Resources for payment service providers

This supervisory policy lists the enforcement tools the Bank could use if enforcement action is needed against individuals, entities and payment service providers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The following fictional case scenarios illustrate the types of activities exempted under paragraph 6(a) of the Retail Payment Activities Act.

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.

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.

The following fictional case scenarios illustrate the obligations of registered payment service providers (PSPs) to declare their agents and mandataries. They also describe the situations when agents of exempted PSPs must register with the Bank of Canada.