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Bank of Canada joins BIS Project Agorá to test improvements in wholesale cross-border payments

Bank of Canada joins BIS Project Agorá to test improvements in wholesale cross-border payments

Canada · North America Cross-Border Payments / Remittances / Money Transfer
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Event Type
Cross-Border Payments
Originally published
2026-05-27
Lifecycle state
CURRENT
Permanent GPIR record
bank-of-canada-880c0ba5490f610a
Publication Status
ARCHIVED PUBLICATION

GPIR Summary

The Bank of Canada announced today it is joining the Bank for International Settlements’ Project Agorá, an initiative exploring how tokenization could improve wholesale cross-border payments. GPIR classifies the notice under Remittances / Money Transfer within Cross-Border Payments.

Why It Matters

This official notice is relevant to GPIR's Cross-Border Payments coverage and is classified under Remittances / Money Transfer.

Source

Source
Bank of Canada
Publication
Bank of Canada joins BIS Project Agorá to test improvements in wholesale cross-border payments
Published
27 May 2026
Trust Tier
T1
GPIR Validation
VALIDATED
Acquisition
RSS
Source Health
GREEN
Retrieved
9 September 2026
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