FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides deposit insurance to depositors within U.S. banks. Its primary source of funding is through member dues from included banks.

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    An automated teller machine (ATM) is a device that allows for the withdrawal of cash without the need of a human teller or cashier.

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  • Tokenization

    Tokenization replaces sensitive financial account information with a random string of characters, called a token. Learn More

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