DIANA HALDER
TITLE : PARTNER , PAYMENTS PRACTICE LEADER
COMPANY : EY CANADA
Diana Halder is a partner at EY
Canada , leading the Canadian Payments Practice . She has over 18 years of experience in payments strategy design and large-scale programme delivery . Her domain knowledge in payments spans retail and commercial segments . Diana plays an active role in influencing the payments industry trends and is currently championing the QR code payments standards work in Canada . Halder works with Canadian and US financial institutions , fintechs and big-techs to bring them in-depth knowledge and experience to help deliver their vision .
shouldn ’ t do that ’ or ‘ no you need to wait ’.” Her message is all about being persistent and confident in your vision .
Indeed , gender equality and breaking down barriers for women are common threads woven through many areas of financial services worldwide . According to a report published last year 1 , women land just 21 % of board seats and only 19 % of C-suite roles within the sector globally . That figure falls to an astonishingly low 5 % when it comes to the CEO position .
It ’ s an issue that matters both to EY Canada – which has developed a programme called ‘ Women . Fast forward ’ to address gender equity in the workplace – and to Canadians .