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Enable customers to pay using Interac, one of the most trusted payment methods in Canada.

Accept payments through a single API, settle globally, and access local payment rails without building market-specific infrastructure.

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Summary

About Interac

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Interac is one of the most widely used payment methods in Canada, enabling consumers and businesses to send and receive payments through the standardized national debit and transfer system. It plays an important role in the country's payment ecosystem, offering a familiar and trusted way for customers to complete transactions.

Commanding an estimated market share of 60% of digital checkouts with 22M+ active consumers, Interac has become a preferred payment option for online purchases, business payments, subscriptions, marketplace transactions, and everyday commerce in Canada. For businesses looking to expand into Canada, accepting Interac can help improve checkout conversion rates, increase payment acceptance, and provide a localized payment experience. Through Echo Money, businesses can accept Interac seamlessly, manage settlements, and access local infrastructure easily.

At a glance

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Payment Method: Interac
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Currency: CAD
Payment Type: Bank Transfer
Consumer Reach: 22M+
Settlement Speed Instant
Refund Support Yes
Recurring Payments Supported
Chargebacks Applicable
Integration Single API
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How it works

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Integrate with Echo Money. Connect to Echo Money through a single API and gain access to 215+ local payment methods including Interac, global payment rails, and stablecoin infrastructure.

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Enable Interac. Activate Interac for your business and configure how you want to collect, send, or settle payments in Canada without managing multiple local providers.

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Start Accepting and Sending Payments. Your customers can immediately begin paying through Interac via a fully white-labelled experience, while you collect funds, process payouts, and move money seamlessly.

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Scale with Built-In Compliance. Echo Money handles compliance requirements, including KYC, KYB, transaction monitoring, and payment operations, helping your business expand into Canada without the complexity of managing local payment infrastructure.

Benefits for Businesses
Accepting Interac in Canada

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Increase Conversion Rates with a Familiar Checkout Experience

Customers in Canada are more likely to complete a purchase when they see payment methods they already know and trust. By offering Interac through Echo Money, businesses can create a more localized payment experience, reduce friction during the payment journey, and improve overall conversion rates.

Improve Payment Success Rates

Many local payment methods, including Interac, are deeply integrated into the financial ecosystem of Canada. As a result, they can deliver higher payment acceptance rates compared to international cards that may face issuer declines, authentication issues, or cross-border restrictions.

Reach More Customers in Canada

Not every customer in Canada prefers to pay with a credit card. Depending on the market, consumers may rely on local bank transfers, digital wallets, QR payments, or domestic payment networks. By supporting Interac, businesses can access a broader customer base and provide payment options that align with local preferences and purchasing behaviour.

Reduce Cross-Border Complexity

Expanding into Canada often requires businesses to navigate local banking infrastructure, payment providers, and settlement processes. Echo Money simplifies this by enabling businesses to accept Interac through a single integration, removing the need to manage multiple local payment partners while still delivering a localized payment experience.

Build Trust with Local Customers

Trust plays a major role in online payments. Customers are often more comfortable completing a transaction when they recognize the payment method being offered. Because Interac is widely used in Canada, displaying it at checkout can help strengthen customer confidence, reduce hesitation, and create a more familiar payment experience.

Future-Proof Your Payment Strategy

Payment preferences evolve over time, but businesses that offer locally preferred payment methods are often better positioned to adapt to changing customer expectations. By supporting Interac through Echo Money, companies can build a payment stack that combines local payment acceptance, global reach, and modern settlement infrastructure.

Who uses Interac in Canada?

Businesses across industries use Interac to offer a more localized payment experience and improve payment performance in Canada.

E-commerce Platforms use Interac to increase checkout conversion rates and reduce payment friction.

Marketplaces rely on Interac to collect payments from buyers while supporting efficient seller payouts.

Gaming & Digital Businesses leverage Interac to improve payment acceptance rates and support seamless in-app purchases.

Travel, Fintech, and Global Merchants use Interac to collect local payments in Canada without building country-specific payment infrastructure.

SaaS Companies collecting recurring payments use Interac to reach customers in Canada through familiar and trusted payment methods.

Why do businesses use Echo Money for Interac?

Echo Money brings Interac and 215+ local payment methods into a single platform. With one integration, businesses can

  • streamline payment operations,
  • access faster transaction confirmation, improve settlement efficiency, and
  • scale across markets with built-in compliance and global settlement infrastructure.

Single Integration

Enable Interac through a single API and manage collections, payouts, and settlement alongside 215+ local payment methods.

Built-in Compliance

Accept Interac with built-in KYC, KYB, transaction monitoring, and compliance controls designed for cross-border payment operations.

Global Settlement

Collect funds through Interac and settle in local currencies, major global currencies, or stablecoins through a unified settlement infrastructure.

White-label experience

Offer Interac through a fully branded payment experience while Echo Money powers the infrastructure behind the scenes.

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