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August 26th, 2025
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Join NCFA at Elevate Festival 2025 in Toronto Oct 7-9
Elevate Festival | Aug 22, 2025
Elevate Festival Oct 7 9, 2025, Toronto
NCFA partners with Elevate Festival October 7–9 in Toronto, Canada’s Stage for Bold Innovation
The National Crowdfunding and Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) is proud to be a Community Partner of Elevate Festival 2025. This is the seventh edition of Canada’s largest home grown technology and innovation gathering taking place from October 7 to 9 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall and St. Lawrence Centre. The Elevate Festival will welcome more than ten thousand attendees and over 250 speakers who are innovating the future of business, finance, and technology.
Visionary Voices and Experience
The lineup reads like a who’s who of innovation. Chris Urmson of Aurora, Clay Bavor of Sierra, and Dorothy Kilroy of Oura Health will share their visions for automation, artificial intelligence, and digital health. They will be joined by Erika Ayers Badan of Food52, Ida Tin of Clue, Althea Wishloff of Raven Capital, Harley Finkelstein of Shopify, and Hussein Fazal of Super.com. Together they represent the scale and diversity of thought that defines Elevate.
See: Accelerating Financial Innovation and Access in Canada
Elevate is not just a gathering, it is an experience. AI and Scale Up tracks will take the main stage for the first time, drawing thousands to conversations that matter most for Canada’s growth. Eight focused tracks will also cover fintech, moonshots, future talent, investors, and women in tech.
Attendees can join masterclasses limited to one hundred participants, connect in the Women in Tech Lounge presented by Interac, and build relationships in the Startup Lounge presented by Moneris.
Commitment to Inclusion and Impact
One of the things that we love about Elevate is that it continues to lead in representation. More than half of attendees in 2024 identified as women or non binary, which is way above Canadian and global benchmarks for tech gatherings (big and small). The festival has also generated significant startup investment by giving founders access to curated meetings, roundtables, and pitch stages.
See: 10 Innovative Product-Led Growth Strategies
That momentum carries into 2025 with the Startup Open House on October 9, where entrepreneurs can open their doors to investors, partners, and future hires. There are a plethora of reasons why entrepreneurs and investors globally should attend Elevate 2025, don't miss out!
GTA-BASED STARTUP HOST OPPORTUNITY
Open your doors to Elevate Festival attendees at Toronto's Startup Open House on Thursday, October 9 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM. Showcase your business, connect with talent and meet potential partners. Join this unique opportunity presented by TechTO, Elevate, and ElanTech. Gain exposure in Canada's vibrant startup ecosystem --> APPLY NOW
20% Discount for NCFA's Network
For NCFA’s community, Elevate is a fantastic opportunity to be part of Canada’s innovation story. It is where founders meet investors, where startups become scale ups, and where the fintech community can help shape Canada’s economic future. Save 20% on your Elevate Festival pass with the code NCFAELEVATE (offer valid for unlimited uses until October 9).
Register now to secure your ticket before prices rise on September 5.
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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Canadian Fintechs: Apply to Tokyo Financial Award 2025
Innovation Award | June 16, 2025
Image from the Tokyo Financial Award 2025 website
Canadian Fintechs Invited to Apply for Tokyo Financial Award 2025
Applications are now open for the Tokyo Financial Award 2025, a global competition organized by EY Strategy and Consulting on behalf of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The award targets financial technology companies at the edge of financial services, and also those working on sustainable finance problems. Canadian fintechs with global ambitions are encouraged to apply.
Tokyo Financial Award 2025
The Tokyo Financial Award is part of Tokyo’s push to become Asia’s financial innovation hub. Selected firms will gain visibility, mentorship, funding, and direct support for business expansion in Japan.
See: Global Innovation Regulation 2024 Rankings
1. Financial Innovation Category
This category is for fintech companies and financial service providers offering innovative solutions that address the real needs of Tokyo’s citizens and businesses. This includes everything from digital payments to inclusive finance, automation, regtech, and more.
