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The acquirer will present the transactions to the card issuer for payment and will then pay the retailer the amount of the card transactions less a discount - which covers their own and the card issuer’s fee for handling the transaction. This is how retailers get paid. | The acquirer will present the transactions to the card issuer for payment and will then pay the retailer the amount of the card transactions less a discount - which covers their own and the card issuer’s fee for handling the transaction. This is how retailers get paid. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Recourse]] | * [[Recourse]] | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 17 June 2016
A financial institution - often a subsidiary of a bank - that ‘buys’ credit card transactions, with recourse, from a retailer.
The acquirer will present the transactions to the card issuer for payment and will then pay the retailer the amount of the card transactions less a discount - which covers their own and the card issuer’s fee for handling the transaction. This is how retailers get paid.
