What is a Merchant Acquirer?

In the payments processing world, the term acquirer can be confusing. Even though it refers to a specific function in the payments processing chain, it is often used more broadly as well, as key players often take on multiple roles.

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Will the Real Merchant (of Record) Please Stand Up?

In this article we discuss what it means to be the merchant, the differences between MOR status and providing MOR services to merchants, and the potential consequences of improper use of the MOR concept to describe payment facilitation services.

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