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Why CPPO?

CPPO is the only association focused on Canada’s $14B prepaid payments industry and is at the forefront of safe and responsible growth for the prepaid economy. We bring networks, regulated banks and financial institutions, fintechs, program managers, challenger banks, service providers and entrepreneurs together to be heard when it matters.
 

The Prepaid Economy

Today, the prepaid industry is a CA$14 billion market comprising an extensive value chain. The CPPO is at the forefront of safe and responsible growth for the prepaid economy. Ready to be part of the movement advancing canada’s prepaid economy? Join the CPPO today.
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CPPO Board Members

Blackhawk network
Blakes Canadian Lawyers
EQ Bank
Giesecke and Devrient
incomm
The Fletcher Group
Mastercard
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Synctera
Visa
MyDoh
RBC

CPPO General Members

Digital Commerce Bank
AB Corp
Now prepay
EML
Omnipay
Beacon
H&R Block
onbe
Berkeley
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Payments+ Partnership
brim
Marqeta
pine labs
REV Prepaid
Desjardins
Norhtwest Company
Union Pay
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“Prepaid is seeing double-digit growth in both funding and use and is becoming ubiquitous across the Canadian payments ecosystem as the industry moves toward more innovative banking services. EQ Bank is excited to be on the CPPO Board to help continue advocating for the benefits of greater prepaid adoption in Canada.”
 
Kartik Kamat - CPPO Vice Chair

VP - Payments, Analytics, and Fraud Strategy & Ops, EQ Bank

“Our public policy work really helps us to bring prepaid to the forefront of the local, provincial and federal government layers. We bring prepaid to the forefront as an innovation platform. The CPPO is an organization that brings together the entire prepaid ecosystem. At the CPPO, you’ll find the right stakeholder to get to the right decisions that you need to make.”

Maria Riesenberg, CPPO Chair

Vice President of Market Development for Mastercard Canada 

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CPPO
Officers

Maria Riesenberg

Mastercard
Board Chair

Kartik Kamat

EQ Bank
Board Vice Chair

Jennifer Tramontana

The Fletcher Group
Executive Dir. Communications

Kate Sullivan 

Blackhawk Network
Treasurer

Tracy Molino

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Legal Advisor

Anna Kragie

The Fletcher Group Secretary

Ana Badour

EQ Bank
Government Relations

Olivia Tang

Peoples Group
Government Relations

Arvind Agarwal 

Mydoh, RBCx
Membership

Mihnea Cirica

Peoples Group
Research
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