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Developing a profitable card program strategy is essential in a crowded market. Learn how to optimize product design, manage risk, and capture loyalty in this panel.

Optimizing capital markets funding structures is vital for Canadian lenders. Learn to leverage securitization and credit facilities to reduce costs and manage risk.

SMB commercial banking funding gaps hinder 99.7% of Canadian firms. Learn why 1 in 3 businesses fail to secure capital and how banks can modernize lending today.

Scaling a challenger bank in Canada requires a unique blend of regulatory savvy and technical agility. Learn how KOHO disrupted the Big Five in this session.

Grab a coffee and join us to discuss what a Carney Government means for Canada’s financial future? Join us for a timely open discussion as Navigator and Blakes unpack the implications of the recent federal election and offer early insights into Prime Minister Carney’s agenda. This interactive session will explore what a more hands-on approach […]

Grab a coffee and join us to discuss embedded finance. In a time of rising consumer anxiety and financial strain, lenders and insurers are turning to new forms of embedded creditor protection to support borrowers. This forward-looking session opens with a snapshot of market dynamics and emerging models of loan, income, and bill payment protection. […]

Small businesses are demanding more from their financial providers — and fintechs are answering. This panel examines whether fintech challengers are pulling ahead in Canada’s business banking market.

Behind every fintech card and payment app is a sponsor bank powering the rails. This panel explores how Canadian banks can unlock growth by supporting fintech card issuing, embedded payments, and sponsor banking relationships — instead of just competing with them.

Once scrappy challengers, Questrade and Wealthsimple are poised to reshape Canada’s banking landscape. Hear how they broke through, scaled up, and are forcing incumbents to rethink the rules.

Forget the buzzwords — where is AI actually delivering results in Canadian finance? Join this panel to explore practical, high-impact applications transforming banking and payments today.

Fairstone pulls back the curtain on their growth strategies. Learn how Scott and his team is rewriting the playbook to stay competitive in a shifting financial world.

As marketing teams race to automate, compliance pressures loom large. This panel unpacks how fintechs and banks walk the tightrope between speed and regulatory responsibility.

Ontario Minister Victor Fedeli has been at the forefront of Canada’s trade response to the Trump administration. With a recent U.S. federal court ruling blocking President Trump’s sweeping global trade tariffs—citing overreach of executive authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act—Fedeli will unpack what this means for Ontario’s economy and Canada’s financial institutions. In […]

Loyalty programs are evolving beyond points and discounts. This panel explores how personalization, gamification, and embedded financial benefits are reshaping customer rewards and engagement.

Embedded lending is reshaping the consumer journey, from checkout to credit. On a scale from 1 (paper-based and painful) to 10 how auto, home and travel are improving the way we buy. This session dives into how lenders integrate financing into purchases — and what’s next.