[News](https://www.payments.ca/insights/news-research?field_article_type=24) # Media Advisory: Canada’s largest payments conference set to bring together payments leaders on innovation, collaboration and change May 12, 2016 OTTAWA, May 12, 2016 – From the smallest FinTech startups to the biggest financial institutions, the Canadian Payments Association (CPA) is bringing together diverse payment perspectives to forge paths for future change at Payments Panorama 2016[.](http://paymentspanorama.ca/) Leaders from across the payments landscape will gather at Canada’s largest payments conference, June 15-17 in Calgary. More than 90 speakers are set to take the stage and over 500 delegates - representing industry groups, financial institutions, payment providers, governments, and entrepreneurs - will be in attendance for what is sure to be a lively discussion of payments disruption, policy, innovation and opportunity. **When:** June 15-17, 2016 **Where:** Westin Calgary & Metropolitan Conference Centre, Calgary, Alberta **Keynote speakers include:** - Maher Arar, now creator of mobile fundraising platform [CauseSquare](http://www.causesquare.com/index.php/author/marar/) - [Bitgold](http://www.goldmoney.com/bitgold) CEO Darrell MacMullin - [Tangerine Bank](http://www.tangerine.ca/en/index.html) CEO Peter Aceto - Daniel Eberhard, CEO of[ Koho](http://www.koho.ca/#/home) - Elle Kim of [Samsung Pay](http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/samsung-pay) **Key topics:** - Payments for Generation Z – Are the banks keeping up - Big Data for good? What to do with the sea of mobile data - Working with FinTech disruptors - Digital currencies – Bitcoin and the blockchain - Cybersecurity in Financial Services **Featuring:** In partnership with the [Digital Finance Institute (DFI)](http://www.digitalfinanceinstitute.org/) and the [British Columbia Technology Industries Association](http://www.wearebctech.com/), Payments Panorama will showcase Canada’s first FinTech Cup, where Canadian FinTech start-ups compete for a $25,000 prize purse, Dragon’s Den style. Five finalists will pitch their concept before a jury of industry leaders from BitGold, 500 Startups, DFI and the CPA. The deadline for applications is May 27, 2016. Media are invited to attend Payments Panorama. For media inquiries, please visit the [Media Centre](https://www.payments.ca/about-us/media-centre). **About the Canadian Payments Association:** The Canadian Payments Association (CPA) ensures that financial transactions in Canada are carried out safely and securely each day. The CPA underpins the Canadian financial system and economy by owning and operating Canada’s payment clearing and settlement infrastructure, including associated systems, by-laws, rules and standards. The value of payments cleared and settled by the CPA in 2015 was nearly $50 trillion, or $197 billion every business day. These encompass a wide range of payments made by Canadians and businesses involving inter-bank transactions, including those made with debit cards, pre-authorized debits, direct deposits, bill payments, wire payments and cheques. [Return to newsroom](https://www.payments.ca/insights/news-research) ## Keep reading [ ![placeholder.png](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/placeholder.png?h=5dafd208&itok=qKDbzxAp) News July 27, 2026 ### ACSS rule changes enhance payment system processes Updates provide expanded definitions and process efficiency Payments Canada has implemented a series of administrative and operational amendments to the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS)... ](https://www.payments.ca/acss-rule-changes-enhance-payment-system-processes)[Learn more](https://www.payments.ca/acss-rule-changes-enhance-payment-system-processes) [ ![placeholder.png](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/placeholder.png?h=5dafd208&itok=qKDbzxAp) News July 14, 2026 ### Payments Canada welcomes Adyen Canada Ltd. as its newest member Payments Canada membership continues to grow with the addition of payment service provider Adyen Canada Ltd . Adyen’s inclusion in our membership highlights the shifting momentum within the Canadian... ](https://www.payments.ca/payments-canada-welcomes-adyen-canada-ltd-its-newest-member)[Learn more](https://www.payments.ca/payments-canada-welcomes-adyen-canada-ltd-its-newest-member) [ ![fast moving blur of a roadway with sun coming from the left](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2024-03/RTR_Billboard_2024.png?h=10d202d3&itok=nlBaqyr6) News July 9, 2026 ### Canada’s Real-Time Rail Quarterly Update with Jude Pinto: 2026 Q3 In our latest quarterly update, Jude Pinto , Chief Delivery Officer at Payments Canada, discusses the payment ecosystem support for the RTR and the successful transition of the program into the... ](https://www.payments.ca/canadas-real-time-rail-quarterly-update-jude-pinto-2026-q3)[Learn more](https://www.payments.ca/canadas-real-time-rail-quarterly-update-jude-pinto-2026-q3)