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Jonathan Fleisher

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Gary Schwartz

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Adeline</br>Cheng

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Andrew Lemoine

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Christopher Bisson

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Gary Schwartz

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Natasha Dillon

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Aser Cortines

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Emmie Murphy

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
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Hamid Akbari

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Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy

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Brent Reynolds

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Gary Schwartz

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Elizabeth Wood

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Phil Pompili

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Brent Reuters

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Brent Reynolds

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Garron Helman

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Jil Macdonald

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Sasha Ramani

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Steven Clarke

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Margaret Adekunle

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Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
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Dean Velentzas

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Redefining Finance: How Non-Banking Entities are Disrupting Canada’s Financial Landscape and Driving Embedded Finance Forward

Kris Hansen

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Peter Routledge (OSFI) on Sustainable Finance

Peter Routledge

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Cheryl Woodburn

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2023 Federal Budget: Why 4.7 Million Canadians?

Gary Schwartz

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Non-Prime Finance

2023 Federal Budget: Fictional Hannah Vs. Real Hannah

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Policy & Finance

Canada’s New Taxonomy Roadmap Report: What it Means for The Future of Sustainable Lending

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CIBC’s 2022 ESG Report: Building a Better Future

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Scotiabank Releases 2022 ESG Report Highlighting Significant Progress on Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives

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Dean Velentzas

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Evrard Nkwemi

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Keren Moynihan

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Gary Schwartz

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Iryna Shmanenko

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Lily Cook

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AI & Finance

Microfinance Software: Solving The Problem Of Solvency

Iryna Shmanenko

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Tal Schwartz

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Next-Gen Banking

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Gary Schwartz

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Loan Monitoring and Early Warning System Raise Green Flag for Avoiding NPAs Deterioration in Microfinance Organizations

Dean Velentzas

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Dean Velentzas

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Embedded Finance

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Gary Schwartz

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Next-Gen Banking

Tech Lending: Venture Debt’s New Darling

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Crypto & Finance

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Noah Walters

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Dean Velentzas

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Dean Velentzas

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Dean Velentzas

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Dean Velentzas

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Dean Velentzas

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Paul von Martels

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Dean Velentzas

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Gary Schwartz

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Gary Schwartz

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Gary Schwartz

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Gary Schwartz

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Gary Schwartz

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Gary Schwartz

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Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

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Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Next-Gen Banking

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Andrew Moor

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Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Open Banking

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

Apple Pay Later x 4

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Crypto & Finance

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Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

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Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Next-Gen Banking

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Non-Prime Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Embedded Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Embedded Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Fraud & Finance

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Eva Kellershof

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AI & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
RegTech and Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Risk & Finance

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DoxAI
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Keith Hickey

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Bobby Bedi

Factiiv

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Janet Lin

EQ Bank

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Daniel Goldstone

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Exit North Ventures
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Jonathan Fleisher

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Philip Pompili

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Cheryl Woodburn

Provenir
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The Sustainable Finance Podcast – Dr. Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of Riskthinking.AI

Paul Ellis

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Stephanie Hanson

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Adedeji Olowe

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Michael Collins

Periculum
AI & Finance

Rising Discrepancies: Deepfake Tech Highlights Distinct Demands in KYC and Fraud Detection 

David Fry

Paays
AI & Finance

GenAI and Low-Code: Transforming the Canadian Retail Lending Landscape

Sandeep Hinduja

newgen
AI & Finance

How AI is Revolutionizing Lending: Practical Applications for Canadian Banks and FIs

Hamid Akbari

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AI & Finance

How Quantum Computing Can Help Meet the Goals of Sustainable Finance 

Aser Cortines

Multiverse Computing
AI & Finance

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Emmie Murphy

BMO
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Hamid Akbari

Canadian Lenders Summit
AI & Finance

Microfinance Software: Solving The Problem Of Solvency

Iryna Shmanenko

RNDPoint
Next-Gen Banking

Is AI Still A “Black Box” For The Financial Industry?

Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Loan Monitoring and Early Warning System Raise Green Flag for Avoiding NPAs Deterioration in Microfinance Organizations

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Giovanni Oppenheim

Earnix
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Eva Kellershof

NETSOL Technologies 
Automotive Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
RegTech and Finance

Regulation as Infrastructure

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

The Disappearing Car and the Fraud Ghost

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

Ontario: Modern Rules for a Modern Economy

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

Will Canada be awash with Chinese EVs?

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

2025: A Year of Automotive Fraud

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

Why AI-Based Pricing Is Ready for Prime Time

Keith Hickey

Torwood Consulting

Pricing Analytics to Address Dealer Reserves and Affordability

Giovanni Oppenheim

Earnix

Why Lenders Are Rethinking Risk in 2025

Sacha Mamontow

Transunion

Canada’s New AML Rules for Lenders

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Underwriting Automotive: Risk and Decisioning

Michael Scotland

Eden Park

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Brendan Dineen

iA Group

Auto Finance 2.0: Is the Pie Big Enough For All?

Alain Henry

Scotia Dealer Advantage Inc

Identity-first Lending: Who is behind the wheel?

Zyra Pangilinan

RBC

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Steven Phillips

Co-operators

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John Kontos

Scotiabank

Macro Shocks: Trump Tariffs, Interest Rates & Political Uncertainty

John Hiscock

Scotiabank

Digital Dealers: Financing in the Age of Online Car Sales

Scott Morrison

Nissan Canada Finance

The Auto Finance 2025 Playbook

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

A Case for Clarity in the Repair & Storage Liens Act (RSLA)

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

A Very British Scandal: The Hidden Costs of Car Loans

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

Auto Correct: Where should Automotive Lenders be Investing in 2025?

Jonathan Fleisher

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Automotive Finance

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Andrew Lemoine

Autocorp.ai
Automotive Finance

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Andrew Lemoine

Autocorp.ai
Automotive Finance

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Iryna Shmanenko

RNDPoint
Automotive Finance

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Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

The Future of Automotive Lending

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

2025: BNPL Myth Debunking

BNPL Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

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Bobby Bedi

Factiiv

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Mind the Credit Gap on BNPLs

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

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Wayne Pommen

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Saurabh Job

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BNPL & Finance

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Steven Clarke

Klarna
BNPL & Finance

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Nicholas Beardsley

BNPL40
BNPL & Finance

US BNPL Policy Snapshot

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

BNPL Media Insight Report

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

Africa: A BNPL Goldmine

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

The British Invasion

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

The Angle on the Square Deal

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

Apple Pay Later x 4

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Giovanni Oppenheim

Earnix
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Tejas (Teyjes) Virmani

Daixta
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Priyanka Correia

Loans Canada
Data & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Identification & Finance

Identity Is the New Credit Score

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
SMB Finance

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Jonah Chininga

Woveo
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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Risk & Finance

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Alfonso Porcelli

DoxAI
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Kanishka Khanna

Dilly Labs
Policy & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Next-Gen Banking

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Bill 28: When Good Intentions Create Possible Friction, Fraud, and Fragmentation

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

Why AI-Based Pricing Is Ready for Prime Time

Keith Hickey

Torwood Consulting
Data & Finance

The Future of Lending Technology is Self-Serve 

Hari Padmanabhan

Uncia

Ontario Modernizes Credit Disclosure: A Win for Consumers and the Lending Industry

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Scott Wood: The New Banker’s Playbook

Scott Wood

Fairstone Bank

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Sacha Mamontow

Transunion

Private Sector Fraud Intel Sharing Legalized — Now What?

