Reintroducing Peggy Van De Plassche: an experienced technology, operations, strategy and finance executive.
Peggy is a great friend of mine and was also the very first Tech Tuesday guest back in December 2018 (here's her first interview). The conversation about Canadian tech is just as relevant today as it was then.
The Canadian fintech market mirrors the U.S., with a mix of companies across payments, lending, and challenger banks. Canada’s banking sector is far more consolidated than the U.S. with just a few institutions dominating the consumer market. While Canadian consumers are only slightly more advanced in their use of fintech than their U.S. counterparts, the government and regulatory agencies are more forward-looking and are moving ahead with an ambitious open banking initiative.
A finance professional by trade, Peggy started working in technology 15 years ago, before fintech was a word. She is a founding partner at Roar VC, which invests in Canadian Data AI startups catering to the financial services industry. Prior to launching Roar VC, she was senior advisor at Portag3 Ventures as well as VP Innovation at CIBC. Peggy has also worked at CGI and BMO, founded 113 Ventures, invested in tech companies, and consulted for large organizations and startups.