acquiring financial institution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An institution that contracts with the bank and the merchant to enable credit card transactions. The acquirer deposits the credit card totals and debits the end-of-month processing fees from the merchants' accounts.

Word forms

acquiring financial institution acquiring financial institutions

Synonyms

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