Jay Krushell

Treefort

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Seun Sanni

Payfi
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Christopher Zaki

MPOWER
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The Sustainable Finance Podcast – Dr. Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of Riskthinking.AI

Paul Ellis

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Abhishek Bhasin

Uplinq
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Brent Reynolds

Payson Solutions
Data & Finance

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Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

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Andrew Lemoine

Autocorp.ai
AI & Finance

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Stephanie Hanson

Gestalt Tech, Inc.
Data & Finance

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Paul O'Sullivan

Aryza
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Natasha Dillon

Fundfi Merchant Funding
AI & Finance

How Quantum Computing Can Help Meet the Goals of Sustainable Finance 

Aser Cortines

Multiverse Computing
Data & Finance

Canadian Mortgages in Flux: Adapting to Changing Financial Realities

Mark Roberts

Aryza
Data & Finance

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Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy

Credit Counselling Canada
Data & Finance

New to Canada | New to Credit: 2023 Lenders Summit

Brent Reynolds

Canadian Lenders Summit
Data & Finance

Navigating the Shifting Canadian Insolvency Landscape: A Call to Action

Mark Roberts

Aryza
Data & Finance

Alternative Data in Credit Decisioning: Meeting the Demands of the Expanding Canadian Financial Services Market

Cheryl Woodburn

Provenir
Data & Finance

Peter Routledge (OSFI) on Sustainable Finance

Peter Routledge

OSFI
Data & Finance

More Data, Less Friction: Growing Your Customer Base Without Sacrificing Experience

Cheryl Woodburn

Provenir
Data & Finance

SMEs Still Facing Uphill Battle Post-Pandemic

Evrard Nkwemi

Cubeler
Data & Finance

The Role of Fintech in the Future of Small Business

Keren Moynihan

Boss Insights
Automotive Finance

Why Auto Finance Players are Digitizing Sales For Future Growth

Iryna Shmanenko

RNDPoint
DE&I & Finance

Celebrating Pride at the Canadian Lenders Association

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

International Women’s Day: CLA Member Case Study

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Loan Monitoring and Early Warning System Raise Green Flag for Avoiding NPAs Deterioration in Microfinance Organizations

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

A Lender’s Guide to Creating A More Gender-Inclusive Workplace

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Embedded Finance

Corporate Cards, Cash Flow & Credit: Fintech Solutions for SMEs

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

US BNPL Policy Snapshot

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Panel: Alt Data: Key to Inclusive Lending?

Paul von Martels

EQ Bank
BNPL & Finance

BNPL Media Insight Report

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

A $27 Credit Card Limit

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

Africa: A BNPL Goldmine

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Preparing for the Downturn

Brent Reynolds

Payson Solutions

Banking, Disguised

Michael Garrity

Financeit
Event Insights

Partnership Behind the Product

Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Gowling WLG

The Battle of the Rails

Vladimir Shatiryan

Blakes
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Cihan Tuncay

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Trust, Verified

Chris Pornaras

Fortiro

The Rise of Agentic Fraud Ops

Soups Ranjan

Sardine

Going Beyond the Score

Kevin Chan

TransUnion

Canada’s Next Decade of Investing

Som Seif

Purpose Unlimited
Event Insights

Reading the Signals: How Early Data Is Reshaping Auto Finance Risk

Sarah Petryna

DealerTrack Canada
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Financing Fraud: Fireside Chat with MPP Zee Hamid

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Event Insights

The Big Squeeze: Delinquencies, Losses & Portfolio Defense

David Fry

Paays

Residual Roulette: Financing EV When Values Won’t Sit Still

Wilton Wong

VinFast

Synthetic IDs, Deepfakes and the Rise of Ghost Customers

Marcos Lopez

CreditApp
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Metal to Metrics: Remarketing & Recovery Strategies

Erin Maloney

CanCap

Digital F&I: Omnichannel Journeys Dealers Actually Use

Bob Metodiev

Inovatec Systems

Under the Microscope: AI Credit Decisioning

Jose Guido

Deloitte

Capital on the Road: Financing Canada’s Commercial Fleets

Danielle Butler

Blakes

Capital Strategies: Who Funds the Auto Book Now?

