Past Speakers
World-class presenters sharing exclusive content
Featured speakers of the CPPO's Symposium 2025
DataVisor
Dennis Maicon
VP of Banking and Payments
My Beacon
Stuart Szabo
Co-Founder & CEO
The Logic
Future of Finance Reporter
CPPO
Jennifer Tramontana
Executive Director
The Globe and Mail
EQ Bank
Erica Alini
Kartik Kamat
VP, Payments & Digital
Banking Analytics
Personal Economics Reporter
EQ Bank
Peoples Group
Mastercard
Daljit Singh
Principal Personal Banking Payments
VP, Market Development
CEO
Peoples Group
Innovative Payments Association
Payouts Network
Chief Risk Officer
President & CEO
Chief Revenue Officer
Galileo Financial Technologies
Head of of B2B Business Development
Onbe
Chief Legal Officer
Payments + Partnerships
CEO
Brim Financial
Founder & CEO
Kotapay
Head of Payments Products & Strategy
Tillo
Neo Financial
Vice President & Head, Deposits and Investments
Chief Revenue Officer
Digital Commerce Payments
VoPay
President
CEO & Founder
Synctera
C100
Fintech Cadence
General Manager, Canada
Executive Director
Layial El-Hadi
Executive Director
Mastercard
Ajay Tomar
Director, Security Solutions
Visa Direct Canada
One Feather
Lawrence Lewis
Founder
Shiv Ganeshan
Senior Director and Head of Product
Collinson
Giesecke+Devrient
National Bank of Canada
Manuel Catedral
Quintin Stephen
Philippe Daoust
Vice President of Business Development
Global Business Lead/Director - Authentication
VP of Innovation
Holt Xchange
Jan Christopher Arp
Founding General Partner
Mastercard
Visa
Pratap Raya
Noah Niznick
Senior Director,
Government Engagement
Vice President, Global Acceptance Strategy
Mastercard
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
C.D. Howe Institute
Balinder Ahluwalia
Jacqueline Shinfield
Jeremy Kronick
SVP Market Development, Canada
Partner
Co-lead of Financial Services Regulatory Group
Vice-President, Economic
Analysis and Strategy
Finavator
Michelle Beyo
CEO & Founder
Symposium 2025
Prepaid: The Catalyst to Fintech Innovation​
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Symposium 2025 brought together banking, fintech, and payments leaders to chart the future of payments innovation in Canada, recognizing both immense opportunity and real challenges ahead. The day focused on how Canadian banks, fintech entrepreneurs, and governments can accelerate innovation by leveraging prepaid platforms to create impactful financial solutions that meet the demands of a rapidly digitizing society.
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Read the Symposium 2025 Recap​
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