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At least the Canadian banks and airlines have international operations. TD has more US than Canadian branches. But Rogers, Bell, Telus? Nobody has heard of th
by Scoundreller 4y ago
At least the Canadian banks and airlines have international operations.
TD has more US than Canadian branches.
But Rogers, Bell, Telus? Nobody has heard of them ex-Canada unless they’re an ex-resident with bad memories.
- amscanne 4y agoTD Bank (and Scotiabank in Latin America) operate as independent entities outside of Canada -- those American TD Bank branches are branches for a different bank (TD Bank USA). In fact, I believe that TD Bank (Canada) simply acquired a US bank rebranded it. I believe they have basically nothing in common operationally.
- lstamour 4y agoHalf right. Yes, TD has a lot of divisions, each separate: https://www.td.com/about-tdbfg/corporate-information/corporate-profile/profile.jsp https://www.td.com/about-tdbfg/corporate-information/corpora... But it’s also true that over the years, TD has had to merge systems and make changes. They’ve been operating in the US for about two decades now. So they’ve had time to merge and continue growing by merging companies in the US. It’s true though. They aren’t entirely integrated across borders the way other companies might be. The plans and cards they offer in the US are a much better value than those in Canada, too.
- stormbrew 4y agoThey are becoming more integrated than they used to be. I just opened a TD Bank account linked to my TD Canada Trust account that I can (theoretically, still getting it set up) manage through my Canadian login. At least a few years ago that wasn't possible.
- thematrixturtle 4y agoOddly enough, Telus is a medium-sized but well regarded player in the fiercely competitive market for outsourced call centres in the Philippines.
- skeeter2020 4y agoIt's kind of funny that Telus, which at it's core is a merger of British Columbia Telephone Company and Alberta Government Telephones (tough to get more entrenched and bureaucratic than that) is actually a pretty innovative and diversified company... outside of their core telecom business where they're just as bad as the others.
- xhevahir 4y agoOr a hockey fan. It seems like every Canadian NHL team has one of those companies (or ScotiaBank) as their main sponsor.