Carla Potter

Cassels

Sustainable Returns: Investing in Canadian Municipalities

Jennifer Hutcheon

Vancity Community Investment Bank

Networking by Numbers

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Why Embedded Insurance is Having a Moment

Hanif Joshaghani

Symend

Speed Limits: Balancing Marketing Automation with Compliance

Lipika Sahoo

TD

Affinity and Beyond: Rewards and Loyalty Programs

Timothy Morris

Neo Financial

Beyond Buzz: AI Use-Cases in Banking & Payments

Janet Lin

EQ Bank

Are Fintechs Winning Canada’s Business Banking Race?

Rob Khazzam

Float

Fueling Fintechs: The Hidden Opportunity for Canadian Banks

William Keliehor

Peoples Group

Embedding Finance: Auto, Home and Travel

Dan Park

Clutch

Victor Fedeli: On Trump & Trade

The Hon. Victor Fedeli

Ontario Government

David Becoming Goliath: Questrade and Wealthsimple Reinventing Banking

Taryn Mason

Questrade

Scott Wood: The New Banker’s Playbook

Scott Wood

Fairstone Bank

Stablecoins in Canada: The Opportunity

Lucas Matheson

Coinbase Canada

Underwriting Automotive: Risk and Decisioning

Michael Scotland

Eden Park

On the Auction Block: The Remarketing Dilemma

Brendan Dineen

iA Group

Auto Finance 2.0: Is the Pie Big Enough For All?

Alain Henry

Scotia Dealer Advantage Inc

Identity-first Lending: Who is behind the wheel?

Zyra Pangilinan

RBC

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Steven Phillips

Co-operators

Fraud: ’24 Learnings ’25 Solutions

John Kontos

Scotiabank

Macro Shocks: Trump Tariffs, Interest Rates & Political Uncertainty

John Hiscock

Scotiabank

Digital Dealers: Financing in the Age of Online Car Sales

Scott Morrison

Nissan Canada Finance

Risk and Reward: The Growth of Card Programs

Pamela Dodaro

TransUnion

Raising Credit Facilities as Rates are in Flux

Akash Goyal

Ventum Financial

How to Compete for and Win High-Quality Leads

Karim Nanji

Inverité

Credit Modelling 101: Credit Where Credit’s Due

Brent Reynolds

Payson

Cover Your Assets: A New Look at Creditor Insurance

Daniel Resnick

KPMG

Regulatory Rundown: RPAA, Rate Cap, AML, Open Banking

Matt Connors

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About AI (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Tal Schwartz

Exit North Ventures
Event Insights

Credit Beyond Borders: How to Underwrite Newcomers to Canada

Christopher Zaki

MPOWER
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Clicks to Commerce: The Future of POS Lending

Wayne Pommen

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Jonathan Fleisher

Cassels LLP
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How to Exit in the North: Discussing Fintech Funding in Canada

Tal Schwartz

North Exit Ventures
Embedded Finance

Borrowing in the Background: The Age of Embedded Credit

Kris Hansen

Sagard

Rate Expectations: Balancing Risk When Interest Dips

Kevin
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The Logic
Risk & Finance

Strange Bedfellows – Navigating the BaaS Revolution

Kris Hansen

Sagard
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PPSAs: A practical approach for lawyers

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

2025: BNPL Challenges & Solutions

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

Bill 72: Access to Credit for Quebecers

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

Study on Including Insurance in the APR

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

At a Climate Crossroads: Industry Must Step Up

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

Homeowners’ Credit Scores Could Suffer

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

Dean Velentzas from the CLA Reviews the 2022 TransUnion Canada Financial Services Summit

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association

Preparing for the Downturn

Brent Reynolds

Payson Solutions

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Michael Garrity

Financeit
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Parna Sabet-Stephenson

Gowling WLG

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Vladimir Shatiryan

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Cihan Tuncay

Galata Advisors Inc.
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Trust, Verified

Chris Pornaras

Fortiro

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Soups Ranjan

Sardine

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Kevin Chan

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Apoorv Gupta

Roam
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Sarah Petryna

DealerTrack Canada
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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Event Insights

