Understanding the Retail Payment Activities Act: Compliance, Legal Risks, and Risk Mitigation
On July 28, 2025, industry leaders from MNP, PRL Insurance, and Bennett Jones will come together for a webinar designed to demystify Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).
With September 8 approaching, presenting a key regulatory marker, this session offers timely, practical guidance for payment service providers (PSPs) and fintechs preparing to navigate the new federal regulatory landscape. This webinar will explore the legal underpinnings of the Act, delve into anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) responsibilities, and examine how insurance strategies can support compliance and risk mitigation.
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- What the RPAA registration deadline means for your business
- The legal and compliance requirements under the new framework
- How to build or enhance your AML/ATF program
- The role of insurance/surety in addressing regulatory requirements
- How to align legal, compliance, and risk teams for readiness
Presenters
Mondiu is a Partner with MNP’s Forensics and Litigation Support team in Toronto and leads the firm's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing (AML / ATF) portfolio in Ontario. He provides strategic AML / ATF advisory services to help reporting entities manage and reduce risk and remain in compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. These regulatory obligations include the proceeds of crime (ML) and Terrorist Financing Act, sanctions evasion, associated regulations, and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Guidelines.
Cameron is an expert with all matters surety. He has experience providing surety solutions across diverse industries to help CFOs and treasurers optimize their collateral from a liquidity and pricing perspective.
Cameron is a member of the Surety Association of Canada's Commercial Surety Committee where he helps develop and advocate for new surety products in the mining, energy, and tech sectors. Cameron has been intimately involved in the creation a surety solution for the RPAA safeguarding obligations for well over a year.
Sean Gibson is a Senior Client Executive and leads the Technology Practice at Purves Redmond Limited (PRL), a full-service Canadian commercial insurance brokerage.
Sean's focus at PRL is on risk management and insurance for complex technology accounts. Sean (and the team at PRL) have been focused on creating an insurance/guarantee product for PSPs to comply with their RPAA safeguarding obligations for well over a year.
Simon Grant co-heads both the Banking and Secured Transactions and Fintech groups at Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto.
In the fintech space, Simon advises for multinational technology companies entering the Canadian market. He helps clients navigate Canada’s payments and financial regulatory regimes—including the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAAP).
Moderators
Souzan has over 19 years of international experience in consultancy and training with a focus on regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption, and RegTech. She has worked for various financial institutions and consultancies in Dubai and Toronto.