Interac e-Transfer is a simple, convenient, and secure way to send and receive money directly from one bank account to another. All you need is access to online or mobile banking through a participating financial institution, and you can send money to anyone with an email address or mobile phone number and a bank account in Canada — without sharing any personal or financial information. It's a great alternative to cheques and cash.

Interac e-Transfer participants

If you're a member of any of the following financial institutions or banks below you can use Interac e-transfer:

BMO Bank of Montreal
Caisse Populare de Clare 
CIBC
City Savings Financial Services 
Community Savings Credit Union
Conexus Credit Union Credit Union
Creston & District Credit Union
Interior Savings Credit Union
Island Savings Credit Union
Kingston Community Credit Union
Libro Financial Group
Mennonite Savings and Credit Union
Northern Credit Union
Northern Lights Credit Union
OPPA Credit Union
PenFinancial Credit Union 
President's Choice Financial
Prospera Credit Union
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Rochdale Credit Union
Scotiabank
TCU Financial Group
TD Canada Trust
Teachers Credit Union
Unigasco Community Credit Union
United Communities Credit Union
Unity Savings and Credit Union
VantageOne Credit Union
Westminster Savings Credit Union
Windsor Family Credit Union
Your Credit Union

 

How do I complete the Interac e-Transfer?

Step 1: Shop for the products you would like to purchase then add them to the shopping cart and checkout how you would normally.

Step 2: Select the option "Interac e-Transfer" located on the payment page.

Step 3: Confirm your order.

Step 1: Login into your bank account online.

Step 2: Locate Interac e-Transfer, usually found in the Transfer/Payments menu. (see pics below)

Step 3: Fill in the following Interac e-Transfer information accordingly... 

             a) Recipient's email: sales@vapemail.com 

             b) Payment amount: $XXX.XX (this is the total amount of your order calculated upon checkout, including taxes and shipping fees if applicable).

             c) Account from which to withdraw your funds: Whichever account you wish.

             d) Security Question:  You can use anything you like - ie "Store Name"

             e) Security Answer: Please use  vapemail as the answer.  This will save time and the need for further communication and allow your order to ship much sooner. 

             f) Add option personal message: This is an optional feature.  Please add any notes you wish.

***Important to know: Your money never travels by email.  Email is only used to notify the recipient of the transfer.***

Step 4: The email notification, not the money, is sent to our secure Email Inbox.  Upon logging into our bank account, we will then use the Security Answer (vapemail) to deposit the order payment into our bank account.  

 

 

How your Interac e-Transfer is protected

With Interac e-Transfer, your money never actually travels by email or text message. Email and text messages are only used to notify the recipient and to provide instructions on how to deposit the money. Your financial institution and your recipient’s financial institution transfer funds using established and secure banking procedures.

Interac e-Transfer rely on several security measures

• Encryption technology
• Confidential user IDs and passwords issued by financial institutions
• A secure login process
• A security question and answer to ensure only the intended recipient receives the money

Always be careful when sending money

An Interac e-Transfer transaction cannot be reversed once the recipient of the funds has deposited the transfer. You must obtain a refund directly from the recipient.

The benefits of Interac e-Transfer

• Send and receive money directly from and to your existing bank account
• The money can be accessed immediately after the transfer is accepted
• To send an Interac e-Transfer, all you need is the recipient's email address or mobile phone number¹
• Never share personal or financial information with the people you send money to: keep your address, phone number and account information private
• The security question protects your transfer from being deposited by unintended recipients
• No need to set up new accounts, user ID or passwords — you're already in online banking
• Email and/or text message carries the notification, so no need to get stamps or to find a mailbox

Tracking your transfer

As a sender - Interac e-Transfer confirmation numbers are saved in your online banking history. In addition, you will receive an email notification and/or text message once the intended recipient has accepted the transfer.