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David Fry

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Wilton Wong

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Marcos Lopez

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Erin Maloney

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Bob Metodiev

Inovatec Systems

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Jose Guido

Deloitte

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Danielle Butler

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Carla Potter

Cassels

Sustainable Returns: Investing in Canadian Municipalities

Jennifer Hutcheon

Vancity Community Investment Bank

Balancing the Books: Climate’s Impact on Financial Reporting

Daniel Willman

EY Canada

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Hanif Joshaghani

Symend

Speed Limits: Balancing Marketing Automation with Compliance

Lipika Sahoo

TD

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Timothy Morris

Neo Financial

Beyond Buzz: AI Use-Cases in Banking & Payments

Janet Lin

EQ Bank

Post-Election Pulse: 2025 Briefing

Alexis Levine

Blakes

Are Fintechs Winning Canada’s Business Banking Race?

Rob Khazzam

Float

Fueling Fintechs: The Hidden Opportunity for Canadian Banks

William Keliehor

Peoples Group

Embedding Finance: Auto, Home and Travel

Dan Park

Clutch

Victor Fedeli: On Trump & Trade

The Hon. Victor Fedeli

Ontario Government

The Opacity Problem: Why Black Box Loan Decisioning Is Failing Lenders

Daniel Goldstone

Rangeteller

David Becoming Goliath: Questrade and Wealthsimple Reinventing Banking

Taryn Mason

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Scott Wood: The New Banker’s Playbook

Scott Wood

Fairstone Bank

Stablecoins in Canada: The Opportunity

Lucas Matheson

Coinbase Canada

Risk and Reward: The Growth of Card Programs

Pamela Dodaro

TransUnion

Easy Does It: Jason Mullins Shares Lessons Learned

Jason Mullins

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Akash Goyal

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Karim Nanji

Inverité

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Brent Reynolds

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Daniel Resnick

KPMG

Regulatory Rundown: RPAA, Rate Cap, AML, Open Banking

Matt Connors

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Tal Schwartz

Exit North Ventures
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Christopher Zaki

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Wayne Pommen

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Jonathan Fleisher

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Tal Schwartz

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Embedded Finance

Borrowing in the Background: The Age of Embedded Credit

Kris Hansen

Sagard

Rate Expectations: Balancing Risk When Interest Dips

Kevin
Carmichael

The Logic
Fintech Startups

G7: Canada is Way Behind in Halal Financing

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

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Lily Cook

Canadian Lenders Association

Fueling Fintechs: The Hidden Opportunity for Canadian Banks

William Keliehor

Peoples Group

Scott Wood: The New Banker’s Playbook

Scott Wood

Fairstone Bank
Fintech Startups

Ontario Budget 2025: What the Industry Needs to Know

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association

Pivoting: A Startup’s Superpower

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Event Insights

How to Exit in the North: Discussing Fintech Funding in Canada

Tal Schwartz

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Embedded Finance

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Kris Hansen

Sagard
Policy & Finance

New Merger Rules: The End of Business as Usual

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Sustainable Finance

Next-Gen SMB Lending: Why ‘Business as Usual’ Won’t Cut It

Adeline
Cheng

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SMB Finance

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Thomas Becher

SAP Fioneer
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Stephen Smith

Fairstone, First National ...
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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

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Michael Collins

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Luna Besaiso

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SMB Finance

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Natasha Dillon

Fundfi Merchant Funding
Data & Finance

New to Canada | New to Credit: 2023 Lenders Summit

Brent Reynolds

Canadian Lenders Summit
Fintech Startups

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Brent Reuters

Aryza
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Brent Reynolds

Payson
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International Students Contribute C$36 Billion to Canadian Economy

Sasha Ramani

MPOWER
DE&I & Finance

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Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

What’s in a Name? How a Job Title Became a Source of Contention in Alberta

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

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Evrard Nkwemi

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Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Next-Gen Banking

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Canadian Lenders Association
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Canadian Lenders Association

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Canadian Lenders Association

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Canadian Lenders Association

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Canadian Lenders Association
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Canadian Lenders Association
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Canadian Lenders Association
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Canadian Lenders Association
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Canadian Lenders Association
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Sustainable Finance Roundtable

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Open Banking

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The Bifurcation of the Appraisal Process 

Christopher Bisson

Value Connect Inc.

