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Victoria Hale

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Director, Neobanking Strategy & Payments Legal at Wealthsimple
📍 Canada

Victoria Hale is the Director of Neobanking Strategy & Payments Legal at Wealthsimple, specializing in complex financial infrastructure. A graduate of the University of Torontos Juris Doctor program, she previously worked as a Competition Law associate at Stikeman Elliott LLP and has a background in entrepreneurship, having co-founded BetterU.

She focuses on expanding access to banking infrastructure for products like credit cards and e-transfers. Victoria has been instrumental in advocating for Wealthsimples direct participation in Canadian payment networks, including the Interac e-transfer network and securing a Direct Settlement Account with the Bank of Canada.

Interestingly, she was selected for The Next 36, a prominent Canadian entrepreneurship initiative that supports promising young innovators.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director, Neobanking Strategy & Payments Legal
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canada
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Priorities

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Payments Regulation
Her role is centered on navigating payment rails and banking regulations. She is actively involved in advocacy for direct participation in Canada's payment networks.
Neobanking Strategy
As a director in this specific area, she is responsible for expanding access to modern banking infrastructure across a variety of Wealthsimple's financial products.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Director, Neobanking Strategy & Payments Legal
Wealthsimple
1-2023 - 10-2024
Senior Legal Counsel
Wealthsimple
8-2021 - 1-2023
Legal Counsel
Wealthsimple
2018 - 11-2020
Associate
Stikeman Elliott LLP
5-2016 - 5-2018
Student at Law
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Education
2014 - 2017
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Toronto
2010 - 2014
Honours Specialization
Western University
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