Every day there are billions of transactions happening across the globe: from someone cashing their weekly paycheck at the local bank; to a multinational company being acquired.

Financial Services is the term used to describe organizations that deal with the management of money. More specifically it refers to the economic services provided by the finance industry.

The industry covers a huge range of businesses, including credit unions, banks, credit-card companies, insurance companies, accountancy companies, consumer-finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds, individual managers, and also some government-sponsored enterprises.