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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 Dwarf”. It is a contradiction in terms.
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.  
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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Latest revision as of 11:36, 18 January 2020

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 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 Dwarf”. It is a contradiction in terms.

Odd spot: The “Tall Dwarfs” were an alternative pop band in New Zealand in the 1980s.

See also