Payments Economics

• Nellie Zhang

  

  Nellie Zhang is a senior economist in the Banking and Payments Department (BAP) at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Banking and Payments Research Field(s): Applied Econometrics, Bayesian Methods, Financial Markets, Payments Economics, Retail Payments, Risk Management

• Angelika Welte

  

  Angelika holds a PhD in Mathematics and a MA in Economics.

  Department(s): Currency, Economic Research and Analysis Research Field(s): Applied Econometrics, Banking, Business Surveys, Industrial Organization, Payments Economics, Retail Payments, Two-Sided Markets Alma Mater: University of Ottawa

• Jonathan Chiu

  

  Jonathan Chiu is a Senior Research Advisor in the Banking and Payments Department (BAP).

  Department(s): Banking and Payments, Research Research Field(s): Monetary Economics, Money and Banking, Payments Economics

• Jonathan Witmer

  

  Jonathan Witmer is the Director of the Monetary Policy Analysis and Research Team in the Financial Markets Department.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Monetary Policy and Fiscal Agent Studies Division Research Field(s): Applied Microeconomics, Empirical Finance, Payments Economics Alma Mater: Queen's University

• Darcey McVanel

  

  Darcey McVanel is Lead, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Policy Integration at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Executive, CBDC Policy Integration Research Field(s): Payments Economics, Retail Payments

• James Chapman

  

  James Chapman is the Deputy Managing Director in the Banking and Payments Department (BAP) at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Financial Markets Research Field(s): Bayesian Methods, Money and Banking, Payments Economics Alma Mater: University of Iowa

• Miguel Molico

  

  Miguel Molico was appointed Senior Research Director in the Financial Markets Department (FMD) in February 2024. In this role, he provides strategic direction and leadership for FMD’s research and policy work.

  Department(s): Financial Markets, Strategic Leadership Research Field(s): Macroeconomics, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Payments Economics Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania