### Question
How is the "financial transaction provider" defined?


### Answer
The term **financial transaction provider** is defined in *31 U.S.C. § 5362* as follows -

> a creditor, credit card issuer, financial institution, operator of a terminal at which an electronic fund transfer may be initiated, money transmitting business, or international, national, regional, or local payment network utilized to effect a credit transaction, electronic fund transfer, stored value product transaction, or money transmitting service, or a participant in such network, or other participant in a designated payment system

#### Citation:
  - *31 U.S.C. § 5362*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE IV-MONEY > CHAPTER 53-MONETARY TRANSACTIONS > SUBCHAPTER IV-PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING**

