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Canadian Payment Methods and Trends

Canadian Payment Methods and Trends: 2015

December 18, 2015

As part of its second Payment Methods and Trends Report, the Canadian Payments Association (CPA) gathered 2014 retail payments data from payment service providers, consultants, and researchers from the Bank of Canada. This data helped form a complete picture of the most common consumer and business payments in 2014 and gain insights on emerging payments.

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