in modern banks money is just a number in a database, right? What stops the bank owners from just adding an amount to a saldo of an account?

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in modern banks money is just a number in a database, right? What stops the bank owners from just adding an amount to a saldo of an account?

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Answer 1

For money to have been added to one account, money needs to have left another account (whether on the same bank or some other bank). This is the fundamental accounting practise that makes what you say impossible to get away with.