Glossary term

Merchant Acquirer

The financial institution that processes credit and debit card payments on behalf of a merchant and manages the settlement of funds.

Definition

The financial institution that processes credit and debit card payments on behalf of a merchant and manages the settlement of funds.

Case context

In this archive, merchant acquirer is used only when it helps describe what happened in a Stripe case record. Use the related cases and problem pages for concrete examples.

Related cases

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