Trains aren’t the only place Canada lags on high-speed rail, as the effort to bring in a faster payment system, known as the Real-Time Rail, is years behind schedule.
The effort to bring in a faster payment system, known as the Real-Time Rail, is years behind schedule.. A person uses her phone to pay for her coffee at a Starbucks in Mississauga, Ont., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah Yoon
A modernized system would mean payments go through near-instantly, 24 hours a day, bringing along billions of dollars of benefits, according to an estimate from the C.D. Howe Institute.
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