[Perspectives](https://www.payments.ca/insights/news-research?field_article_type=26) # The SUMMIT preliminary agenda is now live! January 29, 2025 Image ![Headshot Elizabeth Dempsey](/sites/default/files/styles/cke_media_resize_small/public/2024-10/ElizabethDempsey_20240324_PaymentsCanada_Headshots-149_web.png?itok=aIOxmnms) Author ### Elizabeth Dempsey **Lead, Event Content and Communications** Liz is responsible for content and engagement for Payments Canada events. This includes The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event. For over 20 years, The SUMMIT has been the place to engage with exciting ideas and connect with leaders and innovators from across the ecosystem. --- Canada’s premier payment event is coming to Toronto, May 6 to 8, 2025. The SUMMIT team is excited to present this year's [preliminary agenda](https://www.thesummit.ca/agenda), with even more content to come. Shaped by our [2025 theme](https://www.payments.ca/announcing-2025-summit-theme-innovate-collaborate-transform) — Innovate. Collaborate. Transform. — this year’s content will explore the future of payments through the lens of an evolution that turns ideas into action. With over 200 speakers and 1,800 in-person attendees, The SUMMIT is a dynamic and thought-provoking gathering of Canadian and international leaders from across the payment ecosystem. Our six content streams, cover a broad range range of topics that are top priorities for the payment industry: - Global payments: Interoperability across borders - Digital payments: Smarter, faster and future-focused - Data-powered payments: Better insights for better outcomes - Consumer payments: Frictionless customer experiences - Risk-resilient payments: Anticipating rapidly-evolving threats - Connected payments: A vibrant economy through modern payments If you are ready to register for The SUMMIT, taking place in Toronto from May 6 to 8, 2025, use my promo code, [SUMM25PCVIP](https://www.thesummit.ca/page/4058770/register/?promo=SUMM25PCVIP&utm_source=payments.ca&utm_medium=perspectives-ld&utm_campaign=2025summit&utm_id=01-31-2025) to save $100 on your ticket. We’re consolidating our main stage and breakout sessions into two days to make room for our newest content format: deep dive sessions! These six half-day sessions will combine presentations, workshops, AMAs and case studies to delve into the following topics: - AI and payments - Cross-border payments - Customer experience - Fraud prevention and mitigation - Policy, rules and regulation - Real-time payments The SUMMIT provides a unique opportunity to connect with peers and leaders to discuss the latest trends shaping the future of payments in Canada. We can’t wait to once again bring together the best thinkers, experts and innovators in the payment ecosystem. To learn more about the conference, explore the latest lineup and discover the deep dive sessions, visit [thesummit.ca](https://www.thesummit.ca/page/4058770/register). [Return to newsroom](https://www.payments.ca/insights/news-research) ## Keep reading [ ![Two people exchanging a point-of-sale payment outdoors.](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2026-10/CPMT-POSPayment.png?h=af91195c&itok=LZfNcvkz) Perspectives October 8, 2026 ### Foreword: Canada’s story, told through payments This was originally published in the 2026 Canadian Payment Methods and Trends (CPMT) report on October 6, 2026. Author Donna Kinoshita Chief Payments Officer, Payments Canada As the Chief Payments... ](https://www.payments.ca/foreword-canadas-story-told-through-payments)[Learn more](https://www.payments.ca/foreword-canadas-story-told-through-payments) [ ![Person sitting down and using their phone](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2026-09/PhoneUse.png?h=42912058&itok=8CpXkQbR) Perspectives October 2, 2026 ### Modernizing Canada’s payment infrastructure and safeguarding the... This article was originally published on innovatingcanada.ca on October 2, 2026. Author Donna Kinoshita Chief Payments Officer, Payments Canada As the Chief Payments Officer, Donna Kinoshita brings... ](https://www.payments.ca/modernizing-canadas-payment-infrastructure-and-safeguarding-economy-through-education-collaboration)[Learn more](https://www.payments.ca/modernizing-canadas-payment-infrastructure-and-safeguarding-economy-through-education-collaboration) [ ![Adyen logo](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2026-09/Adyen_logo_interview.png?h=e2488912&itok=4b_b24FO) Perspectives September 23, 2026 ### Creating a unified commerce experience for Canadians An interview with Sander Meijers, Canada Country Manager at Adyen. Adyen is a global financial technology platform that helps major brands seamlessly manage online, in-app and in-store payments while... ](https://www.payments.ca/creating-unified-commerce-experience-canadians)[Learn more](https://www.payments.ca/creating-unified-commerce-experience-canadians)