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Payments are becoming increasingly easier, smarter and safer for Canadian businesses and consumers. There are multiple enablers for this change - technology, innovation, consumer demand - but the real reason payments keep getting better and better are the rules and by-laws that form their foundation. How does a payment rule get created? Once it’s created, who governs it and who enforces it? Can a rule be changed? How many payment rules are there? On this episode of The PayPod, find out e...

The High Value Payment System Plus (HVPS+) group, whose mission is to drive best practices and proper usage of payment messaging standards for interoperability and harmonization across high value payment systems, has developed an ISO 20022 Interoperability Charter, which Payments Canada has declared support for.The charter outlines objectives and principles designed to enable evolution and interoperability of the ISO 20022 standard for high-value payments, to support efficiency, innovation an...

In the 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES), the federal government committed to amendments of the Canadian Payments Act (CP Act). This is tremendous news for the Canadian payment ecosystem, because we are now on the path to expanded Payments Canada membership and participation in our national payment systems. Expanded access means more opportunities for regulated entities and more choices for Canadians. So now what?

Modern payments is an evolution, it will always continue to progress. Join The PayPod’s guests Tracey Black, President and CEO of Payments Canada and her former colleague and mentor, senior financial services executive John Ambrose as they discuss mentorship, how far we’ve come in the evolution of payments and what still needs to be done to reposition Canada as a leader in the global payments ecosystem.

In this episode, we take you back to the main stage of The 2023 Payments Canada SUMMIT. Industry experts from across the payment ecosystem share insights and perspectives on some of the most important challenges and opportunities facing the payment industry today. Topics discussed include: how broadening access to Canada’s payment systems will benefit businesses, consumers and the economy; why the Canadian Payments Act and the Retail Payments Activities Act are needed to support innovation, m...

In December 2022, a diverse coalition of organizations from across the payment industry came together to sign an open letter to the Minister of Finance to make a collective request of the federal government to amend the Canadian Payments Act to broaden Payments Canada’s membership. Broader access to our membership will support the introduction of new participants in Canada's payment system, and provide greater choice for Canadians and Canadian businesses in addressing their payment needs.&nbs...