/* Financial Technology Frontier — Payments Canada Summit 2026 Coverage
   Clean fintech-media theme inspired by fintechfrontiers.live */

:root {
  --accent: #c4202b;
  --accent-dark: #951820;
  --accent-light: #fce8ea;
  --ink: #1a1a1a;
  --ink-muted: #555;
  --ink-soft: #888;
  --rule: #e6e6e6;
  --rule-soft: #f1f1f1;
  --bg: #ffffff;
  --bg-soft: #fafafa;
  --bg-band: #f6f6f6;
  --max-width: 1180px;
  --content-width: 760px;
  --font-serif: "Source Serif Pro", "Charter", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --shadow-card: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.04), 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--bg);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--accent-dark); text-decoration: underline; }

img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

/* ===== Top Bar ===== */
.topbar {
  background: #111;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.topbar-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 24px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}
.topbar a { color: #fff; opacity: 0.8; }
.topbar a:hover { opacity: 1; text-decoration: none; }
.topbar-date { opacity: 0.7; }

/* ===== Masthead ===== */
.masthead {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: #fff;
}
.masthead-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px 24px 18px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}
.masthead .logo {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
}
.masthead .logo-mark {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 30px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.masthead .logo-mark .accent { color: var(--accent); }
.masthead .logo-sub {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.masthead .tagline {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: right;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ===== Primary Nav ===== */
.nav {
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--accent);
}
.nav-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
}
.nav a {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
  margin-bottom: -3px;
}
.nav a:hover { color: var(--accent); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }
.nav a.active { color: var(--accent); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }

/* ===== Hero (cover story only) ===== */
.hero {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d0d0d 0%, #1d1d1d 100%);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 72px 24px 80px;
}
.hero-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.hero .kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 920px;
}
.hero .deck {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #d0d0d0;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  font-style: italic;
}
.hero .byline {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: #aaa;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero .byline a { color: #fff; }

/* ===== Page Header (session pages) ===== */
.page-header {
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 36px 24px;
}
.page-header-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.page-header .breadcrumbs {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.page-header .breadcrumbs a { color: var(--accent); }
.page-header h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  max-width: 880px;
}
.page-header .meta {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.page-header .meta strong { color: var(--ink); }
.session-hero-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: block;
}
.session-hero-wrap {
  background: #000;
}

/* ===== Article Body ===== */
.article {
  max-width: var(--content-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 56px 24px 64px;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.article p { margin: 0 0 1.2em; }
.article h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 2em 0 0.6em;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-top: 1.2em;
}
.article h2:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; margin-top: 1.2em; }
.article h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 1.8em 0 0.4em;
}
.article h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  margin: 1.6em 0 0.4em;
}
.article strong { font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); }
.article em { font-style: italic; }
.article blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
  margin: 1.4em 0;
  padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 1.2em;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-style: italic;
}
.article ul, .article ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.2em;
  padding-left: 1.4em;
}
.article li { margin-bottom: 0.5em; }
.article hr {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin: 2.4em 0;
}
.article a { color: var(--accent); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
.article a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
.article code {
  font-family: "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  background: var(--bg-band);
  padding: 0.1em 0.4em;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

/* Editor note callout */
.article blockquote.editor-note {
  background: var(--bg-band);
  border-left-color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  padding: 16px 18px;
}

/* ===== Field Guide ===== */
.field-guide {
  background: var(--bg-band);
  padding: 64px 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.field-guide-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.field-guide-eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.field-guide h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 32px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.field-guide .field-guide-deck {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  max-width: 700px;
}

.day-heading {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 32px 0 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}

.cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
}
.card {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: box-shadow 0.18s ease, transform 0.18s ease;
}
.card:hover {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.card-image {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c2c2c, #4a4a4a);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.card-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}
.card:hover .card-image img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.card-image .card-fallback {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 64px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.card-body {
  padding: 18px 20px 22px;
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.card-kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.card-title {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.card-title a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 0;
}
.card-title a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.card-meta {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 12px;
}
.card-meta strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

/* ===== Inline article figures (used by cover story and session pages) ===== */
.article-figure {
  margin: 2.4em 0 2.6em;
  padding: 0;
}
.article-figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.article-figure figcaption {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  margin-top: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  padding: 4px 0 4px 12px;
}
.article-figure figcaption a {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin-left: 6px;
}
/* On cover story the article width is the reading column;
   make hero-ish figures bleed slightly wider for impact */
.cover-figure {
  margin-left: -40px;
  margin-right: -40px;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .cover-figure { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; }
}

/* ===== Session gallery ===== */
.gallery {
  background: #fff;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 56px 24px 64px;
}
.gallery-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.gallery-eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.gallery-title {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}
.gallery-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}
.gallery-item {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #000;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}
.gallery-item img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
}
.gallery-item:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.03);
  opacity: 0.95;
}

/* ===== Author Bio Card ===== */
.byline-line {
  margin-top: 8px !important;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
}
.byline-line a {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.author-bio {
  background: #fff;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 40px 24px;
}
.author-bio-inner {
  max-width: var(--content-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 24px;
}
.author-avatar {
  flex: 0 0 84px;
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-dark));
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 30px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.author-meta { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.author-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.author-name {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 22px;
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.author-title {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.author-title a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--ink-soft); }
.author-blurb {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.author-links {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.author-links a {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.author-links a:hover { color: var(--accent-dark); }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .author-bio-inner { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
}

/* ===== Read Next (session pages) ===== */
.read-next {
  background: var(--bg-band);
  padding: 56px 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.read-next-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.read-next-eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.read-next h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 900;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* ===== Footer ===== */
.footer {
  background: #111;
  color: #b5b5b5;
  padding: 56px 24px 32px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.footer h4 {
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.footer p { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #b5b5b5; }
.footer a { color: #ddd; }
.footer a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.footer li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.footer .copyright {
  border-top: 1px solid #2a2a2a;
  padding-top: 20px;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #888;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}
.footer .copyright .brand-mark {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #fff;
}
.footer .copyright .brand-mark .accent { color: var(--accent); }

/* ===== Utilities ===== */
.section-rule {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--accent);
  width: 60px;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

/* ===== Responsive ===== */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .masthead-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 6px; }
  .masthead .tagline { text-align: left; }
  .nav-inner { overflow-x: auto; flex-wrap: nowrap; }
  .nav a { white-space: nowrap; padding: 12px 14px; }
  .article { font-size: 18px; padding: 40px 22px 48px; }
  .article h2 { font-size: 24px; }
  .article blockquote { font-size: 19px; }
  .hero { padding: 48px 22px 56px; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
}

/* Font loading */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Source+Serif+Pro:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;0,900;1,400;1,700&display=swap');