{"id":2578,"date":"2024-10-24T13:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/konekcastg.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2578"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:18:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/konek.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script>\nfunction playAudio(url) {\n  new Audio(url).play();\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"hero\" class=\"hero-block\" style=\"background-color: ; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; margin-bottom:100px; margin-top:0px\">\n    <div class=\"container pt-5 py-md-5\">\n        \n                <div class=\"row d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n            <div class=\"col col-md-8\">\n                            <h1>Introducing\r\n<svg width=\"187\" height=\"52\" viewBox=\"0 0 187 52\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M154.513 36.3787C160.916 32.7598 165.67 25.9021 165.67 18.5859H156.147C156.147 24.5028 150.901 29.3219 144.97 29.4003V3.64001H134.967V30.9504C132.98 24.2314 126.753 19.3278 119.381 19.3278C112.009 19.3278 105.688 24.3038 103.749 31.1012C102.175 24.1831 96.3104 19.3278 88.887 19.3278C81.4636 19.3278 75.5533 24.3912 73.9104 31.1917C73.548 29.8557 73.0135 28.58 72.3007 27.3738C70.8511 24.9159 68.9092 22.9618 66.481 21.5082C64.0499 20.0546 61.3529 19.3308 58.3963 19.3308C56.1886 19.3308 54.1078 19.75 52.1598 20.5884C50.2119 21.4268 48.4995 22.5878 47.0317 24.0715C45.5609 25.5553 44.4103 27.2742 43.5737 29.2314C42.7372 31.1887 42.3204 33.2906 42.3204 35.5403C42.3204 36.5385 42.4049 37.5036 42.568 38.4445C38.7718 33.5017 32.8132 30.3111 26.1207 30.3111H24.3267V24.5872H26.1207C36.9779 24.5872 46.8656 14.6806 46.8656 3.80286V3.64001H36.9477V3.79985C36.9477 9.72273 32.0914 14.5419 26.1207 14.5419H24.3267V3.64001H14.3273V14.5419H12.9682C5.81667 14.5419 0 20.332 0 27.4461C0 34.5602 5.81365 40.3504 12.9622 40.3504H14.3242V51.2523H24.3237V40.3504H26.1146C32.487 40.3504 36.7695 44.6689 36.7695 51.0924V51.2523H46.8596V51.0924C46.8596 49.3825 46.6512 47.7208 46.2616 46.1316C47.4122 47.4585 48.7592 48.5864 50.3085 49.5122C52.7397 50.9658 55.4366 51.7257 58.3932 51.7257C60.619 51.7257 62.7059 51.2704 64.6448 50.432C66.5807 49.5936 68.29 48.4326 69.7548 46.9488C71.2225 45.4651 72.3762 43.7552 73.2128 41.807C73.3034 41.5959 73.3879 41.3818 73.4695 41.1677V51.2553H83.466V33.7912C83.466 31.7315 85.1663 28.6826 88.8145 28.6826C92.4628 28.6826 94.1631 31.3304 94.1631 33.7912V51.2553H104.166V41.2672C106.482 47.3951 112.419 51.7287 119.381 51.7287C122.757 51.6835 125.928 50.7939 128.054 49.4036C129.042 48.7371 129.622 48.3602 131.528 46.6322L125.795 40.1604C122.316 43.5199 117.68 43.9422 115.065 41.3939C114.386 40.7364 113.845 39.883 113.495 38.8305L134.97 38.8426V51.2583H144.973V39.0989L156.334 51.2583H168.433L154.519 36.3847L154.513 36.3787ZM14.3242 30.3081H12.5394C10.9538 30.3081 9.66124 29.0234 9.66124 27.4461C9.66124 25.8689 10.9508 24.5842 12.5394 24.5842H14.3242V30.3081ZM63.9864 38.9964C63.4307 40.0488 62.6636 40.8932 61.6882 41.5296C60.7127 42.1659 59.6134 42.4825 58.3932 42.4825C57.2335 42.4856 56.1705 42.181 55.195 41.5658C54.2195 40.9506 53.4373 40.1212 52.8484 39.0778C52.2595 38.0343 51.9635 36.8552 51.9635 35.5464C51.9635 34.2375 52.2474 33.1428 52.8152 32.0783C53.3799 31.0137 54.1531 30.1573 55.1285 29.5149C56.101 28.8696 57.2305 28.5469 58.3902 28.5469C59.5499 28.5469 60.613 28.8605 61.5885 29.4848C62.564 30.109 63.3462 30.9534 63.9351 32.018C64.524 33.0825 64.82 34.3039 64.82 35.5494C64.82 36.7949 64.5421 37.9469 63.9834 39.0024L63.9864 38.9964ZM113.147 31.5566C113.495 30.6066 113.99 29.7713 114.63 29.0445C115.267 28.3207 116.022 27.7477 116.892 27.3315C117.759 26.9124 118.659 26.7043 119.659 26.7043C120.658 26.7043 121.594 26.9124 122.464 27.3315C123.334 27.7507 124.095 28.3207 124.744 29.0445C125.394 29.7682 125.886 30.6066 126.209 31.5566H113.147Z\" fill=\"#0F1019\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M169.511 19.2012V18.5016H173.19V19.2012H171.764V23.1066H170.934V19.2012H169.508H169.511Z\" fill=\"#0F1019\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M173.896 18.5016H174.92L176.288 21.84H176.343L177.711 18.5016H178.735V23.1066H177.931V19.9431H177.889L176.615 23.0945H176.017L174.742 19.937H174.7V23.1066H173.896V18.5016Z\" fill=\"#0F1019\"\/>\r\n<\/svg><\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"fw-normal mt-5 hero-copy\"><p class=\"h-kuh-neck\">How to pronounce Konek<span>[&#8220;kuh-neck&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-play\" onclick=\"playAudio('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kuh-Neck-Audio-File.wav')\"><\/i><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div>\n                \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"flip-card\" class=\"flip-card-block k-features\" style=\"background-color: ; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col text-center mb-5\">\n                                            <h2>The Konek difference<\/h2>\n                                                                <div class=\"copy fs-5\"><p>We\u2019re a digital payment solution that helps streamline the checkout process, bringing your payment options together in one place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                            <div class=\"row d-flex justify-content-center\">\n                                \n                        <div class=\"col-card border border-0 mx-4 col-md-12 col-lg-5 \" style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8;\">\n                                                <div class=\"card bg-transparent border-0\">\n                        <div class=\"front\">\n                            <div class=\"card-header px-0 bg-transparent border border-0\">\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title my-0 py-0\">Canadian-made<\/h5>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"card-body px-0\">\n                                <p>Created by Interac Corp. in collaboration with Canada\u2019s leading financial institutions, Konek was built to address the growing need to offer more choice in how Canadians pay online.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n                        <div class=\"col-card border border-0 mx-4 col-md-12 col-lg-5 \" style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8;\">\n                                                <div class=\"card bg-transparent border-0\">\n                        <div class=\"front\">\n                            <div class=\"card-header px-0 bg-transparent border border-0\">\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title my-0 py-0\">Safe and secure<\/h5>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"card-body px-0\">\n                                <p>We don\u2019t store banking details and uses secure authentication from financial institutions for purchases. 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