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Canada FinTech Symposium 2026 — Alberta Edition

4th Edition — FinTech Forward: Building a Resilient, Inclusive & Intelligent Financial Future

Date ConfirmedVenue ConfirmedRegistration OpenAgenda PartialSubmitted for ReviewUpdated 5 Oct 2026 Primary Source
October 7–8, 2026 · 2 days
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM · UTC-6
BMO Centre, Calgary, Canada
In-person

Tickets from CAD 799 to CAD 1,199 · Taxes and fees may apply

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About This Event

Canada FinTech Symposium 2026 — Alberta Edition brings financial institutions, credit unions, fintech companies, payment providers, regulators, investors and technology leaders together in Calgary. The two-day programme explores payments modernization, open banking, AI, digital assets, stablecoins, identity, cybersecurity, compliance, lending, WealthTech and InsurTech. It combines presentations, panels, an exhibition and networking. The published theme is “FinTech Forward: Building a Resilient, Inclusive & Intelligent Financial Future.”

Agenda

Partial Agenda
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Organizer programme page carries a full two-day agenda. Bitnxt has not independently verified day-by-day session timings, and pass-specific access to individual sessions has not been confirmed. Published event-listing times: 08:00 on 7 October to 18:00 on 8 October (Eventbrite). The organizer’s Luma listing shows the event ending 19:00 on 8 October. Doors are advertised as opening 07:30. Treat these as listing times rather than a session-by-session schedule. Day 1 — Wednesday, 7 October 2026: AI, Open Banking, Payment Modernization & Digital Money, opening with an 08:00–09:00 executive networking breakfast and exhibition floor (invite-only). Day 2 — Thursday, 8 October 2026: conference sessions through the day, followed in the evening by the Northern Lights FinTech Awards & Cocktail Reception. Gala access is not confirmed to be included in every conference pass. Published focus areas: payments, real-time payments and open banking; cross-border payments and money transfers; stablecoins, tokenized assets and digital money; blockchain and digital asset infrastructure; institutional custody and settlement; AI, data and automation in financial services; digital identity, privacy and cybersecurity; compliance, RegTech and financial crime; digital transformation and banking innovation; future of lending and credit; WealthTech, InsurTech and investment platforms; embedded finance and commerce enablement; ESG and sustainable finance; financial inclusion; startups, scaleups and the investment ecosystem; capital markets and institutional fintech.

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Speakers

Confirmed

Dr. Ryan Clements

Director, Advanced Research & Knowledge Management, Alberta Securities Commission; opening keynote

Ryan Grundy

Strategic and Business Development Lead, Stakeholder Ecosystem, Payments Canada

Pamela Draper

President, Digital Commerce Payments

Jairo Riveros

President, Americas and Head of Strategy, Paysend

Paul Twigg

Group Chief Technology Officer, Digital Commerce Bank

Ali Abou Daya

CEO, Transactix

Koleya Karringten

Executive Director, Canadian Bitcoin Consortium

Jaskaran (Jay) Kambo

Founder and CEO, SpendTheBits Inc.

Who Attends

Founders / StartupsInvestors and VCsBrands and EnterprisesPolicymakers and RegulatorsMedia and KOLsOther

Topics & Themes

Digital Assets

Stablecoins & Payments

Technology

SecurityBlockchain Infrastructure

Markets

Stablecoins & Payments

Policy

Regulation & Policy

Culture

Artificial Intelligence

Other

Tokenization / RWAOther

Sponsors & Partners

Confirmed

Partners(Uncategorized — pending review)

Transactix FinancialZafran SecurityPaysendTetra Digital GroupIBS IntelligenceSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)RPassCanadian Securities Administrators (CSA)Fortis Compliance Shield Partners Ltd

Sources & Verification

Canada FinTech Symposium 2026 — Alberta Edition (official site)

Supports: Name, 4th edition, 7–8 October 2026 dates, BMO Centre Calgary venue, theme, agenda, focus areas and registration route

www.canadafintechsymposium.comChecked October 5, 2026

Organizer-hosted Luma listing

Supports: Alberta edition listing, BMO Centre address, pass benefits, published listing times and coupon reference

luma.com/j0j8v1gvChecked October 5, 2026

Organizer Eventbrite listing

Supports: Published event-listing times 7 Oct 08:00 to 8 Oct 18:00 and delegate ticket prices

Canada FinTech Symposium — LinkedIn page

Supports: Organizer announcements and event identity

Organizer pricing announcement (LinkedIn)

Supports: Delegate and Premium Delegate pricing and the CFTSAB200 discount code

Platinum partner announcement (LinkedIn)

Supports: Platinum partnership positions and sponsor announcements

Payments Canada — Canada FinTech Symposium Alberta

Supports: Event confirmation and speaker participation

Calgary Stampede venues — BMO Centre location

Supports: BMO Centre published address

Predication banner
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Tickets & Registration

Paid Delegate and Premium Delegate passes are offered. Published delegate prices: CAD 799 (Delegate) and CAD 1,199 (Premium Delegate), plus applicable taxes and fees. The organizer has advertised a CAD 200 discount using code CFTSAB200 (CAD 599 and CAD 999 before taxes and fees, if the code remains valid); the organizer’s Luma listing also displays a different code, 58WO2V. Confirm current pricing, availability and coupon eligibility at checkout — neither code is guaranteed to work on every registration platform or to stay active. Standard pass benefits, per the Luma listing: conference and exhibition access, keynote, presentation and panel access, and scheduled networking. Premium adds priority keynote seating, premium badge recognition and one curated B2B meeting. The Northern Lights FinTech Awards gala is advertised for the evening of 8 October; gala access is not confirmed to be included in every conference pass. Registration is also offered through the organizer’s Eventbrite listing (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-fintech-symposium-2026-tickets-1996920388638) and the Luma listing (https://luma.com/j0j8v1gv). The conference is not sold out — the organizer’s notice that Platinum partnership positions were sold out refers to sponsorship, not delegate tickets.

Hosted By

Prolink Events Ltd

Exhibition and conference organizer; organizer of the Canada FinTech Symposium.

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