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Also known as finance institution

institution that provides financial services for its clients or members

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Encyclopedic overview

The oldest financial institution in the world, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, founded in 1472. A financial institution, sometimes called a banking institution, is a business entity that provides service as an intermediary for different types of financial monetary transactions.

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