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Real-Time Rail

Money-movement rail

The Real-Time Rail is Canada's instant payment system, operated by Payments Canada and live since 9 November 2026. It settles Canadian-dollar payments between accounts in seconds, 24/7, and carries ISO 20022 data. The first direct participants joined at launch; Interac e-Transfer participants are due to migrate onto it from 2027.

www.payments.ca/systems-services/payment-systems/real-time-rail-payment-system/testing-and-launch ↗
OperatorPayments Canada
TypeInstant credit (CAD)
RegionCanada
Companies on Real-Time Rail
2 companies name Real-Time Rail in their sourced stack
EburyWealthsimple
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