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14 Results from "Bank of Canada"

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Bank of Canada launches public consultations on a digital dollar

The Bank of Canada is launching an online public consultation on the features that could be included in a digital Canadian dollar.

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Bank of Canada designates Interac e‑Transfer as a prominent payment system

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has designated Interac e‑Transfer ® as a prominent payment system under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act, effective August 10, 2020.

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Reports suggests DLT can enable equity settlement

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and R3 have published a report demonstrating the feasibility of clearing and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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Speech: Bank of Canada's Timothy Lane on decrypting crypto

Some of you here today may have purchased bitcoins or one of the other cryptocurrencies or products that have launched in recent years. I’m not here to give you investment advice about them. Rather, I want to share with you our current thinking about these virtual products.

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Bank of Canada ships new $10 note featuring Viola Desmond

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz today unveiled the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond during a ceremony at the Halifax Central Library.

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Speech: Bank of Canada's Carolyn Wilkins on fintech and the financial ecosystem

It is no exaggeration to say that we are in the midst of a defining moment for innovation in financial services. Some expect that new technology will cause a complete disruption of traditional financial institutions, giving businesses and households access to more convenient and customized services.

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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.

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Laurentian Bank of Canada signs deal for Temenos RetailSuite

At the 17th Temenos Community Forum in Barcelona – on 20 May 2016 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the software specialist for banking and finance, today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide Laurentian Bank of Canada (LBC) with its award-winning RetailSuite, including Core Banking platform and Analytics & Reporting solutions. With key retail and commercial operations across Canada, the CAD $40 billion in assets bank was looking for modern technology to increase efficiency and scale to changing consumer needs.

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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.

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Canadian Payments Association sets out modernisation vision

As part of its initiative to modernize Canada's core national clearing and settlement framework and infrastructure, the CPA is creating a shared vision for the future of payments in Canada based on research, a global perspective, and industry views.

/retail

Bank of Canada begins circulating new polymer notes

The Bank of Canada will begin circulating the new $5 and $10 bills, the final two notes in the new Polymer series, on Thursday, 7 November 2013.

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Bank of Canada to begin circulating new $20 polymer notes

The Bank of Canada will begin circulating the new $20 bill, Canada's most widely used bank note, on Wednesday, 7 November 2012.