Cambridge, UK., and Toronto, Canada, May 16, 2019 –The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) today announced a continuation in their partnership to support research into the innovative Canadian lending sector through the 2019 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking survey. The CCAF’s Global Benchmark continues to be the largest academic benchmarking […]

This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of May. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders Association. https://www.canadianlenders.org/committees/ Special thanks to […]

Review Progressa’s recently published Open Banking brief: Open Banking Benefits Not being driven by a closed ecosystem/closed banking monopoly which restricts the consumer to access resources they need. In the open banking era, you’re linked into alternative sources of value. Consumers can get the help they need in a streamlined manner when going through challenging […]

This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of March. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders Association.  Special thanks to Blake, […]

Canadian Lenders Association’s Response to The Advisory Committee to the Open Banking Review, Department of Finance Canada Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) | l’Association des prêteurs canadiens (APC) is writing this response to The Advisory Committee to the Open Banking Review representing our CLA members and their borrowers nationally. We view Open Banking standards as an essential […]

This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of January. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders Association. https://www.canadianlenders.org/committees/ Special thanks to […]

Only 51% of Canadians have savings for an emergency. In the case of an emergency, 35% of Canadians would take out a small loan or pay for it on their credit card, and this increases to 43% of those who are living paycheque to paycheque. 96% of Canadians believe a good credit score is important, […]

TORONTO, January 7, 2019  –  The Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) in collaboration with Navigant and the Innovative Lending Platform Association begins to rollout the SMART Box™ program. SMART Box™ is a pricing disclosure model and comparison tool that will enable Canadian small businesses to better assess and compare their debt finance options. In 2018, SMART Box™ […]

Canada, the second largest market, generated $868 million. The report notes that Canada saw considerable growth, up by 159% from $335 million in 2016 to $868 million in 2017. The Canadian alternative finance market was driven primarily by alternative business funding, which accounted for 61% of the total. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published their […]

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Toronto, Canada December 21, 2018 – The Canadian Lenders Association (CLA), is pleased to announce that effective December 14, 2018, Ali Pourdad, Co-Founder and CEO of Progressa, was appointed to its Advocacy and Regulatory Committee as Co-Chair. The CLA was established for businesses involved in provisioning financial services and as a platform to support growth […]

This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of December. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders Association. https://www.canadianlenders.org/committees/ Special thanks to […]

When they’re in need of a loan, a majority of Canadians now look to online lenders as a viable alternative to traditional financial institutions, according to the State of Alternative Lending in Canada 2018 study conducted by online comparison service Smarter Loans. The research has confirmed that the industry has seen a lot more interest from consumers in […]

                           Throughout the Americas, online alternative finance markets have continued to develop at a steady pace. The industry has increasingly offered viable options for consumers and businesses to access finance, and for retail and institutional investors to invest in new asset classes. With expansive […]

Congratulations to Eva Wong and Andrew Graham for winning the LEADER OF THE YEAR leadership award at the www.canadianleaderssummit.com. Congratulations to all nominees: David Souaid – Evolocity Jeff Mitelman – Thinking Capital Eva Wong, Andrew Graham – Borrowell Salim Naran, – Savvyy AI Ali Pourdad, – Progressa Wayne Pommen, – PayBright Cato Pastoll, – Lending […]

By Susan Varty for the Canadian Lenders Association Fast becoming an annual can’t-miss event for FinTech, lending and finance professionals, this year’s Canadian Lenders Summit was held on November 21 in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presented by the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA), and bringing together leading experts from the worlds of Canadian lending and finance, […]

This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of October. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders Association. For more information please […]

Toronto, Canada, August 7, 2018 – Today, the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) announced the Innovative Lenders Awards– a recognition of executives and thought leaders who have developed and fostered innovative concepts and strategies that have helped move the lending industry forward. Nominations are now open at https://www.canadianlenderssummit.com/#awards “The CLA is excited to celebrate technology and business model innovation […]

Cambridge, UK., and Toronto, Canada, September 7, 2018 –The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) today announced a partnership to support research into the innovative Canadian lending sector through the 2018 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking survey. The CCAF’s Global Benchmark is the largest academic benchmarking study on alternative finance and […]

The Chair: Thank you all very much. It’s been very helpful. You are very informative. If you wish to provide information to us, we look forward to that as well. For our second panel, we welcome Mr. Gary Schwartz, President, Canadian Lenders Association by video conference from Toronto; and Ali Pourdad, Chief Executive Officer, Progressa. I […]

Mesdames et Messieurs les membres du Comité sénatorial permanent des banques et du commerce, je tiens à vous remercier de m’avoir invité à votre réunion alors que vous examinez le projet de loi S-237 — un projet de loi d’initiative parlementaire de la sénatrice Ringuette — sur la définition de « taux d’intérêt criminel » dans le Code criminel canadien. […]

Remarks for Senate Committee Meeting RE: S-237 Good afternoon, members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.  Thank you for inviting me to attend your Committee meeting today, as you examine Bill S-237, Senator Ringuette’s Private Member’s Bill as it relates to the “criminal interest rate” definition currently in the Criminal Code. https://sencanada.ca/en/Committees CLA […]

CLA September Monthly Update This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of September. Please note the Open Banking* review that was set out in the 2018 federal budget. Please make sure this is on your radar. The report details: Jurisdiction Name […]