STAR (interbank network)

{{Short description|American interbank network}}

{{redirect|STAR System|the star systems in astronomy|star system|other uses|Star (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox interbank network

| name = STAR

| logo = 100px

| area = United States

| members = ±5,700

| atm = ±2,000,000

| foundation = 1984

| owner = First Data Corporation

| website = {{URL|http://www.star.com}}

}}

STAR is an American interbank network. It is the largest interbank network in the United States, with 2 million{{cite web | url = http://www.star.com/for-consumers/ | title = For Consumers | date = January 13, 2006 | publisher = STAR.com | accessdate = July 18, 2013}} ATMs,{{cite press release |url = http://www.star.com/?go=press.ShowSingleRelease&id=119|title = Fulton Financial Selects STAR Network as Primary ATM/Debit Network|date = January 13, 2006|publisher = STAR.com|accessdate = August 15, 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060925075005/http://www.star.com/?go=press.ShowSingleRelease&id=119|archivedate = September 25, 2006}} 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating financial institutions. The STAR Network began in 1984 and was acquired by First Data Corporation in 2003.{{cite web | url = http://www.star.com/about/history/ | title = About: History | date = January 13, 2006 | publisher = STAR.com | accessdate = October 7, 2013}} The network is owned and operated by STAR Networks, a subsidiary company of First Data.