At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Canada based CFO’ operating in the FinTech space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Aly Khan Musani
Chief Financial Officer of Symend
Aly is a finance and accounting executive with 20+ years of international operational and leadership experience.
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About Symend: Symend’s digital engagement platform uses behavioral science and data-driven insights to empower customers to resolve past due bills.
Winnie Leung
Chief Financial Officer of Moneris
Winnie Leung is the Chief Financial Officer for Moneris. Winnie is responsible for the overall financial strategy, management and reporting and Treasury operations of the company and her responsibilities include making investment and borrowing decisions on behalf of the corporation, providing financial analysis in support of various business goals, and assessing the financial impact of acquisition targets. Winnie joined Moneris in 2011 and has 20 years of senior finance management experience. Prior to Moneris, Winnie was an Audit Partner at KPMG LLP, servicing clients in the technology and communications sector. Winnie worked closely with both public and early-stage companies to help build and manage their businesses. Winnie founded the Inclusive Workplace Council at Moneris, and remains the executive sponsor.
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About Moneris: Moneris is Canada’s largest financial technology company that specializes in payment processing.
Karen Weaver
Chief Financial Officer of D+H
Karen Weaver is Chief Financial Officer at D+H, a leading financial technology provider trusted by nearly 8,000 financial institutions, governments and corporations across the globe. Karen is accountable for all financial matters across D+H and plays a pivotal role in further driving shareholder value and advancing the company’s strategy. She is also responsible for leading Investor Relations and manages Legal and Procurement across the globe. Karen has more than 30 years of financial management experience with large and mid-sized organizations in Canada and the United States. Prior to joining D+H, Karen spent more than 10 years at First Capital Reality as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, she held several senior management roles, including Chief Financial Officer at Brookfield Properties – Canada, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer at Gentra Inc., and progressive management roles with KPMG in Oakland, New York and Seattle. Karen is a Certified Accountant and is licensed by the Washington State Board of Accountancy in the United States. She graduated Magnum Cum Laude with a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, has completed the Directors Education Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and is a certified director. Karen is also currently a member of the Board of Directors for MCAN Corporation and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ontario Science Centre.
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About D+H: D+H is committed to being the technology partner that financial services organizations trust and rely on to build deeper and more
Jeffrey Yim
CFO of Borrowell
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About Borrowell: Borrowell offers free credit scores, education, and weekly credit monitoring, as well as innovative financial digital tools.
Leen Li
Chief Financial Officer of Wealthsimple
She have over ten years of experience in accounting, finance, and process improvement in the software and investment banking industries. Improving efficiency and process automation is her passion at work. Her goals at Influitive are to ensure all employees have a worry-free working environment, provide the management team with financial and operational information, comply with government and stakeholder requirements, and satisfy external customers’ and suppliers’ requests. She enjoy practicing Ashtanga Yoga and gardening. She also have a soft spot for Australian Shiraz.
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About Wealthsimple: Wealthsimple offers financial tools to help investors grow and manage their money.
Allen D. Stephen
CFO of Bitcoin Well
Allen D. Stephen is the CFO of Bitcoin Well.
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About Bitcoin Well, Neo Financial: Bitcoin Well is a bitcoin ATM company headquartered in Edmonton
Julie Plouffe
CFO of White Star Capital
As Chief Financial Officer of White Star Capital, Julie brings years of experience in financial management from the Business Development Bank of Canada, the largest venture capital financing company in Canada. At BDC, Julie served as a deputy to the CFO and managed teams responsible for overall accounting, financial planning and analysis, reporting and risk management. She was also closely involved in the financial operations of its venture capital division. Julie began her career with the accounting firm KPMG and then TVA Group, a publicly traded communications company. She holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and has a graduate degree from HEC Montreal. Julie is based in our Montreal office.
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About White Star Capital: White Star Capital is an international venture and early growth-stage investment platform in technology.
Jonathan Simmons
Chief Financial Officer of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
Jonathan Simmons became OMERS Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in January 2014. Jonathan brings more than 20 years of experience in financial services to this role. As Chief Financial Officer, Simmons’ duties include OMERS financial reporting, serving as the lead executive for the OMERS Administration Corporation Board’s Audit Committee, and preparation of the annual operating plan. He is also a member of the Transaction Approval Committee. Prior to joining OMERS, Jonathan was a Partner at PwC for more than a decade. He led PwC’s insurance practice, which comprised a team of over 200 auditors, actuaries, tax specialists, management consultants and deal experts. At PwC, Jonathan provided clients both in Canada and internationally with advice covering areas such as audit, financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, capital raising, regulatory advice and due diligence. Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Warwick (England) and a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. His contributions to the community extend to serving as a director for various non-profit organizations, including the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.
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About Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System: We manage a diversified global portfolio of stocks and bonds as well as real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments.
Catherine A. Spackman
CFO & Treasurer of Central Fund of Canada
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About Central Fund of Canada: Gold, Silver, Investments
Moe Niknami
Chief Financial Officer of VoPay
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About VoPay: VoPay is a leader in payment innovation, digitizing online bank account payments with speed and transparency.
Karim Jamal
Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Foxquilt
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About Foxquilt: Foxquilt is an Insurance technology company focused on empowering small businesses and B2B networks to save on Small Business insurance.
Jason Futko
Co-Founder, CFO of KoreConX
CFO at KoreConx.
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About KoreConX: Empowering Private Markets
Steve Fray
Chief Financial Officer of Goldmoney
Steve is Goldmoney’s Chief Financial Officer. Steve is an experienced fintech executive with over 20 years of experience in finance and auditing. As SVP of Finance, Steve oversees the global accounting, business support, financial planning and analysis, treasury, internal audit, and tax functions at Goldmoney. Steve joined Goldmoney in early 2017 as Director of Finance, and has worked closely with Goldmoney’s senior leadership since his arrival. Steve has over 20 years of experience building and leading finance teams in global companies with significant operating scale and complexity. Prior to joining Goldmoney, Steve was VP of Finance at Guestlogix, senior finance manager at Accounting General’s Department of Bermuda and numerous audit roles at KPMG. Steve holds several designations and professional affiliations namely a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the University of Manchester, Certified Professional Accountant, Certified General Accountant, (CPA, CGA), Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, (FCCA-UK), Certified Public Accountant (CPA-USA), Certified Internal Auditor, (CIA-USA), Certified Fraud Examiner, (CFE-USA).
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About Goldmoney: Goldmoney is a financial services group that combines the unique attributes of gold with technology-driven innovation.
David Yoo
CFO of Roadman Investments
David Yoo (柳 珍) is the Chief Financial Officer of Urban Select Capital Partners Corp. and managing director of China Select Capital Hong Kong. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Yoo served as a managing director and Head of the Americas at SF Investment Co., a Seoul-based private equity firm with assets of over US$500 million. Mr. Yoo was at EarlyBirdCapital from 2004 to 2008 as a vice president in investment banking, where he participated in over 40 public and private equity offerings, raising gross proceeds exceeding US$2.5 billion. He also was a vice president for Dalewood Associates, LP, a private investment fund in the technology, alternative energy, and consumer sectors. Mr. Yoo was previously at Ardour Capital, KPMG International, and the Doosan Group in Korea. He has served as a director and member of the audit committee of Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE Amex: TGY) since 2008. Mr. Yoo earned a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. in finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.
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About Roadman Investments: Roadman Investments is an investment issuer that focuses on investing growth capital in private and public companies.
Kalle Radage
COO, CFO, Directors, and Co-Founder of Neptune Digital Assets
Kalle Radage is the COO, CFO, Directors, and Co-Founder at Neptune Digital Assets.
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About Autozen Technologies, Comm100, Neptune Digital Assets: Neptune Digital Assets is a publicly traded company that manages cryptocurrency assets, Bitcoin mining, DeFi, and blockchain nodes.
Christopher Adams
CFO of NamSys
Mr. Adams is an independent Chartered Accountant trained by KPMG. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto.
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About NamSys: NamSys delivers SaaS applications to make handling cash more efficient for banks, retailers and armored carriers
Kyla Martin
CFO of Rubear Insurance
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About Rubear Insurance: Live consumer engagement experience for financial services.
Debbie Kastner
CFO of Fixit Financial
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About Fixit Financial: Fixit is a financial technology services company that offers in-app installment loans for auto repairs.
Enio Lazzer
COO & CFO of Espresso Capital
Enio brings over 20 years experience in finance, capital markets, operations and technology. Prior roles include divisional CFO/COO and Managing Director of CIBC World Markets, where he also served as Head of Prime Brokerage and Trading Services, and Vice President & CFO of The Northern Trust Company, Canada, where he was part of an executive team that established the first foreign owned trust company in Canada, successfully growing it to over $40 billion of assets under management.
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About Espresso Capital: Espresso Capital offers lines of credit and term loans to enable entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.
Brad Carlyle
Chief Financial Officer of Agreement Express
Brad Carlyle is the Chief Financial Officer at Agreement Express,
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About Agreement Express: SaaS platform that automates the client onboarding process for financial services firms.
Anike Li
Co-Founder & CFO of MatchSpread
Co-Founder at MatchSpread
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About MatchSpread: Marketplace for Corporate Foreign Exchange transactions. Shop buy/sell FX rates from multiple FX brokers.
Kiya Hushyar
Chief Financial Officer of Progressa
Kiya Hushyar is the Chief Financial Officer at Progressa.
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About Progressa: Millions of Canadians have had their credit rating impacted by overdue bills and items that have gone to collections.