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    Gary Schwartz

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    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Brent Reynolds

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    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Elizabeth Wood

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    Phil Pompili

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    Brent Reuters

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    The 5 Crucial Steps to Building a Lending Product

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    International Students Contribute C$36 Billion to Canadian Economy

    Sasha Ramani

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    Steven Clarke

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    Grant MacFarlane

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    Nicholas Beardsley

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    Margaret Adekunle

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    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Kris Hansen

    Synctera

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    Peter Routledge (OSFI) on Sustainable Finance

    Peter Routledge

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

    Cheryl Woodburn

    Provenir

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    2023 Federal Budget: Why 4.7 Million Canadians?

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    New-to-Canada

    2023 Federal Budget: Fictional Hannah Vs. Real Hannah

    Non-Prime Roundtable

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Sustainable Finance

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

    Sustainable Finance Roundtable

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Sustainable Finance

    CIBC’s 2022 ESG Report: Building a Better Future

    Sustainable Finance Roundtable

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Sustainable Finance

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    Sustainable Finance Roundtable

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Why Representation of Women in Finance and Fintech Matters

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    The Benefits of Compliance Programs to Alternative Lenders 

    Kent Taylor

    Premium Services Group

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

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

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

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    SMEs Still Facing Uphill Battle Post-Pandemic

    Evrard Nkwemi

    Cubeler

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    Keren Moynihan

    Boss Insights

    SMB Finance

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

    SMB Roundtable

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Risk & Finance

    The Unexpected Rise of Employment-Based Lending

    Patrick Dunn

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

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Loan Servicing

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

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    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

    Event Insights

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

    Lily Cook

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    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

    Next-Gen Banking

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

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Data & Finance

    International Women’s Day: CLA Member Case Study

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Loan Servicing

    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

    SMB Finance

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

    Gary Schwartz

    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

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    Life Stages: Fostering Early Financial Literacy

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Mortgage

    Trends in the Alternative Mortgage Sector

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    Private Debt Solutions: The Answer You’re Looking For

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    US BNPL Policy Snapshot

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    Community Fintechs: How Banking in Segments is DEI in Action

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Event Insights

    Panel: Alt Data: Key to Inclusive Lending?

    Paul von Martels

    EQ Bank

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    BNPL Media Insight Report

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    A $27 Credit Card Limit

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    Africa: A BNPL Goldmine

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    Amazon | Affirm: The End Game?

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

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

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    BNPL: Confessions of a Merchant

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    Layaway + Credit Card = BNPL

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    Confessions of a BNPL Shopper

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Policy & Finance

    Open Banking Report: Toe in a Cold Lake

    John Mavriyannakis

    Dekian Consulting Inc.

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    The British Invasion

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    The Birthplace of BNPL? Brazil.

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Non-Prime Finance

    The Invisible Person

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    DE&I & Finance

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in FinTech

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    EQ Bank: Payment & Open Banking

    Andrew Moor

    EQ Bank

    Policy & Finance

    Ottawa’s Open Banking Leaves Some Doors Closed

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    The Angle on the Square Deal

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Policy & Finance

    Open Banking: Cut the malarkey!

    Tal Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Automotive Finance

    We need new used-cars!

    Tal Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Policy & Finance

    Bye Bye Bye Overdraft

    Tal Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    How BNPL Works?

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    BNPL & Finance

    Native Digital Consumers & BNPL

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Automotive Finance

    The Future of Automotive Lending

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    6 vs. 294 year-old

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Apple Pay Later x 4

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    Canadian Lenders Association

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    The Crypto Rails War

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Event Insights

    Forbes Fintech 50 2021

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    Canadian Lenders Association

    Data & Finance

    Fintech Lending is on the Rebound

    Tal Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Pride in Banking

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    Canadian Lenders Association

    Non-Prime Finance

    Straight A’s For Student Lenders

    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

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    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    Bank’s FinTech Sandbox

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

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    Explaining FinTech to a 7-Year-Old

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Data & Finance

    Financial Data Squeeze

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Next-Gen Banking

    Revolut Losses and Gains

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Risk & Finance

    Open Banking Boon

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    AI & Finance

    Beyond Buzz: AI Use-Cases in Banking & Payments

    Janet Lin

    EQ Bank

    AML & Finance

    Ontario Budget 2025: What the Industry Needs to Know

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Identification & Finance

    Canada’s New AML Rules for Lenders

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    AML & Finance

    Ontario Budget 2025: What the Industry Needs to Know

    Dean Velentzas

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Risk & Finance

    Why Lenders Are Rethinking Risk in 2025

    Sacha Mamontow

    Transunion

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    Canada’s New AML Rules for Lenders

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Automotive Finance

    Underwriting Automotive: Risk and Decisioning

    Michael Scotland

    Eden Park

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    On the Auction Block: The Remarketing Dilemma

    Brendan Dineen

    iA Group

    Automotive Finance

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

    Alain Henry

    Scotia Dealer Advantage Inc

    Automotive Finance

    Identity-first Lending: Who is behind the wheel?

    Zyra Pangilinan

    RBC

    Automotive Finance

    Revving Up Coverage: OEMs and Embedded Insurance

    Steven Phillips

    Co-operators

    Automotive Finance

    Fraud: ’24 Learnings ’25 Solutions

    John Kontos

    Scotiabank

    Automotive Finance

    Macro Shocks: Trump Tariffs, Interest Rates & Political Uncertainty

    John Hiscock

    Scotiabank

    Automotive Finance

    Digital Dealers: Financing in the Age of Online Car Sales

    Scott Morrison

    Nissan Canada Finance

    Automotive Finance

    The Auto Finance 2025 Playbook

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Automotive Finance

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

    Gary Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Automotive Finance

    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

    Cassels LLP

    Automotive Finance

    Automotive Finance and Soft Pull Technology

    Andrew Lemoine

    Autocorp.ai

    Automotive Finance

    Enhancing Digital Security in the Dealer World

    Andrew Lemoine

    Autocorp.ai

    Automotive Finance

    Why Auto Finance Players are Digitizing Sales For Future Growth

    Iryna Shmanenko

    RNDPoint

    Automotive Finance

    We need new used-cars!

    Tal Schwartz

    Canadian Lenders Association

    Automotive Finance

    The Future of Automotive Lending

    Dean Velentzas

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