Deadline to apply: July 31, 2025 (23:59 JST) - Apply here
2. Sustainability Category
This category rewards companies using finance to support the transition to a sustainable society and has 3 subcategories:
- Investment: For firms using financial activities like lending or investing to support sustainability goals
- Business: For initiatives using sustainable finance models, such as venture capital, to fund real world impact
- Human Resource Development: For projects that build skills and networks in sustainable finance, including funders, intermediaries, and recipients
Deadline to apply: August 31, 2025 (23:59 JST) - Apply here
Prize Money Awarded
- First place: ¥10 million JPY ($93,770 CAD)
- Second place: ¥5 million JPY ($46,885 CAD)
- Third place: ¥3 million JPY ($28,131 CAD)
Why It Matters
The Tokyo Financial Award connects emerging fintech and sustainability leaders to one of Asia’s most dynamic financial markets. This is a great opportunity for Canadian fintech companies to diversify to new markets and gain recognition, funding, and in-market support while contributing to real world impact in Tokyo, Japan and beyond.
See: What Gen Z and Millennials Expect From Fintech
Visit the website to learn more or email: tfa@jp.ey.com.
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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Africa’s Fintech Bridge Is Open for Investment
Canada-Africa | June 10, 2025
Image courtesy of the Canada-Africa Fintech Summit, Aug 5-8, 2025 | Toronto
With Aid Declining, Global Capital is Key to Scaling Africa’s Fintech Future
Foreign aid to Africa is in rapid retreat but this is not the end of growth. It is the beginning of a new investment cycle, one that's not built on charity but on returns. As Mo Ibrahim recently wrote in the Financial Times:
"Africa’s future will depend on capital raised and deployed through smarter governance, stronger ecosystems, and financial innovation."
Fintech is driving growth in digital payments, lending, and cross-border services from Cairo to Cape Town. Now, global and diaspora investors are stepping up to high growth opportunities by backing key ventures changing the future of African finance.
A New Era From Aid to Capital
Mo Ibrahim points out that the long decline in international development assistance has reached a critical point. Countries can no longer rely on donor budgets to fund health, infrastructure, or economic growth. He sees this as a call to action.
See: Fintech Grows 3x Faster, 97% of Market Still Untapped
Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation:
“Africans should not mourn the end of international aid. Now is the time to look inside our own borders and make African-led investment the cornerstone of African development.”
So what does this turning point actually mean? For African governments and businesses, it means doubling down on transparency and efficient capital deployment. For global investors, it is an entry point into a rising market with 1.4 billion consumers, one of the world’s fastest growing digital economies, and with real demand for services. And for global governments including Canada, its time to develop and mobilize an African strategy.
Governance Matters but So Does Capital
To unlock investment, licensing needs to be transparent, policy clear, and legal trust required. But even the best regulated and efficient fintech markets can't grow without capital. Africa's fintech sector is maturing, and the next phase will be defined by the scale and speed of investment into the continent.
In 2024, African start‑ups raised US $3.2 billion in equity and debt funding. Financial tech companies represented about 60% of the total equity funding (US $1.3–1.4 billion), and 47% of all startup funding, with a 16% increase in deal volumes despite global headwinds .
See: Digital Export Trends and Global Trade Fintech Opportunities
African fintech firms have proven they can scale, and many now require structured growth capital to extend beyond major metro financial hubs. This is where hybrid models are gaining ground.
Case: Flutterwave and the Hybrid Capital Model
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s most prominent fintechs, was co-founded by Nigerian entrepreneurs with deep local ties but its rise to a $3 billion post series D valuation was powered by a hybrid of diaspora and global capital.
Backed by firms like Tiger Global, Visa Ventures, and B Capital, Flutterwave also benefited from early African and diaspora networks. Co-founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, who now runs Future Africa, helped establish a model of reinvesting diaspora wealth into African ventures.
This combination of local knowledge and global capital is the emerging model. Diaspora fund managers, global venture capital firms, development finance institutions, and regional investors are increasingly working together to back companies with global ambitions and capacity to scale.
