“ WE DON ’ T HAVE ALL THE POLITICS AND BUREAUCRACY TH AT G O ES WITH BIG CORPORATIONS ”
— Rob Paterson , CEO , Alterna Savings and Alterna Bank a small business owner or an individual consumer , you have the ability to digitally capture any receipt for any of your purchases through your smartphone ’ s camera .” Paterson enjoys a long-standing relationship with founder Corey Gross , who he came into contact with through various Money20 / 20 and Finovate conferences – together , the pair are working to evolve and develop Sensibill ’ s solutions . “ Corey has worked with us on an endless cycle of feedback and support ,” he comments . “ We view him as a great Canadian success story .”
Alongside innovative startups , reliable global organizations such as software provider Salesforce are also key in helping Alterna build scale . “ The Salesforce ecosystem allows us to be bigger than we are ,” Paterson explains . “ It allows us to plug in partners at a much easier rate . When we developed Canada ’ s first digital mortgage , we tried to enrich our understanding and knowledge of our members and customers – Salesforce was a great agile partner with an endless series of tools .”
In addition , Salesforce was able to help Alterna connect with other
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