EY Canada ’ s Payments Practice Leader , Diana Halder , explains how the company is acting as a catalyst for real-time payments innovation
EY CANADA
EY Canada ’ s Payments Practice Leader , Diana Halder , explains how the company is acting as a catalyst for real-time payments innovation
Diana Halder is Payments Practice Leader at EY Canada , a role she has held since September 2019 , becoming a full Partner in the firm three months ago . A vastly experienced payments industry executive , she previously spent six years at Accenture , as well as working in payments and global banking at Scotiabank .
When she catches up with us from her office in Toronto , Canada , it ’ s clear that this experience has set her in good stead . But she acknowledges that , even though she ’ s been in the industry for over 18 years , she ’ s always learning new ways to become a better leader .
“ Putting people first definitely matters ,” she tells us . “ It ’ s important to understand their interests and ambitions to keep them motivated and engaged .” She characterises the tenets of strong leadership as ‘ four Ps ’ – people , patience , persistence , and being provocative when it comes to innovation .
“ You tend to get a lot of noes as a female and as a minority in a male-dominated industry . There can be a lot of ‘ no you
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