Canada-Africa Fintech Sumit (CAFS) August 5-8, 2025 | Toronto
Africa is not waiting; they are expanding and forming strategic fintech partnerships, and its fintech leaders are already building the future of digital finance. What they need now is capital to scale. CAFS provides the connection point between Canadian and African fintech opportunities.
See: Canada Launches First Global Africa Strategy
CAFS inaugural summit aims to connect African and Canadian fintech innovators, leaders, start-ups, digital finance and trade experts, investors, partners and policymakers to unlock and diversify cross-border opportunities, scalable fintech solutions, investment, and drive inclusive economic growth.
To learn more, get involved, and explore how you and your organization can participate, visit CAF Summit.
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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Web Summit 2025: Where AI, Finance & Values Collide
Tech Ecosystem | June 6, 2025
Image: Freepik/travelscape
Technology With Purpose Drives Fintech, AI, and Brand strategy in Vancouver
Web Summit Vancouver 2025 ran from May 27-30 2025 at the Vancouver Convention Centre attracting 15 727 attendees and with 1 108 startups from 117 countries, creating an electric atmosphere of discovery and deal making. Exhibiting startups spanned innovations in AI and machine learning, fintech and financial services, healthtech and wellness, and sustainability and cleantech.
See: Google Veo 3 Brings New Tools for Fintech Teams
Fintech solutions ranged from digital banking apps to blockchain payment rails, with Koho introducing a new international transfer service at the event. Founders pitched ideas, investors scouted opportunities, and conversations ranged from regulation to real-time fraud detection, confirming Canada’s growing role in global fintech innovation.
Select Takeaways
1. Consumer Trust and Brand Authenticity
In the “Brands in Uncertain Times” session, Angus Reid of Angus Reid Group shared that nearly 50% of Canadians “vote at the cash register” by choosing brands aligned with their values. FCB Global CEO Tyler Turnbull added that Canadian consumers will pay 20-30% more for products produced and sourced in Canada, the premium on authenticity. For fintech companies, transparent fee structures and clear brand messaging are key to building consumer trust and loyalty.
2. AI Infrastructure Accelerates Fintech Innovation
AI dominated most panels, hallway discussions, and featured prominently across multiple stages. Sunny Madra, COO of Groq, announced Groq is now the exclusive inference provider for Bell Canada’s sovereign AI network, including two new data centres in British Columbia designed to bring AI processing closer to Canadian users. This new AI infrastructure will benefit fintech startups seeking access to low-latency, secure AI inference capabilities for real-time applications like fraud detection and compliance.
3. Sustainability and ESG Integration in Tech
Sustainability and cleantech stood out alongside AI. Sessions highlighted how technology is driving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, such as using AI to identify and price climate risks. Partners like OVHcloud showcased energy efficient cloud offerings, illustrating how infrastructure providers integrate ESG criteria into their services. For fintechs, embedding ESG considerations into product design and investment decisions is key for long term success. Not to mention the Competition Bureau's final rules on greenwashing that companies need to comply with.
4. Fintech Innovations and Cross-Border Payments
Financial technologies and services was one of the top represented verticals, with companies demoing solutions from digital banking apps and blockchain payment rails to regtech platforms. Toronto-based challenger bank Koho introduced its international money transfer service to over 190 countries, promising most transfers would arrive within 30 minutes during beta. By addressing opaque rates and slow settlement times, Koho’s launch shows how fintechs who listen to consumer issues can earn trust and turn these insights into new products/services that resonate with both Canadian and global markets.
5. Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Diverse Teams
44% of startups at Web Summit Vancouver were founded or co-founded by women. Beyond fintech, local firms such as Doubl, Revol Cares, and Aruna Revolution showcased solutions for women’s health and wellness.
See: Where the Gaps Are: Fintech Insights from FCA Data
Within financial services, fintech teams highlighted embedded credit services for underbanked populations and regtech platforms that serve diverse small-business owners. It's really diverse founding teams that drive not just inclusive entrepreneurship but solutions that resonate with underserved markets, strengthening innovation overall.
