S02:E05, Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada

Donna Kinoshita | Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada | Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada

“We call it… the three legged stool. You've got the Retail Payments Activities Act as the rules. The Canadian Payments Act is the who can be members and participants… Then the third leg of the stool is the infrastructure. And so we like to refer to the Real-Time Rails as that third leg…

The ambition is the stars align and all three happen concurrently. That's the ambition. ”

— Donna Kinoshita

In this episode, we speak with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada.

Payments Canada underpins the Canadian financial system and economy by owning and operating Canada’s payment clearing and settlement infrastructure.

As the Chief Payments Officer, Donna is responsible for managing Payments Canada's relationships with its members, stakeholders and regulators, and Payments Canada's communications, policy and research functions. As payments continue to rapidly evolve, Donna and her teams work closely with industry stakeholders to ensure the Canadian payment ecosystem is inclusive, enables fair competition and supports a thriving Canadian economy.

Prior to Payments Canada, Donna led Symcor’s integrated sales, product and marketing strategy to support market expansion and revenue growth in the role of Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer. Previous to Symcor, Donna held the role of Senior Vice President and Group Head of Global Products and Solutions at Mastercard Canada.

In our conversation, we cover a wide variety of topics including the Retail Payments Activities Act, what that is, how it will impact the financial industry, and the progress of the Real-Time Rail.

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