Interac e-Transfer®
J.P. Morgan Interac e-Transfer® is a 24/7 payment product that enables you to send domestic payments (in CAD) from your J.P. Morgan account to an eligible beneficiary email address, Canadian mobile phone number, or a fully formed Canadian bank account via the Interac Network.
Interac, a widely used payment network in Canada, provides directory-like capabilities that enable alias-based and account number-based payments between registered financial institutions participating on the network.
Interac e-Transfer payments are irrevocable.
Benefits
Additional Interac e-Transfer benefits include:
- Alias-based payment: Payments can be disbursed using the recipient’s email or mobile phone number.
- Speed: Funds are availabe within minutes.
- Notifications: Real time payment confirmation.
When to use Interac e-Transfer
Insurance claim payouts
Interac e-Transfer is a fast, easy method for insurers that want to offer consumers a seamless way to receive claim payments.
Emergency payroll
Empower employees with on-demand payouts for their earned wages.
Expense reimbursements
Simplify reimbursement to employees for business related expenses.
Vendor payments
Pay vendors for services and goods provided and reduce costly follow-ups.
Rebates
Fulfill incentives to customers fast and easy.
Contracting services
Pay non-employees their fees and commission on-demand.
How Interac e-Transfer works
Payments via Interac e-Transfer can be sent to a beneficiary email address, Canadian mobile phone number, or a fully formed Canadian bank account.
The following diagram depicts the high-level, end-to-end payment flow:
Interac e-Transfer supports payments made by:
- Third-Party Payment Provider
- Money Service Business
- ‘On behalf of’
Settlement
Interac e-Transfer operates on a pre-funding model. Adequate funds must be available in the client account at the time of payment initiation. Please note that temporary holds, such as those placed on funds when an ACH file is submitted, will promptly decrease the amount of funds avaiilable for the Interac e-Transfer transactions.
The client’s account will be debited at the time of each payment initiation. In the event of a rejected payment request, the funds will be refunded to the client's account. For rejected transactions, both debit and credit appear in the bank account statement.
When the receiving beneficiary financial institution accepts a payment request, it notifies the Interac Network and credits funds to the beneficiary. Upon receipt of the payment confirmation, J.P. Morgan sends a webhook with a Completed status.
Availability
Interac e-Transfer is available on the Global Payments API in the following regions and markets:
Regions |
Market/scheme |
|---|---|
North America (WHEM) |
Canada |
Related
- Understand payment/creditor options.
- Understand required payment parameters.
- Determine which Purpose Code is appropriate for your business use cases.
- Be aware of warehoused transactions.
- Learn about creating a security question and response.
Next Steps
Learn how to initiate an Interac e-Transfer payment.