Closing Thought
Technology is no longer judged only by what it can do, but by who it includes, what it protects, and how it earns trust. For fintechs and founders alike, this is the real edge of innovation and frontier.
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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SEC to Host Policy Roundtable with DeFi Builders
DeFi Policy | June 5, 2025
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SEC Invites DeFi Builders and Experts to Discuss Future Policy
On June 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hosting a policy roundtable titled “DeFi and the American Spirit” to have an open and structured policy dialogue with decentralized finance developers, innovators, and legal experts alongside SEC legal and regulatory voices. The roundtable is part of the SEC's Crypto Task Force's ongoing series of crypto asset regulation events.
See: DeFi Technologies Begins Nasdaq Trading in Global Expansion
These gatherings are not 'hearings', nor are they 'policy announcements' but rather conversations with people who have actually built defi systems, in fact many who have publicly challenged the SEC's approach. It’s a live forum where ideas about risk, innovation, and policy design can be tested in real time. So in that way, it's a rare and important event for DeFi in the U.S. and fintechs watching from other jurisdictions like Canada.
Speakers Set the Tone
The speaker lineup is a mix of founders, researchers, lawyers, and advocates who all have somewhat different views on how DeFi should work and be handled from a regulatory and practical perspective.
Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift (and now Venice AI) is known for arguing that decentralized tools and open-source software should not be regulated like traditional financial intermediaries. His participation ensures that the case for user autonomy and protocol neutrality will be represented without compromise.
Michael Mosier, former acting director of FinCEN who founded Arktouros is focused on financial crime and compliance. He's likely to advocate for more robust frameworks for identifying illegal flows through permissionless systems. He'll ensure that AML and systemic risk questions are part of the core conversation.
See: Takeaways from the SEC’s Crypto Custody Roundtable
Rebecca Rettig, general counsel at Jito Labs and formerly with Polygon, brings first-hand experience in understanding protocol development and legal structure, and is well positioned to bring up solutions that don’t rely on full centralization, such as voluntary disclosures or protocol guardrails.
Kevin Werbach, a professor at Wharton, has spent years studying how decentralized systems intersect with regulation. He tends to advocate for layered frameworks that separate software, governance, and commercial activity to provide a way to regulate outcomes without halting innovation.
There are several other panelists including Jill Gunter (Espresso Systems), Peter Van Valkenburgh (Coin Center), Omid Malekan (Columbia Business School), Gabe Shapiro (MetaLeX), and others who will no doubt have ample to contribute in helping the SEC understand as well as framing the policy of decentralized systems.
It’s a great cross-section of people trying to answer the same question from different angles: how should decentralized finance be understood and governed?
What Might Emerge From the Discussion
Here are some core questions that may come up during the discussions:
See: UK Publishes Draft Rules for Crypto Regulation
- Whether front-end operators or governance token holders can be held responsible for protocol-level activity
- Whether full KYC/AML is even feasible in trustless systems, or whether alternative risk controls could satisfy regulatory goals
- Whether decentralized protocols should have a path to safe harbour status if they meet transparency or auditability benchmarks
- How to separate expressive code from financial intermediation in a way that holds up in court
At the end of the day, the SEC should be commended for their willingness to engage with key foundational questions in effort to both understand at a deeper level, as well as inform future policy making. Leaps and bounds better than regulate by enforcement under the SEC's ex-Chair, Gary Gensler and a commission that would rather assume that every DeFi project is either a rug-pull or disguised as a securities platform.
Implications for Canadian Fintech
If the roundtable opens the door to more flexible or fit-for-purpose regulation, Canadian regulators will face growing calls to follow suit. It also offers Canadian founders a window into how U.S. regulators are thinking, what they are worried about, what they may be willing to tolerate, and where they are open to compromise. It's clear proof that the SEC is finally recognizing that DeFi isn't going away and that series policy design needs inputs from the people building it.
