back-office
adjective
ˈbak-ˈä-fəs 
-ˈȯ-fəs
: of or relating to the inner workings of a business or institution : internal
back-office operations
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Bankers are hyper-focused on four areas: net new deposits, noninterest income, back-office efficiency and fraud prevention.
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Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Darling and Bright will also serve as co-CEOs of Barclays execution services, the bank’s back-office services company, according to a July 1 statement.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 2 July 2025
This back-office facility that aimed to provide support to GE’s various divisions that was scaled back, then shut down in 2023 as the company broke apart.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
That means creating tools that reduce back-office drag, partnerships that protect their independence and capital that shows up on time.
—Ryan Stroker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Darling and Bright will also serve as co-CEOs of Barclays execution services, the bank’s back-office services company, according to a July 1 statement.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 2 July 2025
This back-office facility that aimed to provide support to GE’s various divisions that was scaled back, then shut down in 2023 as the company broke apart.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
That means creating tools that reduce back-office drag, partnerships that protect their independence and capital that shows up on time.
—Ryan Stroker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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