Payments Canada announces launch of Canada's Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system(payments.ca)
579 points by ocd 2 days ago | 342 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Cautiously optimistic about Canada adopting Interac-based public payment infrastructure
  • ↑Notes US lags behind in real-time payments compared to Canada now
  • ↓Skeptical due to absence of major Canadian banks in initial rollout
  • ~Compares unfavorably to Brazil's free PIX system, questioning processing costs
  • •Curious about technical details like third-party integrations and device attestation requirements