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The PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast which explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world. Hear Elizabeth Dempsey, Lead, Event Content and Communications at Payments Canada and host of The PayPod, interview leading experts and respected thought leaders about the changing payments landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe PayPod is Payments Canada’s multi-episode podcast which explores the trends and topics influencing payments in Canada and around the world. Hear Elizabeth Dempsey, Lead, Event Content and Communications at Payments Canada and host of The PayPod, interview leading experts and respected thought leaders about the changing payments landscape, the needs of Canadians and the future of modern payments.
The PayPod is hosted by Payments Canada. The show has published 47 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The business case for overlays - building value on the Real-Time Rail" (26 August 2026, 51 minutes), "Finding your path in Canada’s payment ecosystem" (19 August 2026, 52 minutes), and "Takin’ care of business (every working hour) - the RTR reality" (12 August 2026, 41 minutes).
The PayPod publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 47 episodes.
Booking probability for The PayPod is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The PayPod requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The PayPod's contact route on record: verified email.
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Payments Canada hosts The PayPod, a technology podcast with 47 episodes published.
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Episode #47
The launch of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) is on the horizon. The use cases are well known. We know how settlement and funding works. But the question remains, how will consumers or businesses initiate a payment transaction...
Episode #46
Canada’s payment landscape is rapidly transforming, offering a growing range of participation options for emerging players. This conversation explores how organizations can effectively navigate the ecosystem to power...
Episode #45
Canada is flipping the switch on 24/7 banking, but the real challenge isn’t the tech—it’s the strategy. When the "9-to-5" window closes for good, how does your institution stay ahead? This expert panel moves past...
Episode #44
What happens when your favourite ride-sharing, shopping or accounting app starts offering a debit card, credit line or instant payment feature? Welcome to the era of banking in disguise - where financial services are no...
Episode #43
This episode is an important conversation around financial crime prevention in a rapidly evolving landscape. Experts from Feedzai and top financial institutions explore the paradigm shift toward unified decisioning...
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We are entering the era of agentic autonomous fnance, where AI agents are transitioning from simple digital assistants to active financial participants. As these agents begin to negotiate, transact, and manage complex...
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Supported by regulation and fueled by innovation and investment, open banking has fundamentally reshaped the UK's financial landscape, establishing it as a global leader and a vibrant hub for fintech innovation. This...
The PayPod
This summer on The PayPod, we're bringing you some of the most popular and best reviewed sessions, from the deep dives and breakout stages at The 2026 SUMMIT. We're calling it The SUMMIT Summer series. This session...
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In anticipation of The SUMMIT, Payments Canada's annual event coming to Toronto this May, we're exploring this year's theme: accelerating economic growth. To do that, we brought together leading experts for a panel on...
Episode #38
Billions of dollars are held by Canadian financial institutions and every day, money is sent and received between bank accounts, safely. But how is your money so safe? In this episode of The PayPod, Payments Canada’s...
Episode #37
Revisiting a main stage panel discussion from The 2025 SUMMIT, Payments Canada’s Chief Financial Officer Kristina Logue interviews global industry leaders at the forefront of payment transformation as they share the...
Episode #36
As a follow-up to last year's The SUMMIT main stage panel, Payments Canada's Chief Delivery Officer, Jude Pinto interviews executives from our Real-Time Rail delivery partners, IBM, Interac, CGI and Deloitte on the...
Episode #35
Earlier this year, Payments Canada issued a public consultation on policy proposals in relation to membership expansion, with the intention of collecting responses to inform drafting instructions for amendments to...
Episode #34
From the renewed momentum of the Real-Time Rail payment system, to the Retail Payments Activities Act, to open banking legislation and Canadian Payments Act amendments receiving Royal Assent, 2024 was a year of great...
Episode #33
Payments Canada released its annual Canadian Payment Methods and Trends report in early October, which analyzes retail payment transactions. In 2023, that number was 21.7 billion. The report compares year-over-year...
Episode #32
The real-time movement of money enabled by the RTR will give Canadians more control over their finances by allowing payments to be cleared and settled in seconds and providing greater confidence that payments have been...
Episode #31
From commercialization opportunities in real-time payments, to harnessing the power of ISO 20022, to the game-changing potential of AI, innovation is everywhere across today’s payment ecosystem, in Canada and around the...
Episode #29
The High Value Payment System Plus (HVPS+) group, whose mission is to drive best practices and proper usage of payment messaging standards for interoperability and harmonization across high value payment systems, has...
Episode #30
Payments are becoming increasingly easier, smarter and safer for Canadian businesses and consumers. There are multiple enablers for this change - technology, innovation, consumer demand - but the real reason payments...
Episode #27
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...
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Vice President of Fraud Threat Management, Ama Brewery
Global Head of Life Sciences and Healthcare Thought Leadership, Lancaster Area Search and Rescue
entrepreneur, life and business coach, creator of Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind, View from the Top coaching & Iron Sharpens Iron
Founder and CEO, Open Banking Initiative Canada
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