AI & Finance

AI Advancing Inclusive Lending?

Adedeji Olowe

Lendsqr
BNPL & Finance

Data Security and Lending: Greenfield Opportunities

Saurabh Job

Posidex Technologies
Non-Prime Finance

Explaining Why the APR Cap Matters!

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Redefining Credit Risk Management in Lending

Paul O'Sullivan

Aryza
Open Banking

Open Banking in Canada: Risk vs. Innovation

Luna Besaiso

Canadian Lenders Association
Non-Prime Finance

ROE in Consumer Lending: 2023 Lenders Summit

Jason Mullins

goeasy
Policy & Finance

Disclosing Management of Climate-Related Risks?

Andrea Amaize

Mazars
Policy & Finance

International Women’s Day & Fintech

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

Rising Discrepancies: Deepfake Tech Highlights Distinct Demands in KYC and Fraud Detection 

David Fry

Paays
AI & Finance

How AI is Revolutionizing Lending: Practical Applications for Canadian Banks and FIs

Hamid Akbari

Blanc Labs
Non-Prime Finance

A Solution Under $5000

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

Bridging Economic Gaps: Overcoming Barriers to Indigenous Lending in Canada

Emmie Murphy

BMO
Data & Finance

Canadian Mortgages in Flux: Adapting to Changing Financial Realities

Mark Roberts

Aryza
Data & Finance

12 FAQs About Non-Profit Credit Counselling

Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy

Credit Counselling Canada
Data & Finance

Navigating the Shifting Canadian Insolvency Landscape: A Call to Action

Mark Roberts

Aryza
Crypto & Finance

The Rise of Bitcoin-Backed Lending: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges

Andrei Poliakov

APX Lending
Mortgage

Mortgage Suitability: Enhancing Trust and Transparency in Canada’s Lending Landscape

Elizabeth Wood

CMI Canadian Mortgages Inc.
Data & Finance

Alternative Data in Credit Decisioning: Meeting the Demands of the Expanding Canadian Financial Services Market

Cheryl Woodburn

Provenir
Mortgage

The Invisible Threat: The Urgent Need for Robust Electronic ID Verification 

Phil Pompili

Levitas
Fintech Startups

The 5 Crucial Steps to Building a Lending Product

Brent Reynolds

Payson
Policy & Finance

Once in a Lifetime Opportunity – CEBA in 2024

Garron Helman

CEBA.ca
Embedded Finance

Lenders and Insurance: A Path to Stability in Uncertain Times

Jil Macdonald

Walnut
Equipment Finance

Innovative Financing: Accelerating Canada’s Clean Technology Tax Credit Transformation

Grant MacFarlane

First National Equipment Leasing
Policy & Finance

Climate Policy and Finance: Freight Train A’Comin

Alex Todorovic

Arbor
New-to-Canada

CLA & the 2023 TransUnion Canada Summit

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Peter Routledge (OSFI) on Sustainable Finance

Peter Routledge

OSFI
Data & Finance

More Data, Less Friction: Growing Your Customer Base Without Sacrificing Experience

Cheryl Woodburn

Provenir
Non-Prime Finance

2023 Federal Budget: Why 4.7 Million Canadians?

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Non-Prime Finance

2023 Federal Budget: Fictional Hannah Vs. Real Hannah

Non-Prime Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

Canada’s New Taxonomy Roadmap Report: What it Means for The Future of Sustainable Lending

Sustainable Finance Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

CIBC’s 2022 ESG Report: Building a Better Future

Sustainable Finance Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

Scotiabank Releases 2022 ESG Report Highlighting Significant Progress on Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives

Sustainable Finance Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

Why Representation of Women in Finance and Fintech Matters

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Loan Servicing

The Benefits of Compliance Programs to Alternative Lenders 

Kent Taylor

Premium Services Group
Policy & Finance

Credit Repair vs. Credit Building: Understanding the Differences and Benefits

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

What’s in a Name? How a Job Title Became a Source of Contention in Alberta

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Open Banking

The Lifeblood of Canada: How Small Businesses Can Survive (and Thrive) Under Current Economic Conditions

