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Payments Canada Selects Interac For Real-Time Rail Exchange Services

Payments Canada Selects Interac For Real-Time Rail Exchange Services
Payments Canada Selects Interac For Real-Time Rail Exchange Services
March 02, 2021  |  Real-Time Payments

Following a selection process that included the Bank of Canada, Payments Canada will partner with Interac Corp. to serve as the exchange solution provider for...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Visa Debuts Europe FinTech Partnership Program; Payments Canada Teams With Mastercard’s Vocalink 
Today In Payments Around The World: Visa Debuts Europe FinTech Partnership Program; Payments Canada Teams...
November 12, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Visa is rolling out a new program meant to link European financial institutions (FIs) and merchants with...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Canada Chief Says Digital Currency Needs Global Approach; Ripple Eyes Blockchain Firm MoneyTap
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Canada Chief Says Digital Currency Needs Global Approach; Ripple Eyes Blockchain...
October 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of Canada is progressing in its plans for a national digital currency, moving past proof of concepts to “executable” plans, according to Reuters....

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After Summer Rebound, Canadian Businesses Brace For Harsh Winter
After Summer Rebound, Canadian Businesses Brace For Harsh Winter
October 19, 2020  |  Economy

Canada’s economy has rebounded from the depths of the coronavirus-triggered downturn over the summer but still remains stuck in negative territory, a new Bank of...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Alleges John McAfee Fraudulently Promoted ICOs; Bank of Canada: CBDC Would Present Security Risks; Fraudsters Capitalize On Crypto’s Finality
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Alleges John McAfee Fraudulently Promoted ICOs; Bank of Canada: CBDC Would Present...
October 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that...

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Canada Mulls Public Digital Coin
Canada Mulls Public Digital Coin
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of Canada is thinking about launching its own digital currency. The Logic was the first to report that the country’s central bank is...

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Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Blockchain Co. Invests In Cannabis; Canada, Singapore See Positive Results In Cross-Border DLT Tests
Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Blockchain Co. Invests In Cannabis; Canada, Singapore See Positive Results In Cross-Border...
May 03, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that they have conducted their first successful experiment between the two banks on...

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Financial Authorities Press Collaboration To Improve Global Corporate Payments
Financial Authorities Press Collaboration To Improve Global Corporate Payments
November 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With FinTech driving innovation and competition in the cross-border payments space, governments can no longer afford to ignore changing and heightening demands for greater speed,...

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