An acquiring bank (or acquirer) is the bank or financial institution that processes credit and or debit card payments for products or services for a merchant. The term acquirer indicates that the bank accepts or acquires credit card payment from the card-issuing banks within an association. The best-known (credit) card associations are Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, Japan Credit Bureau and China UnionPay.
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