SMB Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

The Unexpected Rise of Employment-Based Lending

Patrick Dunn

Benefi
Event Insights

Dean Velentzas from the CLA Reviews the 2022 TransUnion Canada Financial Services Summit

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Non-Prime Finance

Hill Times: Non-prime Lending Ensures Access to Credit for Eight Million Canadians

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Lily Cook from the CLA reviews the LendIt Fintech’s USA 2022 

Lily Cook

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

Microfinance Software: Solving The Problem Of Solvency

Iryna Shmanenko

RNDPoint
Next-Gen Banking

Is AI Still A “Black Box” For The Financial Industry?

Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Loan Monitoring and Early Warning System Raise Green Flag for Avoiding NPAs Deterioration in Microfinance Organizations

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

A Lender’s Guide to Creating A More Gender-Inclusive Workplace

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Next-Gen Banking

Tech Lending: Venture Debt’s New Darling

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Crypto & Finance

Legal Considerations in Crypto Lending

Noah Walters

Dentons
Next-Gen Banking

Life Stages: Fostering Early Financial Literacy

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Private Credit

Private Debt Solutions: The Answer You’re Looking For

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Data & Finance

Panel: Alt Data: Key to Inclusive Lending?

Paul von Martels

EQ Bank
Open Banking

Flinks: What does $103M get the National Bank?

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

Confessions of a BNPL Shopper

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

The Invisible Person

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

We need new used-cars!

Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

Native Digital Consumers & BNPL

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Fintech Startups

Fintech Lending is on the Rebound

Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Next-Gen Banking

A “teeny-weeny little bit” is now an official measurement

Tal Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Non-Prime Finance

The APR Red Herring

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
SMB Finance

Canada’s Shadow Credit Moment

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
SMB Finance

The Thin-File Entrepreneur

Jonah Chininga

Woveo
RegTech and Finance

Regulation as Infrastructure

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Mid-Market Lending

2025 Mid-Market Lending: Growth & Repositioning

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Are Fintechs Winning Canada’s Business Banking Race?

Rob Khazzam

Float
Sustainable Finance

Next-Gen SMB Lending: Why ‘Business as Usual’ Won’t Cut It

Adeline
Cheng

Ernst & Young LLP
SMB Finance

North American SMEs still don’t have the digital banking they need!

Thomas Becher

SAP Fioneer
DE&I & Finance

Taking Care of Business: The State of Business Banking

Stefanie Marotta

The Globe and Mail
SMB Finance

Bridging the Funding Gap for SMEs

Natasha Dillon

Fundfi Merchant Funding
BNPL & Finance

BNPL: Welcome to 2024 Next-Gen Services

Nicholas Beardsley

BNPL40
Next-Gen Banking

Open Banking’s Rocky Road: A Review of this Year’s Open Banking Expo

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Embedded Finance

Redefining Finance: How Non-Banking Entities are Disrupting Canada’s Financial Landscape and Driving Embedded Finance Forward

Kris Hansen

Synctera
Data & Finance

SMEs Still Facing Uphill Battle Post-Pandemic

Evrard Nkwemi

Cubeler
Data & Finance

The Role of Fintech in the Future of Small Business

Keren Moynihan

Boss Insights
Open Banking

The Lifeblood of Canada: How Small Businesses Can Survive (and Thrive) Under Current Economic Conditions

SMB Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

The Unexpected Rise of Employment-Based Lending

Patrick Dunn

Benefi
AI & Finance

Microfinance Software: Solving The Problem Of Solvency

Iryna Shmanenko

RNDPoint
Next-Gen Banking

The Role of Non-Dilutive Growth Capital for Funding Startups & SMBs

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Embedded Finance

Corporate Cards, Cash Flow & Credit: Fintech Solutions for SMEs

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Private Credit

Private Debt Solutions: The Answer You’re Looking For

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
BNPL & Finance

The Birthplace of BNPL? Brazil.

