Fintechs Canada

Fintechs Canada association is a trade body that lobbies to open Canadian financial markets to technology companies. Its pitch: fintechs should face fewer barriers to entry, laws and infrastructure should keep pace, and Canadians should get more choice.

Positions and statements

The most recent piece, dated 6 October 2026, is titled "Canada's global payments ambition starts with the Real-Time Rail". Another statement calls for continued progress on competition in Budget 2026. The Policy Positions section holds submissions such as a 2023 set of recommendations on transparency in AI used in fintech. The stated goals are competition and innovation, stability and security, and access to capital, talent and markets.

Who is behind it

The site profiles member companies including Zum Rails on domestic payment rails, Paysend on international transfers and ThetaRay on AML and compliance, so the membership leans toward payments and regtech.

If you run a PSP or payout business in Canada, the association's papers on the Real-Time Rail, competition and AML modernisation show which rules your trade body is pushing and why.