security of your data.
Author profiles
Miranda Mantey, Strategy & Foresight Analyst
Miranda Mantey is an experienced researcher, foresight practitioner, and strategist with a passion for learning and all things pertaining to the future. This thirst for knowledge is what led her to her position as Strategy and Foresight Analyst at ATB Financial, where she spends her time monitoring international trends to advise projects and innovation strategy.
Read all articles by authorSiobhan Owen, Brand & Content Strategist
Siobhan started out in content marketing over eight years ago and has since grown her career through a variety of roles at ATB Financial, most recently as the brand and content strategist for ATB Ventures. Passionate about story telling, brand growth, and female empowerment & leadership, Siobhan is on a journey to chase learning and growth opportunities from new fields and disciplines - and always with her pug on her lap.
Read all articles by authorSue McGill, Head of Innovation
Sue has spent her career operating from both Silicon Valley and Toronto, playing key roles in launching companies in international markets as well as building product, engineering, and corporate development capabilities at both publicly traded and privately held organizations. For the past two+ years she has been architecting the vision and strategy for ATB's Innovation Lab and driving execution across a product portfolio of emerging lines of businesses.
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