EQ Bank | Equitable Bank

🌟 What defines an exceptional client experience when working with a mortgage broker? We explore that question and more during our second stop on the Season 2 #BrokerMeetUp cross-Canada tour — Vancouver! We had the privilege of connecting with Asim Ali, co-founder of DLC A.I.M.I Collective Mortgage Group. Asim shares his powerful perspective on: ✅ Educating brokers for greater impact ✅ Guiding first-time broker clients through the process ✅ Setting the right expectations to build trust and confidence This episode is packed with insights on how brokers can elevate the client experience and create lasting relationships in today’s competitive market. 🏠✨ A big thank-you to co-founder Tracy Valko for her leadership, and to the incredible team who joined us and shared their perspectives to help us better serve Canadian homebuyers: Aamir Khalique | Kyle Benzies | Ramin Hallaji | Yogita Raniga 🙌 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 📺 Stay tuned—Season 2 is just heating up! More episodes from brokers across Canada are on the way as we continue this incredible journey. Damon Knights | Prakash Bector | Evanka G. | Michael Wolfe | Cristina Minatel | Suzanne Fleur de Lys - Aujla, CPCA | Jeffrey Faesen | K. Adam Ross #MortgageTips #Mortgage #MortgageLending #MortgageProfessionals #BrokerCommunity #ChallengerBank #EQBank #AIMICollective #LeadershipInMortgages #VancouverBroker #DLCG #EquitableBank

High interest and no monthly fees aren’t a trend. It’s the way banking should have been, all along.     “Our customers are ambitious and forward-looking. They want a bank that evolves with them, not one that rests on its laurels.” Andy MacPherson, VP Marketing, EQ Bank.    Our new campaign celebrates a simple belief: your money should work as hard as you do.    Canadians deserve tools, transparency, and choice, and over 600,000 have already joined the movement, showing that banking that truly supports you can be the norm. Because it’s not just what you make. It’s who helps make it work for you.  #MakeBank      #EQBank #CanadianFinance #FutureOfBanking   

Following Budget 2025, our SVP and Head of EQ Bank | Equitable Bank, Dan Broten, spoke with Jane Switzer at the Financial Post about how open banking and payments modernization can help Canadians gain more control, more choice and better value from their banks. The federal government’s renewed commitment to advancing open banking and modernizing Canada’s payments infrastructure, alongside a clear focus on improving healthy competition and choice in banking, is a big win for Canadians, especially those just starting out on their financial journey.  As Canada’s Challenger Bank, we’ll continue to advocate for these changes with policymakers and through our own actions by creating a banking experience that challenges the status quo, delivers better value and makes managing money simpler and more rewarding. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dfzQnzXE

We’re thrilled to see open banking, or consumer-driven finance, included in today’s federal budget announcement. It’s a step closer toward making open banking a reality for all Canadians, and a proud day for us at EQ Bank | Equitable Bank as long-time advocates for greater competition, innovation and value in Canada’s banking industry. Open banking will help create a more connected financial system where Canadians truly own and control their data and can choose how to share it to access more rewarding, personalized services. As Canada’s Challenger Bank, we’ve always believed Canadians deserve more healthy competition in banking and have loudly pushed for change. Today’s announcement on open banking, and the clear intent to improve competition and choice for Canadians, will help unlock opportunities for greater innovation and better value for every hard-earned dollar for consumers. We’ve been vocal and persistent in our advocacy for open banking, both on main stages and behind the scenes, and it’s rewarding to see meaningful progress after years of work across the industry. We look forward to collaborating with government, regulators and industry partners to help bring open banking to life and unleash the kind of competition in banking that Canadians have long deserved. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gEbh42U8

From tight finances and long hours, to dealing with economic turbulence and banking frustrations, Canadian solopreneurs – one-person business owners – are feeling the strain, according to our new survey with Angus Reid Group. 💡1-in-2 solopreneurs (51%) say today’s economic environment is hitting them as much or harder than the aftermath of the pandemic and 1-in-3 (32%) have considered closing their business at least occasionally 💡 Nearly two-thirds (60%) feel they aren’t recognized as business owners compared to larger businesses, and half (51%) don’t feel valued as Canada’s economic backbone 💡 1-in-2 (54%) say high or unexpected fees, low interest and limited value make banking harder than it should be And yet — despite these pressures — their passion and resilience stand out. Most (69%) say given the chance, they’d still choose to start their business again, even knowing today’s realities. That’s exactly why we launched our Business Banking platform. For all their grit and determination, Canada’s small business owners deserve more from their banks — more value, more innovation and solutions better geared to their reality. Solutions that help them save time, earn more and focus on what they do best: growing their business. Our recent launch is just the beginning. As Canada’s Challenger Bank, we’ll continue to innovate and build better banking for small business owners across the country. Read more about the survey here: https://lnkd.in/g5yC92JN

