LAURIE M. CLARK INDUCTED INTO WXN HALL OF FAME

Fourth Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ win recognizes sustained leadership across finance, technology, entrepreneurship and governance

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Canadian entrepreneur, finance executive, board director and technology innovator Laurie M. Clark has been inducted into the WXN Top 100 Hall of Fame following her fourth Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Award.

Clark, named a 2026 Top 100 winner by WXN Media, was previously recognized in 2017, 2019 and 2022. Her fourth win earns her induction into the Hall of Fame and recognizes sustained leadership across a career spanning capital markets, financial services, technology, entrepreneurship and corporate governance.

“Being recognized once is an honour. Being recognized four times, across very different chapters of a career, means something more,” said Clark. “I’m incredibly honoured by this recognition. A fourth Top 100 award and induction into the Hall of Fame is not something I ever anticipated. I’ve had a career filled with extraordinary opportunities, great people, difficult challenges and more than a few reinventions. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, but just as excited about what I’m building today and what comes next.”

Clark currently leads three national and international Canadian ventures: Onyen Corporation, a technology company providing risk, sustainability and compliance reporting solutions; Canchek Corporation, a Canadian AML/KYC, sanctions and electronic identity-verification platform; and Smarten Up Institute, which provides professional education and compliance training to financial-industry professionals.

Her career has included building, scaling, acquiring and exiting businesses; leading more than $1 billion in financings; completing corporate acquisitions and transactions; and serving on public and private boards across capital markets, technology, financial services, real estate development, mechanical services, construction, mining and energy.

Clark’s current businesses reflect an increasing convergence between technology, regulation and risk. Onyen helps organizations manage complex reporting requirements; Canchek provides technology for financial-crime compliance and identity verification; and Smarten Up Institute helps financial professionals understand regulatory obligations and the business realities behind them.

“Technology changes quickly. Trust, judgment, data quality and accountability do not,” Clark said. “Those principles have followed me from capital markets into every company I have built.”

Clark divides her time between Toronto and British Columbia while leading businesses headquartered in Toronto and working with clients and partners across Canada and internationally.

About Onyen Corporation
Onyen Corporation is a Canadian technology company transforming how organizations manage risk and regulatory reporting. Its powerful platform turns complex data and evolving global requirements into clear, auditable, decision-ready reporting.

About Canchek Corporation
Canchek Corporation is a Canadian compliance technology company transforming how businesses manage financial crime risk. Its powerful platform delivers AML/KYC screening, sanctions and PEP monitoring, adverse media intelligence and electronic identity verification—helping organizations know their customers, manage risk and meet regulatory obligations with confidence.

About Smarten Up Institute
Smarten Up Institute (SUI) is a Canadian financial education and compliance technology company with its own proprietary online learning platform and educational IP. SUI helps financial professionals earn industry designations, maintain their licences and meet continuing education and compliance requirements through practical, accessible online education.

About WXN Media
Building on nearly three decades of leadership through WXN (Women’s Executive Network), WXN Media is a media company dedicated to telling the stories of exceptional women leaders through trusted editorial, prestigious recognition, and signature experiences. Its portfolio includes Be Bold Magazine, The Bold Edit, The One Bold Truth, Signature Experiences, and Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™, one of Canada’s most prestigious leadership recognition programs. For more information, visit wxnetwork.com.

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