Market Overview- FinTech Hosted by Interac @ TechTO HQ
Market Overview: FinTech Hosted by Interac
A 2-hour deep dive on FinTech moderated by Christian Lassonde, Founder and Managing Partner at Impression Ventures. The day will feature a market outlook and a review of several innovations leading the way.
Agenda
1:00 - 1:20pm : Arrivals & Networking
1:20 - 1:50pm: Research presented by Christian Lassonde, Founder & Managing Partner at Impression Ventures
1:50- 2:00pm: Peer Discussion
1:50 - 2:35pm: 3 x Startups Presentation in-line with trends discussed in the research
2:35 - 3:00pm: Fireside chat hosted by James Lucas, Lead, Innovation Alliances at Interac
Featured Speakers
Christian Lassonde is the Founder and Managing partner of Impression Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in Seed and Series A deals in the financial technology sector including Wealthsimple, Sensibill, Brim Financial, Symend and many more!
James Lucas is the Lead of Innovation Alliances at Interac, where he drives strategic partnerships with emerging ecosystem players, financial institutions, and acquirers to advance opportunities in payments, verification, and secure transactions. With over a decade at Interac, he’s helped evolve the company from a debit network into a key pillar of Canada’s payment system. James has led major initiatives, including transit open payments and portfolio growth with top financial institutions. He works to ensure Interac stays at the forefront of financial innovation. Outside of work, James enjoys Toronto’s sports scene and spending time with his wife, two dogs, and young son.
More speakers to be announced, stay tuned!
Big Thanks To Our Sponsor
We are grateful to the team at Interac for supporting the FinTech Market Overview
Research for this market overview will be presented by Impression Ventures
We are officially part of Toronto Tech Week 2025, a weeklong citywide collection of events to connect and celebrate the builders. June 23 → June 27, 2025 | torontotechweek.com.