firewall

Definition of "firewall"
  1. A divider within a financial institution that prevents the sharing of confidential information between banking and brokerage operations
How to use "firewall" in a sentence
  1. The bank implemented a firewall to ensure compliance with regulations separating different financial operations.
  2. To comply with financial regulations, the institution reinforced its firewall between the banking and brokerage divisions.
  3. Regulators examined the bank’s firewall to confirm that no unauthorized information was being shared.

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