The PayPod

The PayPod

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The PayPod episodes

  • Leading through modern payments

    Modern payments is an evolution, it will always continue to progress. Join The PayPod’s guests Tracey Black, President and CEO of Payments Canada and her former colleague and mentor, senior financial services executive John Ambrose as they discuss mentorship, how far we’ve come in the evolution of payments and what still needs to be done to reposition Canada as a leader in the global payments ecosystem.


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    35 min
  • The best of The 2023 SUMMIT | Abraham Tachjian; Ron Morrow; Grant Mackenzie; Hanna Zaidi; Nick Catino & Tracey Black

    In this episode, we take you back to the main stage of The 2023 Payments Canada SUMMIT. Industry experts from across the payment ecosystem share insights and perspectives on some of the most important challenges and opportunities facing the payment industry today. Topics discussed include: how broadening access to Canada’s payment systems will benefit businesses, consumers and the economy; why the Canadian Payments Act and the Retail Payments Activities Act are needed to support innovation, modern payment regulation and consumer protection; why there couldn’t “BE” a better time for open banking in Canada; the benefits that faster payment options will bring to Canadian consumers and businesses, and much more. 

    Guest
    • Abraham Tachjian, Open Banking Lead, Department of Finance
    • Grant Mackenzie, President and CEO of Peoples Group
    • Hanna Zaidi, Chief Compliance Officer, Payments, at WealthSimple
    • Nick Catino, Global Head, Policy & Social Impact, Wise
    • Ron Morrow, Executive Director, Supervision, Bank of Canada
    • Tracey Black, President and CEO of Payments Canada

    Visit payments.ca to learn more about Payments Canada. 


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Regulate to innovate: A call for modern payment legislation in Canada | Lisa Sattler, Nick Cicchino, Cyrielle Chiron

    In December 2022, a diverse coalition of organizations from across the payment industry came together to sign an open letter to the Minister of Finance to make a collective request of the federal government to amend the Canadian Payments Act to broaden Payments Canada’s membership. Broader access to our membership will support the introduction of new participants in Canada's payment system, and provide greater choice for Canadians and Canadian businesses in addressing their payment needs. 

    In this episode of The PayPod, supporters of the letter, Cyrielle Chiron, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Innovation at Peoples Group, and Nick Cicchino, Vice President, Shared Services at Meridian, discuss the importance of payments, of broader access to Canada's payment systems and the need for payment legislation that keep pace with innovation in today’s digital world. 

    GUESTS
    • Cyrielle Chiron, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Innovation, People’s Group
    • Nick Cicchino, Vice President, Shared Services, Meridian 
    • Lisa Sattler, Senior Advisor of Public Policy, Payments Canada (guest host)


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    30 min
  • Financial literacy in an increasingly digital world | Dr. Supriya Syal & Kristina Logue

    According to recent research from Payments Canada, there’s an alarming gap in working Canadians' understanding of their paycheque details. In fact, nearly half of respondents say they pay more attention to the weather or their social media channels than their pay information. In this episode of The PayPod, guests discuss the importance of financial literacy in today’s increasingly digital world and the ways in which innovation in payments will offer ease of access to financial information. 

    HOST: 

    • Liz Dempsey, Lead, Event Content and Communications, Payments Canada

    GUESTS: 

    • Dr. Supriya Syal, Deputy Commissioner of Research, Policy and Education, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
    • Kristina Logue, Chief Financial Officer, Payments Canada


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    34 min
  • The best of The 2022 SUMMIT | Lisa Lansdowne-Higgins, Hanna Zaidi, Anna Rossetti, Akshay Rumalla

    This episode of The PayPod takes us back to the virtual stage at The 2022 SUMMIT. Moderated by host Cyrielle Chiron, this interactive discussion explores the biggest takeaways from speakers at this year's event and their predictions about what payment trends and topics will be discussed next year at The 2023 SUMMIT, taking place in Toronto from May 3-5.

