June 17, 2024 Enforcement tools This supervisory policy lists the enforcement tools the Bank could use if enforcement action is needed against individuals, entities and payment service providers. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Enforcement, Registration
June 17, 2024 Enforcement process This supervisory policy outlines the Bank of Canada’s enforcement process and what individuals, entities and payment service providers should expect if the Bank takes enforcement action against them. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Enforcement
April 17, 2024 Prescribed supervisory information This supervisory policy provides an explanation of the prescribed supervisory information provisions and sets out the Bank of Canada’s expectations for payments service providers’ compliance with non-disclosure requirements related to prescribed supervisory information under subsection 64(1) of the Retail Payment Activities Act and sections 37 to 38 of the Retail Payment Activities Regulations. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Supervision
April 17, 2024 Record keeping This supervisory policy outlines what records payment service providers should keep and retain to comply with their record-keeping obligations under the Retail Payment Activities Act and the Retail Payment Activities Regulations. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Supervision
December 12, 2023 Case scenarios about point-of-sale terminals The following fictional case scenarios provide details about the payment functions: initiation of an electronic funds transfer at the request of an end user; the authorization of an electronic funds transfer; and the transmission, reception or facilitation of an instruction in relation to an electronic funds transfer. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Research Topic(s): Registration
December 12, 2023 Case scenarios about payment accounting software and invoice payment services The following fictional case scenarios provide details about the payment functions: provision or maintenance of an account on behalf of an end user; the initiation of an electronic funds transfer at the request of an end user; the provision of clearing and settlement services; as well as examples of incidental activities under the Retail Payment Activities Act. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Research Topic(s): Registration
December 12, 2023 Case scenarios about merchants and the incidental payment function The following fictional case scenarios offer examples of providing or maintaining an account payment function as well as examples of incidental activities under the Retail Payment Activities Act. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Research Topic(s): Registration
December 12, 2023 Case scenarios about merchant or group of merchants instrument exclusion The following fictional case scenarios illustrate the types of activities exempted under paragraph 6(a) of the Retail Payment Activities Act. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Research Topic(s): Registration
December 12, 2023 Case scenarios about geographic scope The following fictional case scenarios provide examples of how to apply the geographic scope criteria under the Retail Payment Activities Act when a foreign payment service provider is involved. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Research Topic(s): Registration
December 12, 2023 Case scenarios about designated payment systems The following fictional case scenarios provide examples to help differentiate payment functions performed using a designated system under section 7 of the Retail Payment Activities Act (and exempted as a result) from other non-exempted payment functions related to the same transaction. Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Case scenarios Research Topic(s): Registration