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Breakout 12: FICO: Consumer Empowerment & Lender Transparency: A Canadian Perspective

04:00 PM - Monday, September 14
Anishnaabe B

An interactive roundtable where Canadian lenders explore the future of consumer empowerment and credit score transparency. What does transparency mean for your institution? How do you build trust while strengthening customer relationships? Get answers from peers doing it now. Share your obstacles, grab proven strategies, and connect with leaders pushing this agenda forward.
You\'ll walk away with:
- Real-world strategies from peer institutions
- Clear pathways to implement transparency
- Solutions to common barriers
- Connections with fellow leaders

Speakers

Amir Sikander

Amir Sikander

Director, Consumer Empowerment and Partnerships, FICO

A respected voice in consumer credit, technology, and economics, Amir is on a mission to help leaders unlock transparency and empower both lenders and consumers through financial literacy. He drives strategy and growth across FICO's consumer empowerment programs, partnering with financial institutions to help their customers make smarter, more informed lending decisions.
With over 15 years of experience in advisory roles and working for leading banks, Amir brings strategic insight and deep understanding of lender needs and consumer behaviour.

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I enjoyed the conference and found the material to be very engaging and informative, especially for someone new to the industry. My favourite sessions were the Economic Update, the impact on recent real estate policy changes, and using advanced analytics to generate alternative deal structures in auto lending.

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The Conference is very well organized with a good mix of industry knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. The Economics Update session presented by Craig Alexander from Conference Board of Canada was amazing and it's probably the best Economics Update I've ever heard.

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The CSRSA conference is one of the most relevant training opportunities for members of our team. The annual conference that is held in Southern Ontario attracts people from around the globe for 2 days of breakout and general sessions presented by industry members and sponsors of the organization.

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Very well organized conference with a good mix of fun activities and an informative line up of speakers. There were ample opportunities to network, and I got good insights on trends in the industry.

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The conference impressed me with its friendly digital capability to have all the session schedules, session brief introductions and speakers bios in one place through the mobile app.

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The collaborative nature of the CSRSA makes this event one of the open and honest forums around as its members are committed to the advancement of the industry through knowledge sharing and collaboration.

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An inspiring session I found was Understanding Dynamics in the Payment Hierarchy, talking about which debt obligation would be paid by consumers first when they faced financial difficulties.

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