Financial intermediary

1. Financial institutions.

A financial company such as a bank which channels funds between investors and borrowers.

2. Shadow banking.

Other organisations that perform similar functions, outside the regulated financial sector.

See also

• Disintermediation
• Financial institution
• Interest rate transformation
• Intermediation
• Maturity transformation
• Non-bank financial intermediaries
• Peer-to-peer
• Regulation
• Shadow banking