Cross-Border B2B Payments
Planned coordination of documented business payments between verified corporate counterparties, with each proposed flow subject to onboarding and transaction review.
Planned capabilities
ALTA is preparing five distinct areas of payment coordination for verified businesses engaged in international trade.
Planned coordination of documented business payments between verified corporate counterparties, with each proposed flow subject to onboarding and transaction review.
Planned support for supplier obligations and trade invoices supported by contracts, identifiable counterparties, goods or service documentation and a clear economic purpose.
Potential coordination in CAD, USD, EUR, GBP and CNY, including proposed EUR receipt and supplier-payment flows for eligible Canadian exporters. Availability remains subject to regulatory status, confirmed banking arrangements, corridor availability and compliance approval.
Planned operational support may include payment instructions, transaction documentation, reconciliation and status reporting, and coordination with available banking or payment channels.
A planned settlement-coordination model for eligible merchants and platforms. It does not represent acquiring, card processing, active merchant accounts, safeguarding accounts or a licence.
Potential rails and currencies
SWIFT, SEPA and USD wire transfers are potential payment rails only. Partner-provided IBAN-enabled payment details may form part of a future approved arrangement; ALTA does not issue IBANs. CAD, USD, EUR, GBP and CNY are planned currencies only. None is a standalone product or guaranteed to be available.
Planned payment rails and currencies remain subject to regulatory status and confirmed banking arrangements.Canadian exporters · planned capability
ALTA is preparing a model intended to help eligible Canadian businesses coordinate EUR-denominated trade receipts and European supplier payments through future partner-enabled infrastructure.
Potential EUR collection details or partner-provided IBAN-enabled routing, where available and approved.
Reconciliation and payment-status visibility for approved commercial receipts, without representing a live account or wallet.
Coordinate documented EUR supplier and invoice payments through available partner channels after compliance review.
Potential commercial benefit Where a compliant same-currency flow is available, the model may reduce unnecessary currency conversions. Fees, FX needs, timing and availability would depend on the confirmed provider arrangement and each approved transaction.
SEPA, SWIFT and IBAN-enabled payment details are planned capabilities only and would be provided through appropriately regulated financial institutions. ALTA does not currently issue IBANs, hold client funds, operate client accounts or represent that any partner arrangement is active.
ALTA is evaluating European provider relationships and welcomes discussions with Canadian banks, payment providers and trade-focused partners.
Services will be made available subject to regulatory approval, banking arrangements and compliance onboarding.
Operating boundary
No wallet, virtual IBAN, live FX calculator or client portal.
No acquiring, card processing, active merchant accounts or safeguarding accounts.
No payment service is currently operational.
No representation of guaranteed onboarding, execution time, rail, currency or corridor availability.