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A [[nostro account]] is a bank account one [[bank]] opens at another bank, usually to facilitate foreign currency transactions and so on. It is necessarily a [[cash]] account, and necessarily a proprietary asset of the depositing bank. It is '''not''' a [[Client money|client money account]]. | A [[nostro account]] is a bank account one [[bank]] opens at another bank, usually to facilitate foreign currency transactions and so on. It is necessarily a [[cash]] account, and necessarily a proprietary asset of the depositing bank. It is '''not''' a [[Client money|client money account]]. | ||
{{ | Nostro seems to be a fun word to say. It sounds technical, and you should expect people in ops to throw it around carelessly, often in connection with a [[client money]] offering. To be clear, a “client nostro” account is like a “[[Tall Dwarfs|Tall Dwarf]]”. It is a contradiction in terms. | ||
Odd spot: The “[[Tall Dwarfs]]” were an alternative pop band in New Zealand in the 1980s. | |||
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*[[Custody|Custody account]] | *[[Custody|Custody account]] | ||
*[[Vostro account]] | *[[Vostro account]] | ||
*[[Omnibus account]] | *[[Omnibus account]] | ||
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