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Embedded Finance

Financial Data Squeeze

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Risk & Finance

ESG Is Dead. Long Live ESG

Majid Mirza

ESGTree
Automotive Finance

Will Canada be awash with Chinese EVs?

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Sustainable Returns: Investing in Canadian Municipalities

Jennifer Hutcheon

Vancity Community Investment Bank

Balancing the Books: Climate’s Impact on Financial Reporting

Daniel Willman

EY Canada
Sustainable Finance

Carney’s Long Game: Competitiveness as Climate Policy

Boris Couteaux

ESG Global Advisors
Sustainable Finance

Lending & Canada’s Climate Credibility Gap

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Real Estate & Finance

Green Mortgages: Turning Climate Risk Into Portfolio Resilience

Wilson Morton

Climative
Sustainable Finance

Proportionality in Climate Risk Management for SMBs

Andrea Amaize

Forvis Mazars

Fast Freeze: The Facts Behind Credit Freezes

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Directors Can’t Afford to Ignore Nature

Lisa DeMarco

Resilient LLP

Retrofits: Energy as a Service (EAAS) is the Missing Link

Matt Zipchen

Efficiency Capital

The Power of People in Canadian Finance: Toronto’s Climate Week and Community Leadership

Becky Park-Romanovsky

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW)

Landmark Opinion impacting Sustainable Finance 

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Brussels, A Greener Partner?

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

Flin Flon to Finance: A Sustainable Future Demands Action

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association

B-15 Update: More Than a Compliance Obligation

Andrea Amaize

Forvis Mazars

Greenwashing: Lessons Learned from Europe

Abdullah Choudhry

Arbor

The Imperative of Tackling Financed Emissions

Andrea Amaize

Forvis Mazars

Trudeau Out, Trump In: Sustainable Finance?

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Non-Prime Finance

OSFI B-15: Implications for SMB & CPA Practices

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Sustainable Finance

Next-Gen SMB Lending: Why ‘Business as Usual’ Won’t Cut It

Adeline
Cheng

Ernst & Young LLP
Sustainable Finance

The Sustainable Finance Podcast – Dr. Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of Riskthinking.AI

Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis Consulting, Sustainable Finance Podcast
Event Insights

At a Climate Crossroads: Industry Must Step Up

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

Sustainable Finance Needs Data-Powered Tools

Alex Todorovic

Arbor
Mortgage

The Bifurcation of the Appraisal Process 

Christopher Bisson

Value Connect Inc.

Mortgage

Halal Mortgages in Canada’s Budget – Equal but not Same

Syed Zuhair Naqvi

EQRAZ Inc.
Policy & Finance

Disclosing Management of Climate-Related Risks?

Andrea Amaize

Mazars
Policy & Finance

International Women’s Day & Fintech

Gary Schwartz

Canadian Lenders Association
AI & Finance

How Quantum Computing Can Help Meet the Goals of Sustainable Finance 

Aser Cortines

Multiverse Computing
Equipment Finance

Innovative Financing: Accelerating Canada’s Clean Technology Tax Credit Transformation

Grant MacFarlane

First National Equipment Leasing
Policy & Finance

Climate Policy and Finance: Freight Train A’Comin

Alex Todorovic

Arbor
Policy & Finance

Canada’s New Taxonomy Roadmap Report: What it Means for The Future of Sustainable Lending

Sustainable Finance Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

CIBC’s 2022 ESG Report: Building a Better Future

Sustainable Finance Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
DE&I & Finance

Scotiabank Releases 2022 ESG Report Highlighting Significant Progress on Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives

Sustainable Finance Roundtable

Canadian Lenders Association
Policy & Finance

Credit Repair vs. Credit Building: Understanding the Differences and Benefits

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association
Automotive Finance

Why Auto Finance Players are Digitizing Sales For Future Growth

Iryna Shmanenko

RNDPoint
Automotive Finance

The Future of Automotive Lending

Dean Velentzas

Canadian Lenders Association