Banks have relationships and transactions with other financial institutions including other banks, sovereign bodies like central banks and government entities, information companies, insurance companies, bank-related companies, and outsourcing providers. These relationships involve money transfers, document exchanges, deposits, and information sharing. Banks work with clearing houses like the Central Bank of Egypt Clearing Room to facilitate payments and financial settlements between institutions. Key institutions that banks interact with include the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication and Automated Clearing House.