{"id":228488,"date":"2026-04-16T09:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/?post_type=content&#038;p=228488"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:28:05","slug":"interac-named-canadas-most-reputable-financial-services-brand-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/content\/news\/interac-named-canadas-most-reputable-financial-services-brand-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Interac named Canada\u2019s most reputable financial services brand for\u00a02026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Leger unveiled\u00a0its\u00a029<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual list of most reputable companies according to Canadians, with Interac\u00a0leading the financial services sector<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toronto, ON, April&nbsp;16, 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Interac Corp. (Interac) today announced that it was once again recognized as the #1 most reputable financial services brand in Canada,&nbsp;according to the annual&nbsp;Leger Reputation Study*.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its 29th year, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leger360.com\/reputation-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leger Reputation Study<\/a>&nbsp;has become a benchmark for measuring corporate reputation in Canada. This year, Leger surveyed more than&nbsp;38,619&nbsp;Canadians to explore their perspectives on&nbsp;334&nbsp;companies across&nbsp;29&nbsp;sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing recognized as Canada\u2019s most reputable financial services brand reflects the trust Canadians place in Interac every day,\u201d said Jeremy Wilmot, President &amp; CEO at Interac. \u201cAs&nbsp;the&nbsp;Canadian\u2011owned payments infrastructure, Interac helps sustain a sovereign ecosystem that keeps money moving securely, strengthening our&nbsp;economic resilience.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;distinction&nbsp;comes at a time when trusted domestic infrastructure, economic&nbsp;resilience&nbsp;and homegrown innovation matter more than ever.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Interac&nbsp;network&nbsp;helps keep money moving securely across the country, supports businesses with low-cost&nbsp;and&nbsp;widely used solutions,&nbsp;and helps strengthen Canada\u2019s economic independence through made-in-Canada infrastructure and innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis&nbsp;recognition reflects the value of building trusted Canadian solutions that work at national scale,\u201d said Debbie Gamble, Chief Strategy &amp; Marketing Officer at Interac. \u201cInterac is investing in homegrown innovation, talent and partnerships to modernize payments&nbsp;and&nbsp;verification&nbsp;with the goal of&nbsp;enabling&nbsp;Canada\u2019s future prosperity.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Interac ranked as the top brand in the \u201cBank\/Credit\u201d sector.&nbsp;For more information, visit&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leger360.com\/reputation-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>leger360.com\/reputation-study<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Interac Corp.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interac empowers Canadians to transact digitally with confidence by providing payment and value exchange services. In helping to develop the future of money movement in Canada, security is at the core of everything we do. We help keep Canadian customers safe and secure when transacting. With&nbsp;nearly 300&nbsp;financial institutions connected to our network, Canadians choose Interac products over 20 million times a day on average to exchange money. Interac champions workplace culture, community, and corporate citizenship. We are proud to be one of\u202fCanada\u2019s\u202fleading and most trusted financial brands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media Contact: Interac Corp.,\u202f<a href=\"mailto:media@interac.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">media@interac.ca<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Interac is a registered trademark of Interac Corp<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leger unveiled\u00a0its\u00a029th\u00a0annual list of most reputable companies according to Canadians, with Interac\u00a0leading the financial services sector\u00a0 Toronto, ON, April&nbsp;16, 2026&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Interac Corp. 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