Finance refers to the resources or funds needed to carry out activities, rather than just money. It involves securing funds through financial management, services, and institutions. Finance can refer to personal needs of individuals or corporate needs of organizations. A financial system acts as an intermediary that facilitates the flow of funds from areas with surplus to areas with deficits. It consists of complex interconnected institutions, agents, practices, markets, transactions, claims, and liabilities. The financial system includes money markets, capital markets, and financial intermediation through various instruments. Money markets deal in short-term debt up to one year, while capital markets provide long-term financing over a year through equity and debt.