electronic funds transfer EFT EFTS electronic funds transfer system <application, communications> (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or {magnetic tape}. In the late 1990s, this increasingly includes transfer initiated via the {World-Wide Web}. The term also applies to credit card and automated bill payments. Glossary (http://fms.treas.gov/eft/glossary.html). (1999-12-08)
EFTS Electronic Funds Transfer System