Retail payments supervision materials

• October 16, 2024

  Annual reporting

  This supervisory policy provides an overview of annual reporting requirements and clarifies how the Bank of Canada expects payment service providers to comply with those requirements.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
• October 16, 2024

  Reporting of retail payment activity metrics at registration

  This supervisory policy outlines the retail payment activity metrics that payment service providers must report at registration.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Registration, Reporting
• October 16, 2024

  Reporting changes to registration information

  This supervisory policy explains how the Bank of Canada expects registered payment service providers to comply with requirements to provide updated registration information.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Registration, Reporting
• October 16, 2024

  Notice of significant change or new activity

  This supervisory guideline explains the significant change and new activity notice requirements applicable to payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and provides clarity on how the Bank expects payment service providers to comply with them.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Research Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
• October 16, 2024

  Incident notification

  This supervisory guideline explains the incident reporting requirements applicable to payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act and provides clarity on how the Bank expects payment service providers to comply with them.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Research Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
• October 16, 2024

  Operational risk and incident response

  This supervisory guideline is intended to help payment service providers subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act comply with their obligations related to the identification and mitigation of their operational risks as well as their response to incidents.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory guidelines Research Topic(s): Supervision
• 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 Research 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 Research 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 Research 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 Research Topic(s): Holding funds, Registration