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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NCFA x CAFS 2025 Partner to Bridge Canada-Africa Fintech
NCFA Release | May 28, 2025
Canada-Africa Fintech Summit Aug 5-8, 2025 x NCFA
NCFA Canada Partners with Inaugural 2025 Canada-Africa Fintech Summit in Toronto
Toronto, ON – May 28, 2025 – The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the inaugural Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS), taking place from August 5 to 8, 2025, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in downtown Toronto. This groundbreaking event will bring together fintech leaders, investors, policymakers, startups, and ecosystem builders from across Canada and the African continent to accelerate cross-border collaboration, mobilize capital, and drive inclusive innovation.
The strategic partnership aims to drive cross-border fintech growth, innovation, capital, and advance policy discussions and comes at a pivotal moment, following the release of Canada’s official Canada-Africa Strategy, which outlines a renewed commitment to building economic ties, investment, and digital cooperation between the two regions.
Africa’s $1 Trillion Innovation Opportunity
Africa’s fintech sector is experiencing explosive growth and global recognition. The continent has become a proving ground for digital financial innovation and a growing magnet for global capital. Here’s why it matters:
- Over 1.1 billion mobile money accounts in 2024 (more than 50% of global users). $1.1 trillion in transaction volume processed across African mobile money platforms in 2024
- An estimated $190 billion contribution to Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP from mobile-enabled services
- Growth from 450 fintech companies in 2020 to over 1,263 by 2024. Nigeria hosts 28% of all fintech companies on the continent
- $1.55 billion in startup funding raised in 2023, with 58% coming from equity deals
- $919 billion across 62 billion transactions processed via mobile money in 2023 representing 65.6% of global mobile money value
The infrastructure, capital, and consumer demand are already in place. While only a few fintechs currently operate at scale across both Canada and Africa, the opportunity is open. Now is the time for founders, investors, and policymakers to turn this into a two-way fintech bridge, and CAFS 2025 is where that future takes shape.
NCFA-CAFS Strategic Partnership
NCFA is working closely with CAFS organizers to help shape a dynamic agenda that connects Canadian fintechs and investors to growth opportunities in Africa while also supporting African fintechs looking to enter the Canadian market and tap into its innovation ecosystem.
See: Canadian Fintech Booms with $9.5B
Craig Asano, NCFA Founder and CEO:
“CAFS 2025 represents a historic opportunity to connect two of the most innovative and entrepreneurial fintech ecosystems. We’re excited to support a platform that brings together the talent, tools, and investment needed to build truly global ventures.”
CAFS Program Overview
- Day 1 – AUG 5 (Evening): Hotel Check-in and Welcome Cocktails
Theme: Welcome to the inaugural CAFS 2025
- Day 2 – AUG 6 (Full Day): Innovate, Inspire, Connect
Theme: Fintech Innovation, Canada-Africa Strategy, Economic Growth, Partnerships
- Day 3 – AUG 7 (Full Day): Activate and Engage
Capital, Infrastructure, Policy Alignment, Mobilization
- Day 4 – AUG 8 (Half Day): Fintech Innovation Tour
Experience: Innovation Hubs & Fintech Company Tour, and Networking Boat Cruise for VIP delegates
Select Speakers
- HE Senator Kashim Shettima, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Gbenga Agboola, CEO and Co-Founder, Flutterwave
- Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, E-Business and Retail Products, First Bank
- Sunil Sharma, Venture Capitalist and Ecosystem Connector
- Khadijat Amusat, Founder, Women TechMakers; Developer Relations Engineer, Celo Foundation
- Ayo Oyaleke, Co-founder and CEO, Mainstack (Techstars NYC ’23)
See: Davos 2025 Themes and Takeaways for Fintech
Lots more speakers confirmed and more to come. Full agenda coming soon.
Join the Movement
Dr. Segun Aina, President of the African Fintech Network and CAFS Co-Convenor:
“This isn’t just another fintech event—it’s a catalyst for shared opportunity. We’re fostering the relationships and strategies needed to scale inclusive fintech solutions across continents.”
