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"A transaction account, checking account, or demand deposit account is a deposit account held at a bank or other financial institution. It is available to the account owner ""on demand"" and is available for frequent and immediate access by the account owner or to others as the account owner may direct." (Wikipedia)

A payable-through account (PTA) is a demand deposit account through which banking agencies located in the United States extend cheque writing privileges to the customers of other institutions, often foreign banks. (Wikipedia)

"A payable-through account (PTA) is a demand deposit account through which banking agencies located in the United States extend cheque writing privileges to the customers of other institutions, often foreign banks. [...] Foreign financial institutions use PTAs, also known as ""pass-through"" or ""pass-by"" accounts, to provide their customers with access to the U.S. banking system." (Wikipedia)

A transaction account, also called a checking account, chequing account, current account, demand deposit account, or share draft account at credit unions, is a deposit account or bank account held at a bank or other financial institution. It is available to the account owner "on demand" and is available for frequent and immediate access by the account owner or to others as the account owner may direct. Access may be in a variety of ways, such as cash withdrawals, use of debit cards, cheques and electronic transfer. (Wikipedia)