Vyntra, a provider of financial crime prevention and transaction intelligence, joined more than 2,300 delegates and 275 speakers at the 2026 Payments Canada SUMMIT in Toronto, where discussions focused on how real-time payments are increasing the need for stronger operational visibility, faster decision-making and more proactive resilience across financial institutions.
Arnaud Richards, chief revenue officer, and Rowan Akin-Smith, UK and North America sales manager, headed to the Summit alongside payment industry leaders, financial institutions and technology providers to discuss topics shaping the future of payments in Canada.
On stage
As part of the event programme, Arnaud Richards spoke on a panel titled “Strengthening competitiveness through operational resilience”, which explored how financial institutions need to adapt in order to support faster payments, rising customer expectations and increasingly sophisticated fraud risks.
The session examined how payment modernisation is reshaping operational demands across financial services, particularly as institutions work to maintain visibility across transaction flows, reduce time-to-resolution and strengthen service continuity across real-time payment environments.
Discussions also focused on how real-time payment systems are reducing the time available to identify and respond to operational issues, increasing the importance of operational visibility and faster decision-making across payment operations.
Panel participants also discussed the growing need for financial institutions to move beyond reactive operating models and strengthen their ability to identify and respond to risks earlier. Topics included the role of human assisted automation, predictive intelligence and enhancing operational processes in helping institutions improve resilience, support customer trust and maintain operational performance as payment ecosystems become increasingly interconnected.
Richards said: “As payment environments become faster and more interconnected, financial institutions are under increasing pressure to maintain visibility across operations and move from a reactive to proactive manner. Many of the discussions at Payments Canada SUMMIT reflected how resilience is becoming more closely connected to customer trust, service continuity and overall operational performance.”
Formed from the union of NetGuardians and Intix, Vyntra supports more than 130 financial institutions across over 60 countries with financial crime prevention and transaction intelligence solutions focused on helping organisations see, secure and optimise transactions in real time.
