The Payments

Canada SUMMIT

The SUMMIT is where the best minds in payments connect and collaborate. We invite you to join us for this engaging two-and-a-half-day event and unlock the future of payments alongside fellow innovators, leaders and experts.

Join us next year for The 2025 SUMMIT, taking place from May 6 to 8 in Toronto.

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For over 20 years, The SUMMIT has been the place to engage with exciting ideas and connect with the best leaders and innovators from across the ecosystem. Subscribe to The SUMMIT newsletter to get the latest updates on The SUMMIT, including agenda announcements, exclusive promotions, industry resources and more.

2025 THEME: INNOVATE. COLLABORATE. TRANSFORM.

The SUMMIT is the place to discuss the most important opportunities and issues in payments.

This year’s theme is Innovate. Collaborate. Transform.

Join us as we explore the future of payments through the lens of an evolution that turns ideas into action.

The SUMMIT Series

In the latest installment of The SUMMIT Series, 'Spotlight on open banking,' experts from EQ Bank, FDATA North America and the Department of Finance Canada discuss opportunities, use cases and how the payment ecosystem can prepare for what’s next in our journey to open banking.

Speakers
Ana Badour, Senior Director, Legal, Personal Banking - Lending and Wealth, EQ Bank
Steve Boms, Executive Director, FDATA North America
Kïrsten Fraser, Director, Financial Services Innovation, Department of Finance Canada
Ryan Grundy, Lead, Ecosystem Management, Payments Canada (moderator)

Featured at The 2024 SUMMIT

Over the course of two and a half days, more than 1,800 delegates and over 300 speakers reflecting the vast diversity and growth within the payment ecosystem gathered to discuss the future of payments at The Payments Canada SUMMIT, Canada’s premier payment event.

A wide range of topics central to the evolution of payments in Canada and around the world were covered, including artificial intelligence, cyber security, resilience, faster payments, consumer-driven finance, ISO 20022 and more.

Photo of David Birch at The 2024 SUMMIT Idea Exchange

Combating fraud with identity-centric payments

During The 2024 SUMMIT, Matthew Charette, Vice President, Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Payments Canada, sat down with David Birch, Global Ambassador at Consult Hyperion, to...

Photo of Jude Pinto speaking on The 2024 SUMMIT mainstage

Speech: Payments for Canada

Jude Pinto, Co-CEO (Interim) and Chief Delivery Officer, on the importance of a made-for-Canada approach to modern payments at The 2024 Payments Canada SUMMIT

Miguel Diaz and Jon Purther at The 2024 SUMMIT

Inside the BIS Toronto Innovation Centre with Miguel Díaz

During The 2024 SUMMIT, Jon Purther, Director of Research at Payments Canada, sat down with Miguel Díaz, Head of the Toronto Innovation Hub Centre at the BIS, to discuss the new Hub and the projects...

Gary Foster main stage at The 2024 SUMMIT

Speech: Collaborating toward a shared vision

Garry Foster, Chair of Payments Canada’s Board of Directors, speaks before The 2024 Payments Canada SUMMIT.

Kristona Logue delivering opening remarks at The 2024 SUMMIT

Speech: Opening remarks from The 2024 Payments Canada SUMMIT

Kristina Logue addresses 1800 delegates from across the payment ecosystem.

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The SUMMIT Series: Available on demand

Strategies for new payment methods. As the pace of digital transformation accelerates, how can payment leaders ensure that strategy – and not just the latest technology – drives decision-making? Watch...

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Diversity, equity and inclusion

Payments Canada is committed to making everyone feel they can be themselves and thrive at work.
We will continue to build on a foundation of respect and appreciation for diversity in all forms and collectively create an inclusive and equitable culture where our differences are valued.