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522320 Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of the following: (1) financial transaction processing (except central bank); (2) reserve and liquidity services (except central bank); and/or (3) check or other financial instrument clearinghouse services (except central bank).

Illustrative Examples:
Automated clearinghouses, bank or check (except central bank)
Credit card processing services
Check clearing services (except central bank)
Electronic funds transfer services, including peer-to-peer payment services

Cross-References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in nonfinancial data and electronic transaction processing (except payroll processing services) are classified in Industry 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services;
  • Establishments primarily engaged in providing payroll processing services are classified in U.S. Industry 541214, Payroll Services;
  • Establishments of the central bank primarily engaged in check clearing and other financial transaction processing are classified in Industry 521110, Monetary Authorities-Central Bank;
  • Establishments primarily engaged in credit card issuing and related financial transaction processing are classified in Industry 522210, Credit Card Issuing;
  • Establishment primarily engaged in furnishing physical or electronic marketplaces for the purpose of facilitating the buying and selling of securities and commodities are classified in Industry 523210, Securities and Commodity Exchanges; and
  • Establishments primarily engaged in operating commodity or securities exchange clearinghouses are classified in U.S. Industry 523999, Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities.

Index Entries

Automated clearinghouses, bank or check (except central bank)
Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or Automated Loan Machine (ALM) network operation
Bank clearinghouse associations
Central reserve financial institutions (except central bank)
Check clearing services (except central banks)
Check clearinghouse services (except central banks)
Check validation services
Clearinghouses, bank or check
Credit card processing services
Electronic financial payment services
Electronic funds transfer services, including peer-to-peer payment services
Financial transactions processing (except central bank)
Processing financial transactions
Reserve and liquidity services (except central bank)