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FCT Partners with Interac to Transform Identity Verification in Real Estate Transactions
OAKVILLE, Ontario, May 12, 2025--FCT, Canada’s leading provider of title insurance and real estate technology, today announced an agreement with Interac Corp. (Interac) to integrate the Interac Verified™ credential service into FCT’s real estate technology solutions. The agreement and pending integration set the stage for broader adoption of secure and reusable digital identity credentials across the Canadian real estate ecosystem, marking a major step toward a national standard for digitally se
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