FINTECH CUP PROSPECTUSMay 24-26, 2017 | Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto | www.payments.ca

Payments Canada is at the forefront of innovation in financial services. Change is happening everywhere in payments, and we are part of it. We hosted the first ever Canadian FinTech Cup at our annual conference in 2016, to give Startups a platform and the opportunity to showcase their innovative ideas.

And we’re doing it again. Back by overwhelming demand, we are proud to continue to provide a forum for FinTech Startups to get the exposure and funding they need to grow their business.

This year will be bigger and better. We are accepting more submissions. We have different categories to compete in. We have a bigger judging panel. And if you make it, you will find yourself on the main stage, live pitching to over 1,500 industry leaders.

What is The Summit’s FinTech Cup?

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74%Venture-capital financing in Canadian FinTechs was up 74 per cent in 2016.

-Thompson Reuters

Why you should participate

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You have an amazing business and you could take it to the next level; if only you could meet the right people to help you. Money helps, but what you really need are introductions to leaders in the FinTech industry. Those leaders will be at the Payments Canada Summit this May.

The FinTech Cup is designed to accelerate high growth potential Startups and to set them up for success by providing them with seed money and exposure to potential customers and investors.

You should participate if you are:

Based in Canada

Have been in business less than two years

Have an identified market

Have a credible founding team

Can show how your business fits into the payments ecosystem

Prepared to demonstrate why you should win in under seven minutes

There are four prizes to be won:

FinTech Cup – Grand Prize $20,000 NEW: People’s Choice Award $10,000 NEW: People’s Choice Award Second Prize $5,000 NEW: People’s Choice Award Third Prize $2,500

Venture-capital financing in Canadian fintech was

$137.7 million (U.S.) in 2016.

-PitchBook

The overarching theme of our conference is Connect. We have the connections you need to help you with contacts, funding and exposure. You will also have the opportunity to network with 1,500 conference delegates, consisting of executive and senior level representatives from banks, FMIs, government, service providers, influencers and more. A wide range of media outlets will also be present.

Canadian FinTech companies are attracting increasing attention on both a local and international stage, as waves of investment capital are constantly reinvigorating the organic growth of the industry.

-Connecting Global FinTech: Hub Review 2016

What exposure you will get

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Our judges are world experts in the FinTech industry, and will follow your presentation from submission to main stage. This highly engaged group brings experience and means business. Should you make it to the live pitch round, expect tough questions, but also invaluable feedback and exposure for your business.

Our 2017 judges include:

The judges

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Christine Duhaime Founder and Executive Director Digital Finance Institute

Justin FerrabeeChief Operating OfficerPayments Canada

Mike SigalEntrepreneur in Residence

500 Startups

Companies will submit proposals for judging. Successful incumbents will be invited to pitch their business proposal live at The Summit in front of a panel of esteemed judges. Top contenders will move into the final round where they will present on the plenary stage before a winner is chosen.

Participants will provide a pitch deck and an optional short video as part of their submission package. Our judges will review all the submissions and select the top 10 companies as finalists. As a reward for making the cut you will be given one conference pass and a chance to pitch your idea at the Payments Canada Summit in May.

From the ten finalists, five companies will be selected to pitch their idea on day one of the conference in a breakout session. The remaining five teams will present their ideas in a breakout session on day two of the conference. From each session, two companies will advance to the finals on the last day of the conference.

On day three on the main stage, the winners from the two breakout sessions will have an opportunity to do a rapid-fire, two-minute pitch to the judges and plenary audience. After the four presentations are complete, the judges will select the winner of the FinTech Cup. The remaining three finalists will be eligible for the People’s Choice Award, and will be determined by live voting on The Summit app.

The process

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Note: Sorry, travel and accommodation will not be provided, just a conference pass.

SUBMISSIONS

10 SEMI-FINALISTS

5FINALISTS

5FINALISTS

DAY 1 DAY 2

MAIN STAGE PRESENTATION

TOP 2 TOP 2

DAY 3

Alumni

By sponsoring the FinTech Cup, companies can build their profile as a supporter of innova-tion and the Fintech community. Sponsoring organizations also have the opportunity to have one representative on the advisory panel. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of cultivating future builders of the payments systems. Please contact us to discuss spon-sorship levels.

By winning the FinTech Cup, you will join a group of Canadian Innovators. Last year’s FinTech Cup winner was Calgary-based ZayZoon. ZayZoon’s solution allows employees to access money entirely from their phone. In addition to winning the first annual FinTech Cup, Zayzoon were also recognized locally as The A100 One to Watch and were featured as Startup of the Week.

Sponsorship at the FinTech Cup

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Contest rules and how to apply

Application deadline is March 31, 2017.

Please visit our website at payments.ca/summit to review our contest rules, and to submit your application.

Questions? Contact Payments Canada for more information.

Contact

Julia Orlandoto secure your sponsorship

or discuss other opportunities jorlando@payments.ca

(613) 691-4505

May 24-26, 2017Westin Harbour Castle

Torontowww.payments.ca