"acquiring financial institution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acquiring financial institutions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} acquiring financial institution (plural acquiring financial institutions)
  1. (finance) 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. Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: acquirer, AFI
    Sense id: en-acquiring_financial_institution-en-noun-zR-wT33T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, finance

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Alternative forms

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