STAR (interbank network)
STAR
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United States |
| Members |
±5,700 |
| ATMs |
±250,000 |
| Founded |
1981 |
STAR is an interbank network and EFTPOS network in the United States. It is the largest American interbank network, with 250,000 ATMs[1], 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating financial institutions. The network is owned and operated by STAR Networks, a subsidiary company of First Data. Its primary competitors include NYCE and Pulse.
The STAR network was originally known as STAR System and operated primarily on the west coast.
Mergers
The network has existed since the 1980s, and has since included several other networks[2], mostly in the 2000s:
- Alert
- BankMate
- Cactus
- Cash Station
- Explore
- HONOR
- MAC
- MOST
- VIA
External links
See also
References
- ^ STAR.com | Press Releases | Details
- ^ http://www.star.com/?go=retailers2.b2-1
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| Africa |
CashNet · CMI · Interswitch · SASWITCH
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| Caribbean |
ATH · Caricard · CarIFS · InfoLink Services Limited · Midas · Unired
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