Six Canadian Banks Outline First Phase of Tokenized Deposit Project

UNCLASSIFIEDSix Canadian Banks OutlineFirst Phase of TokenizedDeposit Project34IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESSep 23, 2026 14:29blockboard.net

Canada’s six largest banks have begun testing a shared Canadian-dollar tokenized-deposit system for bank-to-bank payments. The first phase is framed as a pilot focused on moving deposits between institutions, with statements released on Sept. 22 and National Bank of Canada naming the participating banks.

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Six Canadian banks — Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank and TD Bank Group — are jointly exploring a shared Canadian-dollar tokenized-deposit system.
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Scotiabank and CIBC published announcements about the project on Sept. 22.
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Canada’s six biggest banks are working together on a tokenized deposit initiative for moving Canadian-dollar deposits between financial institutions.
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The project includes Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank of Canada.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Banks that move Canadian-dollar deposits between institutions are the ones directly affected by this project, and the change is that they are now testing a shared tokenized-deposit system rather than only ordinary bank transfer rails. That means the first visible effect is at the bank-to-bank level, not in retail customer accounts.

Market reaction

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