---
entity_slug: cash_accounts
entity_type: Institution
vsm_system: S3
type_rationale: Cash accounts represent a socially constructed banking rule system
  that governs how merchants can access credit through established borrowing and repayment
  arrangements.
vsm_rationale: Cash accounts function as a management mechanism that allocates banking
  capital to merchants and controls their operational access to credit resources.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:49:34.453685'
---

# Classification: Cash Accounts

## Entity Type

Institution

## VSM System

S3

## Type Rationale

Cash accounts represent a socially constructed banking rule system that governs how merchants can access credit through established borrowing and repayment arrangements.

## VSM Rationale

Cash accounts function as a management mechanism that allocates banking capital to merchants and controls their operational access to credit resources.
