Payments Canada

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Period: 24 Oct 2008 - 25 Aug 2025

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Payments Canada names FinTech Cup finalists

The Payments Canada Summit will again play host to a competition between some of Canada’s most innovative FinTech, PayTech, AI and RegTech startups.

Canada publishes multi-year roadmap for payments overhaul

Canada publishes multi-year roadmap for payments overhaul

Payments Canada has gone into public consultation on far-reaching plans for a throughgoing overhaul of the nation's payments architecture and legal underpinnings.

In Canada, cash is king...for now

Payments Canada has released new research that reveals the changing payment behaviours of Canadian consumers and businesses.

Bank of Canada research highlights global trend towards faster payments

Research released today by Payments Canada and the Bank of Canada exploring payment system modernization initiatives around the world reveals a global trend towards infrastructure enhancements that support faster payments.

Bank of Canada trials blockchain-based digital dollar

Bank of Canada trials blockchain-based digital dollar

The Bank of Canada has been working with the country's biggest banks and the R3 consortium on a blockchain proof of concept that uses a digital fiat currency dubbed Cad-Coin.

Swift's Perez-Tasso warns of defining cybersecurity moment

Swift's Perez-Tasso warns of defining cybersecurity moment

As Swift grapples with the fallout from a spate of recent attacks on bank websites, the messaging network's chief executive of the Americas and UK, Javier Perez-Tasso, has warned that the financial services industry is facing a defining moment in the fight for cybersecurity.

Canadian Payments Association rebrands as Payments Canada

The Canadian Payments Association (CPA), the country's financial market infrastructure for payments, announced today it has changed its name to Payments Canada.

Bank of Canada designates ACSS prominent payments system

The Bank of Canada announced today that the Canadian Payment Association’s (CPA) “retail” payments system, the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS), has been designated a Prominent Payment System and, as such, will be subject to more stringent risk-management criteria.

Canadian Payments Association facilitates move to e-payments

Today, Canada joins a growing list of countries that have adopted ISO 20022, an important first step in the modernization of Canada’s payment system.

Canadian Payments Association touts ISO20022 benefits

Canadian Payments Association touts ISO20022 benefits

Canada's impending adoption of the ISO20022 standard and Extended Remittance Information (ERI) will boost the use of digitised commercial payments, bringing huge benefits to the country, claims a new paper.

Cash and cheque decline in Canada heralds accelerated shift to e-payments - CPA

New research released today from the Canadian Payments Association (CPA) shows changing consumer and business behaviours and a payment system in transition.

ISO20022 adoption to drive $4.5 billion in savings for Canadian business - CPA

ISO20022 adoption to drive $4.5 billion in savings for Canadian business - CPA

The Canadian Payments Association estimates that the cost benefits to businesses of a move to the ISO20022 standard could be as high as $4.5 billion over five years simply from the elimination of cheques

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