Visit: https://cafsummit.com
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About NCFA Canada
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) is a global fintech association based in Canada that champions financial innovation and supports a vibrant fintech ecosystem through education, market intelligence, advocacy, and strategic partnerships. NCFA works with startups, investors, regulators, and stakeholders across fintech, web3, blockchain, crypto, AI, open banking, and alternative finance to drive inclusive growth and real-world impact.
About the Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS)
The Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS) is a global platform connecting fintech leaders, investors, startups, and policymakers from Canada and Africa. Focused on collaboration, investment, and innovation, CAFS accelerates scalable fintech solutions and sustainable economic growth. The 2025 edition in Toronto marks the Summit’s inaugural launch.
Inquiries:
Craig Asano
Founder and CEO, NCFA Canada
casano@ncfacanada.org
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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Why Wealth Managers Shouldn’t Miss Consensus 2025
Consensus Toronto | May 9, 2025
Toronto Becomes a Power Hub for Digital Asset Wealth Strategy at Consensus May 15
The financial world is changing fast, and Consensus 2025 Toronto is where proactive, leading advisors will be. On May 15, CoinDesk is hosting Wealth Management Day as part of its flagship conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It's a dedicated one day program specifically for professional wealth managers and financial advisors who want to understand how digital assets, tokenization, AI, and macro forces are changing investment portfolios now and in the future.
Approved advisors will receive a complimentary Platinum Pass, for full 3-day access to Consensus 2025 from May 14–16, including all general programming, high-level networking, and private meetings with industry leaders.
Expect Real Strategy, Not Hype
Wealth Management Day offers a full morning of advisor focused content followed by roundtable networking in the afternoon. Topics include:
- The evolving role of Bitcoin and crypto in traditional portfolios
- Market outlooks from leading macroeconomists
- Tokenization of real world assets and its use in client products
- Regulatory signals that impact what you can and can't recommend
- Practical tools to future-proof client strategies
Speakers come from leading firms like Coinbase, T. Rowe Price, Evolve ETFs, CMCC Global, and Cambrian Asset Management. Government regulators and fintech founders will also join for candid conversations about what's happening today, what's coming next, and what advisors need to prepare for.
See: Consensus 2025 Toronto | Spotlight on Canadian Speakers
Below are just a few of the speakers presenting on Wealth Management Day at Consensus on May 15:
- John D’Agostino, Head of Strategy, Coinbase
- Blue Macellari, Head of Digital Assets, T. Rowe Price
- Elliot Johnson, CIO, Evolve ETFs
- Dr. Ryan Clements, Alberta Securities Commission
- Claire Van Wyk-Allan, Head of Canada, AIMA
- Michael Bucella, Managing Partner, Neoclassic Capital
- and many others across wealth, fintech, and policy.
Closing Thought
Globally and in Canada too, investors are looking for advisors who can offer informed, compliant, and proactive strategies and advice. Wealth Management Day is where crypto and the investment ecosystem intersect, from startups to global firms, regulators to entrepreneurs.
See: Join NCFA at Consensus 2025 Toronto May 14-16
For advisors, Wealth Management Day is a low risk, high reward way to plug in, and it’s free for those who qualify.
"With ETFs and tokenized funds on the rise, advisors who ignore digital assets risk being left behind, not by the technology but by their clients who want to drive the future. "
The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation ecosystem that provides education, market intelligence, industry stewardship, networking and funding opportunities and services to thousands of community members and works closely with industry, government, partners and affiliates to create a vibrant and innovative fintech and funding industry in Canada. Decentralized and distributed, NCFA is engaged with global stakeholders and helps incubate projects and investment in fintech, alternative finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, payments, digital assets and tokens, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, regtech, and insurtech sectors. Join Canada's Fintech & Funding Community today FREE! Or become a contributing member and get perks. For more information, please visit: www.ncfacanada.org
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