​​State of Fintech in Canada Sponsored by Cassels

​Join us for an exciting evening exploring the future of fintech in Canada! We're bringing together three of Canada's top fintech CEOs to share their insights, experiences, and predictions for what's ahead in 2025 and beyond. Whether you're a fintech enthusiast, entrepreneur, or simply curious about the latest trends, this is your chance to mingle, learn, and get inspired. This event promises great conversations, valuable connections, and a fun atmosphere. Come ready to meet new people, ask questions, and enjoy an evening filled with fintech insights and good vibes. See you there!

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​Introducing our speaker panel:

​Andrew Graham CEO and Co-founder of Borrowell

​Jennifer Arnold CEO and Co-founder of Minerva

​Justin Herlick CEO and Co-Founder of Pine

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​Speaker Bios:

​Andrew Graham CEO and Co-founder of Borrowell:

​Andrew Graham is co-founder and CEO of Borrowell, one of Canada’s largest financial technology companies, with over three million users. Borrowell helps consumers find financial prosperity and make great decisions about their money. It was the first company in Canada to offer credit scores for free and to allow consumers to report rent payments to Equifax in order to build credit history. Today, Borrowell offers products and recommendations across a consumer's financial journey. Borrowell has won numerous awards, including being named one of the top 100 fintech companies in the world by KPMG, one of the fifty fastest growing technology companies in Canada by Deloitte and top 50 "Best Workplaces in Canada" multiple times. For his work building Borrowell, Andrew was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019. Andrew holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MA in economics from the University of Edinburgh. He is chair of the board of Fintechs Canada.

​Jennifer Arnold CEO and Co-founder of Minerva

​Jennifer Arnold is the CEO & Cofounder for Minerva (gominerva.com), an award-winning, AI-driven anti-money laundering (AML) compliance platform. She has made it her mission to demystify AML compliance and client risk assessment. In her leadership roles in AML at leading Tier 1 Financial institutions, Jennifer became all too familiar with the challenges of designing and implementing AML programs without introducing unnecessary complexity or cost. Now, she’s building efficient, effective solutions that scale for financial crime fighters everywhere.

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​Justin Herlick CEO and Co-founder of Pine

​Justin Herlick is the CEO and co-founder of Pine, Canada’s first all-in-one digital homeownership platform. A graduate of Queen’s University, Justin began his career in Silicon Valley, where he contributed to transformative startups like Blend and Instabase. Motivated by the challenges he faced navigating the mortgage process, he launched Pine to provide Canadians with a seamless and straightforward way to find, buy, and finance their homes.

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​A bit about our amazing sponsor Cassels:

​About Cassels:

​​Cassels is a full-service Canadian law firm with offices in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. We have a proven track record of advisory experience with blockchain technology, and offer a comprehensive suite of legal services to match the extensive impact areas of digital assets. We are well-equipped to provide commercial, regulatory and compliance advice to help clients navigate the dynamic Web3 space.

​We provide advice to clients at all stages of the business lifecycle, from startups to fully mature businesses. We have significant experience working with financial institutions, payment platforms, data centers, decentralized finance (or DeFi), labs, software developers and SAAS companies, custody providers, wallet providers, cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, token issuers, stablecoin issuers, tokenization platforms, digital artists, agencies, regulators, and industry associations.