Payments & fintech22 October 20261 min read

Payments Canada highlights potential CAD 16 billion GDP gains from Real-Time Rail

Payments Canada highlighted an estimate that its planned Real-Time Rail could generate CAD 16 billion in cumulative GDP gains over a decade. The system is expected to support round-the-clock instant payments and centralized fraud controls, including payee confirmation and transaction scoring.

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