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• October 3, 2024

  CFIF Meeting (October 3, 2024)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about providers of services backed by cryptocurrencies

  These fictional case scenarios provide more details about the following payment functions performed in relation to cryptocurrencies: provision or maintenance of an account; holding of funds on behalf of an end user; initiation of an electronic funds transfer at the request of an end user; authorization of an electronic funds transfer or the transmission, reception or facilitation of an instruction in relation to an electronic funds transfer.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about marketplaces

  The following fictional case scenarios provide examples of payment functions that are, and are not, incidental to a marketplace. These include the provision and maintenance of an account; the holding of funds on behalf of an end user; and authorization of an electronic funds transfer and the transmission, facilitation or reception of an instruction in relation to an electronic funds transfer.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Holding funds, Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about lending

  The following fictional case scenarios provide examples of payment functions that are, and are not, incidental to a consumer lending business.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about holding funds

  The following fictional case scenarios provide examples to help providers identify whether they perform the payment function of holding funds.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Holding funds, Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about cloud computing

  The following fictional case scenarios provide more detail about performing the following payment functions: initiation of an electronic funds transfer (EFT) and the authorization of an EFT or the reception, transmission, reception or facilitation of an instruction in relation to an EFT.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about card program managers

  The following fictional case scenarios provide examples of incidental activities under the Retail Payment Activities Act, especially in the context of card program managers.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Holding funds, Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Case scenarios about acquirers

  The following fictional case scenarios provide more details about the performance of payment functions under the Retail Payment Activities Act by providers of acquiring services, including in respect of the holding funds payment function.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Topic(s): Holding funds, Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Amendments to registration applications

  This supervisory policy explains how applicants should proceed when making changes to the information they provided as part of their application to become a registered payment service provider.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Registration
• October 2, 2024

  Criteria for registering payment service providers

  This supervisory policy helps individuals and entities determine if they are subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and if they should register with the Bank.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Topic(s): Registration