Why e-Transfer dominates this market
It is Canadian infrastructure. Every Canadian bank account has access to it. There is no third-party wallet in the middle, no currency conversion, and no card network deciding whether a category is acceptable this quarter.
It is substantially cheaper to accept. Card networks charge merchants a percentage per transaction, and research chemicals attract elevated pricing on top of the standard rate because the category is classified as higher risk. Interac transfers cost a fraction of that, which is why suppliers, this one included, pass part of the saving back as a discount.
It settles cleanly. The payment is bank to bank and final, and no card number is exposed to a merchant system. For buyers who prefer their card statements uncluttered, that is a real and legitimate benefit rather than a euphemism.
