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Payments 101: What is an Acquiring Bank?

July 27, 2010

The Payments 101 series continues to explore the payments ecosystem members. An Acquiring Bank (commonly known simply as an ‘acquirer’ or ‘merchant bank’) is a licensed member of a card association, such as Visa or MasterCard, which accepts card payments on behalf of a merchant.  The acquirer is a bank or financial institution that serves [...]

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