A funds transfer is defined as what in the context of recordkeeping?

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Funds transfers, for recordkeeping, are defined as a payment order issued by the originator's financial institution directing the transfer of funds to a beneficiary. This means the initiating bank is the one issuing the instruction, not the recipient’s bank or an internal move within the same institution. A cash withdrawal isn’t a transfer of funds between institutions, and an internal transfer stays within one bank. So the defining characteristic is the payment order coming from the originator’s financial institution to move funds to another party.