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# Payments Canada welcomes new and returning Member Advisory Council (MAC) members 



July 2, 2025

Payments Canada is pleased to announce one new and five returning member organizations to its [Member Advisory Council](https://www.payments.ca/about/our-members-stakeholders/members) (MAC), effective July 1, 2025.

New MAC member organization:

- **Shakepay** — Eric Richmond, General Counsel and Head of Business Development

Returning MAC member organizations:

- **TD Bank** — Christine Hunter, Head of Enterprise Payments
- **Scotiabank** — Dougal Middleton, VP, Enterprise Payments (MAC Chair)
- **Wealthsimple** — Hanna Zaidi, Chief Compliance Officer for Payments
- **Citi** — Mohneet Gujral, Head of Payments, Canada, Treasury and Trade Solutions
- **Wells Fargo** — Rosalie Fink, Head of International Product Management – Payments &amp; Liquidity

Representing the diversity of Payments Canada’s system participants, MAC plays a vital role in advising our board of directors. As set out in legislation, its mandate is to provide counsel and advice to the Payments Canada board on our clearing and settlement systems, the interaction of those systems with other systems involved in the exchange, clearing or settlement of payments and the development of new technologies.

The annual MAC call for nominations opens in early 2026. Interested individuals can contact <councils@payments.ca> for more information or to understand the selection process.



 

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