🏘️ We're excited to recap the 2025 National Mortgage Conference by Mortgage Professionals Canada in Ottawa recently. Check out the clip below to see our Women in Mortgages Leadership Luncheon and our #BrokersForTheWin tradeshow activation as part of the action-packed weekend conference! 👏 Damon Knights | Zamina Walji, CPA, CA | Michael Wolfe | Prakash Bector | Cristina Minatel | Nathalie Cormier | Dan Dilio | K. Adam Ross #EquitableBank #MPC2025 #MortgageProfessionalsCanada #ReverseMortgages

Fantastic ouverture du bureau de la Banque Équitable à Montréal last week, with the entire Equitable Bank team here in Québec. Huge thanks to Dawn Birchall and Louise Mignacca for helping to bring it to life, and shout-out to the EQ team who attended: Darren Lorimer, CFA, Nadine Lehoux B.A.A., Damon Knights, Nathalie Cormier, Lisa Taylor, Dan Dilio, Alik Manoyan, Gracia Muzola Mwembo, Joseph El-Hage and all the team members who joined in the celebration! 🎉 Félicitations à toute l’équipe de Montréal pour l’ouverture de ce nouvel espace incroyable! Nous avons hâte de continuer à offrir un service exceptionnel à nos clients de la #BanqueÉquitable au Québec dans notre nouvel espace. #CourtiersHypothécaires #BanqueÉquitable #VilleDeMontréal #Merci #ServiceClient

✨ Announcing the recipients of the 2025 Emerging Digital Artists Award ✨ We're thrilled to announce the five recipients of the 11th annual Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA), Canada's award for critical experimentation in digital media, proudly produced and presented by EQ Bank. The 2025 EDAA Recipients are: 🏆 Still Image: Eva Louise Grant 🏆 Moving Image: Alex Gibson 🏆 2D Interactive: Cadin Londono 🏆 Extended Reality: Laura Caraballo 🏆 3D Installation: Kahani Ploessl Each artist receives a $5,000 prize for their exceptional creativity, selected by a distinguished jury: Lillian O'Brien Davis, Maxwell Lander, Rea McNamara, Bomi Yook, and EQ Bank's Alex Bowron, chaired by EQ Bank’s Shannon Linde. Learn more about the artists and their award-winning works here: https://lnkd.in/ehTFX7F6 https://lnkd.in/eVr57gW8 #EDAA #EmergingDigitalArtists #DigitalArt #EQBank

Big win alert! 🏆 We’ve just been named the No. 1 Bank in Canada and North America by The Banker, Financial Times’ leading magazine on global finance! This recognition, which ranks banks best positioned to grow market share, is a huge validation of what makes us different. It’s not just a win for us – it’s a win for every Canadian who believes banking should be smarter, fairer and actually work in your favour. To our passionate Challenger teams and amazing customers – thank you for being part of this journey to change banking for the better. We’re just getting started. 💛 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eFgwy8Ey #ChallengerBank

Business Banking has officially arrived! Canadian small business owners: this one’s for you. 💛 Introducing EQ Bank’s new Business Account. More than half of Canadian small business owners say high fees and low value are their biggest frustrations with today’s banking landscape¹. We’re here to change that. Available today, our new Business Account gives you: • A single account with free every day banking transactions** while also earning high interest  • 2.25% interest* on deposits, no minimum balance • Fully digital sign up with no branch visits or paperwork • Open up to 10 sub-accounts to organize your business function (i.e. taxes, payroll & more) • Canadian-based customer service 7 days a week • High-interest Business GICs Banking shouldn’t be another hat you have to wear. EQ Bank’s Business Account makes managing money simple and rewarding, so you can focus on your growth. 🔗 Learn more and sign up online: eqbank.ca/business 🔗 ¹Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/g3VneVP4   #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #BusinessBanking #EQBank