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Operating area | United States |
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Members | ±5,700 |
ATMs | ±2,000,000 |
Founded | 1984 |
Owner | First Data Corporation |
Website |
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STAR is an American interbank network. It is the largest interbank network in United States, with 2 million [1] ATMs, [2] 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. [3] The network is owned and operated by STAR Networks, a subsidiary company of First Data.
The network has existed since the 1980s,[ vague] and has inforporated several others , [4] mostly in the 2000s: