Navigating Canada's Regulatory Landscape: Key Expectations for 2025

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This has become a tradition at TCAE!

Over the past 5 years, we have invited our favourite guest speaker, Jackie Shinfield, to the TCAE Knowledge Series session at the beginning of the year to share her insight about the regulatory changes we expect to see.

We are so excited to have Jackie back with us to walk us through the recent FINTRAC updates and proposed amendments to the AML regime in Canada.

Our founder and CEO, Souzan Esmaili will be hosting and moderating this session. Feel free to send your questions for Jackie to her at info@tcae.ca

We are going to have a virtual networking opportunity after the session. So, do not miss the opportunity to connect with other professionals worldwide!

🗓 Saturday, January 25th 2025

⏰ Session: 10am - 11am ET

⏰ Virtual Networking: 11am - 11:30am ET

See you on the 25th!

Speakers

Jackie Shenfield

Partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Souzan Esmaili

Founder of TCAE

Jacqueline is co-lead of Blakes Financial Services Regulatory group. Her practice focuses on all aspects of regulatory compliance in the retail financial services and payments industry at both the federal and provincial levels.

She provides advice to regulated financial institutions and non-bank institutions, payday loan companies, money services businesses, foreign exchange dealers, mobile payments service providers, digital currency exchanges and others.

She has extensive experience providing advice in respect of Canada & anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing legislation as well as Canadian sanctions legislation.

Jacqueline also has particular expertise in the payment and card industry and provides advice to those involved in all aspects of these industries, including credit cards, stored value cards and virtual card issuers, issuers and exchangers of digital currency, e-wallet providers, payment solution providers, program managers,
payment processors, payment acquirers, payment networks and others involved in payment systems generally.

She also provides a wide range of advice on regulatory issues with respect to the development of new payment products and distribution networks and on regulatory compliance with respect to payment systems legislation and consumer protection legislation.

Jacqueline assists financial institutions in their dealings with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and assists regulated entities in their dealings with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.

She also acts for businesses and institutions in providing advice on compliance with the rules and by-laws of the Canadian Payments Association and codes of conduct of the Canadian Bankers Association.

Souzan is a trailblazing force in the realm of Regulatory, Financial Crime and Crypto Compliance. With a distinguished career spanning over 18 years across international landscapes, she honed her expertise through roles in esteemed financial institutions and consultancies in Dubai and Toronto.

Throughout her journey in Dubai, Souzan has served as an Authorized Individual by the regulator, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), helped with major remediation projects and acted as Compliance Officer and MLRO for various firms.

Upon relocating to Canada in 2019, Souzan's commitment to excellence led her to establish TCAE, a platform dedicated to educating and empowering compliance and AML professionals and offering training, consultancy, and recruitment services to corporates globally. Her visionary approach and dedication to fostering knowledge have earned her widespread recognition and accolades as a Women of Inspiration in 2023 by the Canadian Immigrants.

Her academic prowess is as impressive as her professional achievements, holding an MBA from the American University of Sharjah (UAE), a Post Graduate Diploma in GRC from Manchester Business School (UK), and certifications including CAMS, FinTech Program certificate from Oxford University, and Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals and Reactor Certifications.

Souzan has carved a niche for herself as an exemplary leader, educator, consultant, and mentor. Her unwavering dedication and extensive knowledge and experience make Souzan an indispensable asset in the fight against financial crime. As she continues to inspire and empower professionals in her field, her impact reverberates far beyond borders, leaving an indelible mark on the industry and the communities she serves.

Agenda

January 25, 2025

Main Schedule

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Knowledge Series Session

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Virtual Networking

General Admission

This Ticket includes complimentary access to the live session and does not include:

❌ "Certificate of Completion" once you pass the Knowledge Test.

❌ Access to the recording of the session

Standard PriceComplimentary

TCAE Platinum Members

This ticket is exclusive to TCAE Platinum Members.

This ticket includes:

✅ "Certificate of Completion" and 1 CPD point once you pass the Knowledge Test.

✅ Access to the recording of the session

Member PriceComplimentary

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Navigating Canada's Regulatory Landscape: Key Expectations for 2025

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