GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № DD3E9C
Finance & Banking

THE 2026 PAYMENTS CANADA SUMMIT

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he best thinkers, visionaries and disruptors discussed, debated and defined the future of payments in Canada and around the globe. The SUMMIT is a forum for broad conversations and deep discussions that explores a wide range of subjects central to the evolution of payments.

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12Voices
0Underwriters
0Exhibitors
10On the bill · sessions
8Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at THE, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Walker
Director, RTR Participant Services · Payments Canada
Ales Novak
Vice-President, RTR Technology Program Delivery · Payments Canada
David Hooper
VP, Banking & Payments · CGI
Janet Lalonde
Vice President, RTR Operations · Payments Canada
Jeff Mulholland
Partner, IBM Consulting · IBM
John Collinson
Head, RTR Product and Technology & Operations · Interac Corp.
Jude Pinto
Chief Delivery Officer · Payments Canada
Kristi Lewis
VP, Marketing & Industry Relations · Paramount Commerce
Lorna Godin
Senior Director, Everyday Payments · CIBC
Michele Poole
Founder · DeepPoole Advisory
Mike Marshall
Vice President, Enterprise Program Delivery · Payments Canada
Shane Parkhill
Director, Payments · KOHO
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The Programme

Selected from 10 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT(15 min)

    Welcome to The Payments Canada SUMMIT

  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EDT(30 min)

    Ask an expert: Everything you want to know about ISO 20022

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT(1 hour)

    Beyond speed: reimagining the value, intelligence and resilience of modern payments

    Digital payments
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT(1 hour)

    Countdown to launch: lessons from building real-time payment networks and what’s next for Canada

    Global payments
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT(1 hour)

    From onboarding to earnings: how faster processes drive revenue

    Accelerated payments
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT(1 hour)

    Perspectives on the Canadian payment landscape: past, present and future

    Data-powered payments
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT(1 hour)

    The next war on fraud: why AI vs. AI is the new reality

    Risk-resilient payments
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT(1 hour)

    Unlocking financial health with open finance

    Connected payments
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT(30 min)

    Live demo: Get to know the Payment File Validation Service

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 8 companies, parsed from the program.

Eight companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
8Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

83% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite18%
  • Founder / Owner217%
  • VP-level433%
  • Director / Head of325%
  • Other roles217%

Of 12 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Payments Canada5V
  2. 02CGI1V
  3. 03CIBC1V
  4. 04DeepPoole Advisory1V
  5. 05IBM1V
  6. 06Interac Corp.1V
  7. 07KOHO1V
  8. 08Paramount Commerce1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.

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