Converge" or "the
Company") (TSXV:CTS) (FSE:0ZB) (OTCQX:CTSDF) announces that it has completed the acquisition of Vivvo Application Studios Ltd. (Vivvo™), a Canadian technology innovation organization that delivers a feature-rich, production-ready, proven identity-management-as-a-service (IDMAAS) platform that enables and accelerates digital transformation. Vivvo marks the sixteenth acquisition announced by Converge.
The acquisition of Vivvo will accelerate the time to market for Converge's TrustBuilder Platform, Converge's ground-breaking Digital Identity and Privacy solution based in Gatineau and will further contribute to the fast-emerging Gatineau innovation ecosystem.
Vivvo was founded in 2015 by a leadership team with decades of cumulative experience in both public and private sector organizations. Since then, Vivvo has become a catalyst in the transformation of government digital service delivery. Using the Vivvo Trust Platform™, customers can easily move client-facing services online using a single identity in a privacy-first, consent-based model. This allows governments and enterprise organizations to deliver services at scale to end users in a cost-effective manner. Additionally, Vivvo is currently leveraging its platform to develop a solution that could be used to issue and validate proof of COVID-19 vaccination and immunity. It will be submitting proposals to governments at all levels in Canada in the weeks to come. Vivvo currently works with provinces, territories, and municipalities to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives by leveraging its innovative trust platform and personnel expertise.