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Unit 1. Banks and banking > Module 1 Glossary - Banks and banking > Flashcards

Module 1 Glossary - Banks and banking Flashcards

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Asset

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A resource that has value, or which can be sold for money

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Building society

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Mutual business that mainly provides loans for house purchases

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Buffer

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A pot of money set aside by a bank from its capital and held in reserve to absorb bad debts

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Business banking

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Providing financial services to small and medium sized enterprises

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Capital

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A banks own funds which are available to meet losses

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Challenger bank

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A retail bank that has been recently formed or is relatively new in the retail banking sector

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Chatbot

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A computer programme that simulates conversation with human users

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Cheque

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A form of written instructions to a bank to make a payment from a drawer to a payee

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Cloud computing

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The delivery of computing services (such as storage, software, networks) over the internet

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Commercial bank

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A bank that serves personal, business and corporate customers

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Conversational user interface

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A facility that allows a customer/ user to have a conversation with a computer system

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Co-operative bank

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Bank that are owned by members and which provide deposit-taking and loan products to personal customers and small businesses

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Corporate banking

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Banking services provided to large companies

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Credit

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An arrangement allowing a purchaser to pay for goods and services at a later date

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Credit union

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Non-profit co-operative organisations owned by members who pool savings and lend to each other

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Creditor

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A person/organisation that is owned money by a third party

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Cryptocurrency

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A currently that only exists in the digital realm, and is created and managed through blockchain technology

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Current account

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A bank that allows deposits and withdrawals without notice

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Cybercrime

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Crime committed on a computer or over a computer or internet network

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Debtor

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A person/ organisation who owes money to a third party

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Deposit

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An amount of money paid into a bank or other financial account

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Digital only bank

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A bank that has no physical branches and delivers banking services via digital banking

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Digital technology

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Electronic tools, services and systems that can generate, create, store or process data.

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Digital wallet

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A secure finance application on a digital device that stores money and can make payments (also e-wallet)

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Disintermediation

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The process in which parties transacting in financial products deal directly with each other instead of using a bank or other third party as an intermediary.

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E-commerce

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‘Electronic’ commerce, involving trading of money, goods, or services on the internet.

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Equity market

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A trading platform/ market for the buying and selling of shares

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Finance house

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A corporate entity that provides instalment credit to individuals and businesses.

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Financial intermediation

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The process by which money deposited in a bank is lent by the bank to those who want to borrow money.

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Fintech

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A term combining finance and technology. Also referred to digital finance.

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Fractional reserve banking

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The process in which banks lend out a certain proportion of the deposits that they hold.

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Foreign currency market

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A regulated global exchange market that determines the exchange rate of foreign currencies.

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High net worth individual

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People who earn a large income or have significant assets.

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Intermediary

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A person/party who acts to fail at arrangements between people or parties who cannot deal directly with each other.

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Interest

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The price paid for borrowing money. It is expressed as a percentage rate over a period of time.

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Insurance

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A financial product that is sold to provide protection against loss, damage or theft.

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International banking

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Services that are provided across national borders and engage in activities that use different currencies

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Investment banking

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The provision of financial services to large corporates, pension funds and governments

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Islamic banking

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Services that do not charge or pay interest in compliance with Islamic sharia law

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Liabilities

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A company’s/person debts or obligations

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Liquidity

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The ability to turn an asset into cash or near-cash l, quickly and easily without significant loss of value

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Loans

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An agreement that allows a person or entity to borrow a sum of money which will be paid back typically in instalments usually with interest

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Machine learning

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A computer programme that is able to learn from data, to help it identify patterns or make decisions

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Merchant payments

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A payment service offers by a service provider that allows customers to process payments for good or services through a merchant.

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Micro business

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Very small business
Turnover of £632,00 or less
10 employees or less
Have less than £316,000 on balance sheet

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Money supply

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The total of all the currency and other liquid assets in a country’s economy at any point in time

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Mortgage

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A long term loan used to finance the purchase of a house or property

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P2P lending

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Peer to peer lending (social)
Lending directly to each other through an online platform

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Pensions

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Income paid to someone who no longer works because of their age or for health reason

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Philanthropy

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Donations or actions that are intended to benefit broader society

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Portfolio

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A collection of assets, investments or holdings

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Private banking

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Services provided to wealthy customers or high net worth individuals

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Private sector

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Not under direct state control

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Profit margin

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The difference between the cost of producing and selling an item or service, and the price the item or service is sold for

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Public listing (publicly listed)

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A company that had shares which are traded (listed) on the stock market

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Screening

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Identifying potential risk characteristics

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SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises)

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relatively small business, any organisation fewer than 250 employees

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Social lending

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Lenders and borrowers dealing directly with each other, without going through a bank or other financial intermediary

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Stakeholder

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Have an interest in an entity

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Subsidiaries

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Company that is controlled by another company (known as ‘parent’ or ‘holding’ company)

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Unicorn

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Technology company valued at more than $1 billion

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Wearable

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Digitally connected devices that are worn on your body (e.g. Apple Watch)

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Bank

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Authorised or licensed by a government or regulatory body to engage in banking activities (making loans, accepting deposits, clear cheques)

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