Payments Canada is pleased to welcome Paula Dunlop as the new Vice President, Policy, Government Relations and Research.
In this role, Paula will be expected to “oversee these three important functions at Payments Canada that influence and enhance their work with key stakeholders and across the ecosystem.”
She will lead the teams “responsible for Payments Canada’s high-quality and original research, policy analysis and development on issues related to the organization’s mandate, as well as interactions with key senior and influential stakeholders in the governmental and political landscapes.”
Paula will be part “of Payments Canada’s Operational Leadership Team.”
Paula joins from the Dairy Farmers of Canada, where she “was Senior Vice President.”
She has progressive experience “in national industry association and non-profit management and member and stakeholder engagement, including 15 years with the Canadian Gas Association.”
She has successfully advanced public affairs strategies and “facilitated strong relationships with elected officials, policy makers and non-government stakeholders.”
As reported last month, Payments Canada welcomes four new and three returning members to its Stakeholder Advisory Council (SAC).
SAC provides advice and counsel to Payments Canada’s leadership, employees and Board of Directors “on key elements of the future of payments.”
The appointments took effect on April 1, 2024, and were “reviewed and approved by the Payments Canada Board of Directors in consultation with the Minister of Finance.”
New members:
- Anastasia Anastasakos, Director, Corporate Treasury Operations, Canada Post
- Cassie Wong, Head of Payments & Partnerships, Paypal Canada
- Phil Hogg, President, Worldpay Canada Corporation
- Khadir Ahmed, Vice President, Canada Payment Operations, ADP Canada
Returning members:
- Lucie Seguin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Receiver General and Pension Branch
- Elizabeth Mulholland, CEO, Prosper Canada
- Grace Jung, Head of Industry Relations, Payments & Operations, Canada, Square
Payments Canada’s stakeholders are organizations “who rely on its payment systems but don’t participate in them directly.”
Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Council represent “a wide array of experience, expertise and industries, including retail, consumer groups, government, fintech, technology, telecommunications, software and banking. They are also diverse in age, gender, skills and culture.”
Their 2025 call for nominations for SAC will open Fall 2024.
