Canada FinTech Symposium Set for Calgary in October
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Canada FinTech Symposium, set to take place in Calgary from October 7 to 8, 2026, is poised to bring together a diverse array of stakeholders in the fintech and financial services sectors. The Alberta Edition, which follows the successful Toronto edition held in May 2026, aims to build on the momentum of the previous conference and delve deeper into the future of financial technology.
The two-day event, hosted at Palomino Hall, BMO Centre in Calgary, will feature more than 50 speakers, an exhibition hall, and the inaugural Northern Lights FinTech Awards.
Day one of the conference will focus on AI, open banking, payment modernization, and digital money. Sessions will cover topics like the Real-Time Rail, AI and data, development banking, and the road to open banking in 2027. Day two will turn to digital assets, credit union innovation, and financial infrastructure, with panels on cross-border payments, challenger financial institutions, WealthTech and InsurTech, stablecoins and tokenized deposits, and the legal and regulatory framework for Canadian fintech.
Confirmed speakers include representatives from Interac Verified®, Proof, Mastercard, Visa, Scotiabank, Payments Canada, Digital Commerce Payments, BDC, Concentrix, Paysend, Transactix Financial, Tetra Digital Group, Zafran, SpendTheBits, Olympia Trust, Walnut Insurance, Flora, Veem, Finofo, Innovation Federal Credit Union, Canadian Bitcoin Consortium, and many others.
The symposium will draw a senior audience, including C-suite executives, founders, and heads of payments, innovation, risk, and compliance from banks, credit unions, fintechs, payment providers, investors, and public-sector organizations across Alberta, British Columbia, and the Prairies. The event will provide a platform for discussions on real-time payments, open banking, and agentic AI, reshaping the financial sector.
Paysend President Jairo Riveros emphasized the importance of collaboration between fintechs, financial institutions, and payment networks.
Transactix Financial CEO Ali Abou Daya highlighted the significance of Canadian infrastructure in the fintech landscape.
Paybilt brought Interac e-Transfer®, Canada's most popular and trusted payment method, to retail checkout, giving brands access to 24 million active Interac users with instant disbursements and data-rich dashboards.
The exhibition hall in Palomino A, H and the prefunction area at the BMO Centre will provide delegates with direct access to the companies shaping how Canadians pay, bank, borrow, and invest. Exhibitors include Interac Verified®, Zafran Security, Visa Direct and Paysend, Digital Commerce Group, ShiftConnect, RPass (Powered by Remitbee), SpendTheBits, SAIT, Canadian Securities Administrators, Innovation Federal Credit Union, Scribe National, Concentrix, IBS Intelligence, FinTech Calgary, TechConnect, Fortis Compliance Shield Partners, DevEngine, and many others.
The inaugural Northern Lights FinTech Awards will recognize the companies and individuals driving financial innovation in Canada. Winners will be announced at a cocktail reception at the BMO Centre on the evening of October 8.
Registration for the symposium is now open, with delegate and premium passes available at www.canadafintechsymposium.com.