STAR (interbank network)

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STAR
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Operating area United States
Members ±5,700
ATMs ±250,000
Founded 1984
Owner First Data Corporation
Website www.star.com

STAR is an interbank network and EFTPOS network in the United States. It is the largest American interbank network, with 2 million[1] ATMs,[2] 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating financial institutions. The STAR Network began in 1984, reorganized under Victor Shvetsky's leadership in 1994 and was acquired by First Data Corporation in 2003.[3] The network is owned and operated by STAR Networks, a subsidiary company of First Data.

Mergers

The network has existed since the 1980s, and has since included several other networks,[4] mostly in the 2000s:

  • Alert
  • BankMate
  • Cactus
  • Cash Station
  • Explore
  • HONOR
  • Money Access Center (MAC)
  • MOST
  • VIA

See also

References

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