STAR is an
interbank network and
EFTPOS network in the
United States. It is the largest American interbank network, with 2 million
ATMs, 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating
financial institutions. The STAR Network began in 1984, reorganized under Victor Shvetsky's leadership in 1994 and was acquired by
First Data Corporation in 2003. The network is owned and operated by STAR Networks, a subsidiary company of First Data.