Bank of Canada

43 results about this entity

Period: 08 Mar 2010 - 24 Sep 2024

Laurentian Bank of Canada signs deal for Temenos RetailSuite

At the 17th Temenos Community Forum in Barcelona – on 20 May 2016 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the software specialist for banking and finance, today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide Laurentian Bank of Canada (LBC) with its award-winning RetailSuite, including Core Banking platform and Analytics & Reporting solutions. With key retail and commercial operations across Canada, the CAD $40 billion in assets bank was looking for modern technology to increase efficiency and scale to changing consumer needs.

Bank of Canada designates ACSS prominent payments system

The Bank of Canada announced today that the Canadian Payment Association’s (CPA) “retail” payments system, the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS), has been designated a Prominent Payment System and, as such, will be subject to more stringent risk-management criteria.

Bank of Canada ponders bitcoin's effect on monetary policy

The rise of bitcoin could leave central banks struggling to implement monetary policy and unable to act as lenders of last resort, the Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor has warned.

Canadian Payments Association sets out modernisation vision

As part of its initiative to modernize Canada's core national clearing and settlement framework and infrastructure, the CPA is creating a shared vision for the future of payments in Canada based on research, a global perspective, and industry views.

Canadians honour Nimoy by 'Spocking' bank notes

The craze for defacing Canadian $5 bills to make former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier look like Star Treck's Spock is not illegal but is "inappropriate," says the country's central bank.

Carney: UK could switch to plastic bank notes

Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney has hinted that he could bring Canadian-style plastic cash with him.

Canada dumps paper cash for plastic

Canada is set to dump cotton paper bank notes in favour of longer lasing plastic versions next year.