    GUESTS: 
    Lisa Lansdowne-Higgins, SVP, Business Transformation & Deposits, Royal Bank of Canada
    Hanna Zaidi, Chief Compliance Officer, Wealthsimple
    Anna Rossetti, Banking Partner, Kyndryl
    Akshay Rumalla, Head, Consulting & Analytics, Visa Canada


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    35 min
  • The future of modern payments | Andrew McFarlane, Edgar Barbosa, Michelle Beyo, Ryan Rabin
    In this episode, host Cyrielle Chiron introduces a pre-recorded webinar from The SUMMIT Series that took place earlier this year. The discussion explores what’s in store for modern payments, including what payment modernization initiatives are coming online in Canada and how they will enable new services that drive value for businesses and consumers.GUESTS:Andrew McFarlane, Chief External Relations Officer, Payments CanadaEdgar Barbosa, Partner and Canadian Payments Leader, PwC CanadaMichelle Beyo, CEO & Founder, FINAVATORRyan Rabin, Vice President, Payments, ATB FinancialRyan Grundy, Lead, Industry Relations, Payments Canada (The SUMMIT Series host)Register for The SUMMIT, Payments Canada's annual conference, at www.thesummit.ca


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    1 hr
  • The battle for customer experience | Michael Abbott
    The pandemic has changed payments forever; 2025 is happening now. As digital payments have become almost universally accepted, the next gold rush is for customer experience: own the experience, own the value. What can the payments industry learn from the birth of the credit card in the 1950s to create the standard for services in today’s space? What role will traditional institutions have in the incredible innovation fueling the payments industry? In this episode of The PayPod, host Cyrielle Chiron is joined by Michael Abbott from Accenture, to catch up on the ideas explored in his keynote at The 2021 SUMMIT – back to the future of payments.GUEST: Michael Abbott, Senior Managing Director, Global Banking Leader at AccentureRegister for The SUMMIT, Payments Canada's annual conference, at www.thesummit.ca


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    32 min
  • Faster payments are only part of the real-time payments story | Janet Lalonde
    When we hear about real-time payments the first thing we think of is speed. But when it comes to the Real-Time-Rail (RTR), faster payments are only part of the story. In this episode, host Cyrielle Chiron is joined by Janet Lalonde, Senior Director, Real-Time-Rail at Payments Canada to discuss the value of real-time payments and how the RTR is more than a payment system, but a platform for innovation. GUEST: Janet Lalonde, Senior Director, Real-Time-Rail


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    18 min
  • Modernizing high-value payment systems | Jean Clement, Richard Dzina, James Southgate, Mike Hoganson
    Jurisdictions around the world are modernizing their high-value payment systems, with ISO 20022 as a key driver. Canada is keeping pace. Lynx, Canada’s new high-value payment system, launched in August 2021. To put this landmark development into a global context, this episode of The PayPod will revisit a discussion from The 2021 SUMMIT that features an overview of the high-value payment system work underway in three different jurisdictions: the U.K., Europe and the U.S.GUESTS: -Jean Clement - Advisor, Payments Systems - European Central Bank - Richard Dzina - SVP - The Clearing House- James Southgate - Senior Manager, RTGS Renewal Programme - Bank of England- Mike Hoganson - Director, Modernization - Payments CanadaRegister for The SUMMIT, Payments Canada's annual conference, at www.thesummit.ca


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    55 min
  • Canada's payments modernization plan | Andrew McFarlane, Andrew Obee, Derek Vernon & Sue Whitney
    In this episode, host Cyrielle Chiron introduces a prerecorded webinar from The SUMMIT Series that took place earlier this year. The discussion explores Canada's payments modernization plan and what upcoming changes in payments will mean for individuals, businesses, and the future of payments in Canada - featuring Andrew McFarlane of Payments Canada, Andrew Obee from Ficanex, Derek Vernon from BMO, and Sue Whitney from Central 1.


    About The PayPod
    The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast that explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world.

    In each episode, leading experts and respected thought leaders discuss the changing payment landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.

    Connect with Payments Canada

    • Visit our website: Explore payment research, news system updates and insights at payments.ca.
    • Join the conversation: Follow Payments Canada and The SUMMIT, Canada’s annual premier payment event on LinkedIn. 
    • Subscribe: Never miss an episode by subscribing to The PayPod on your Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
    50 min

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