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term: "Jurisdiction"
category: "Building and operating"
url: https://federatedbanking.com/glossary/jurisdiction
source: Federated Banking™ glossary
---

# Jurisdiction

> A country or region whose currency, rules and available providers shape how a network operates there.

A jurisdiction determines the currency, the regulatory requirements and the providers and rails that are available. Federated Banking lets an organisation expand without rebuilding: local configuration sits underneath, while the experience above stays consistent. Availability always depends on configured providers and permissions.

Related terms: [Payment rail](https://federatedbanking.com/glossary/rail.md), [Provider-agnostic](https://federatedbanking.com/glossary/provider-agnostic.md)