Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities

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

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.