Bank of Montreal - Announcements, Interviews & News Stories

BMO rolls out coin counting machines

BMO Bank of Montreal announced today it is putting free coin counting machines in all of its new branches, as well as in select remodelled branches across Canada.

05 April 2011

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BMO adds community feature to PFM tool

BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is adding a new feature to BMO MoneyLogic, the bank's popular online personal financial management tool.

30 March 2011

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BMO launches financial literacy site

BMO Bank of Montreal today launched BMO SmartSteps for Parents an online, interactive hub to help parents educate children on money management. The resource is free and available to all Canadians and aligns with recommendations from the Federal Government task force to improve financial literacy in Canada.

03 March 2011

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BMO taps Strands Personal Finance for PFM service

Strands Personal Finance announced today that BMO Financial Group has implemented Strands Personal Finance Management (PFM) solution for their 2.5 million online banking customers.

01 February 2011

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Increasing number of Canadians investing online

It is well known that an increasing number of Canadians love using the Internet for news, shopping and social networking. Today, BMO InvestorLine released a survey revealing that, when it comes to online investing, things are no different. In fact, more than one-third (34 per cent) of Canadians have either adopted online investing as a way to make and manage their investments or are considering doing so.

22 July 2010

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BMO pilots branch energy saving system

BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced a partnership with United Technologies Corporation to implement a groundbreaking Building Management System (BMS) with leading-edge remote environmental technology integrated with upgraded security capabilities for the Bank's facilities.

23 June 2010

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BMO to turn out the lights for Earth Hour

BMO Financial Group will once again join hundreds of thousands of people and organizations around the world by participating in Earth Hour. On Saturday, March 27, BMO will turn off lights in its offices across Canada and the United States between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. local time to show its support for the global stand against climate change.

18 March 2010

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BMO Financial Group subscribes to Algo First database

Algorithmics, the leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions, today announced that BMO Financial Group has signed a subscription agreement for access to the Algo First database of case studies, covering more than 9,000 operational risk events.

04 February 2010

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BMO makes green energy push with Bullfrog Power

BMO Financial Group announced today that it has significantly expanded its commitment to the use of green energy by purchasing Bullfrog Power for all of its 64 facilities in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

04 November 2009

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Bank of Montreal renews Gomez Web app performance monitoring deal

Gomez, the leader in Web application experience management, today announced that BMO Bank of Montreal has renewed and grown its investment in Gomez's Web application performance monitoring solutions in a strategic move to further strengthen its brand and competitive edge in the online financial services industry.

27 July 2009

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BMO Bank of Montreal selects Nomis Price Optimizer

Nomis Solutions, the leading provider of best-in-class Pricing and Profitability Management for financial services companies, today announced that BMO Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) has selected the Nomis Price Optimizer.

10 November 2008

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BMO Spend & Payment incorporates Ariba technology

BMO Spend & Payment Solutions, a division of BMO Financial Group (NYSE: BMO) (TSX: BMO) and a leading North American commercial card issuer, and Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that BMO will combine Ariba's on-demand offerings with its Spend Solutions suite to deliver a fully integrated source-to-settle process that enables clients to improve their bottom line.

28 July 2008

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