acquirer
noun
ac·quir·er
ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r-ər 
: one that acquires
especially
: a company that acquires another company
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As a growing company with a unique and stable business model, there would be no shortage of potential acquirers for Couchbase.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
Even so, routing Thai card traffic to a local acquirer for higher approval while sending everything else back to Stripe is pure margin gold.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Mastercard hosts a bi-annual conference called ‘Point of Interaction,’ which brings together merchants, acquirers, and issuers to discuss the latest innovations, trends, and best practices in the payment industry.
—Marie Elizabeth Aloisi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Here is what happens when this is not well-defined: A merchant sees a transaction as pending even though it was successfully processed by the acquirer.
—Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
Even so, routing Thai card traffic to a local acquirer for higher approval while sending everything else back to Stripe is pure margin gold.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Mastercard hosts a bi-annual conference called ‘Point of Interaction,’ which brings together merchants, acquirers, and issuers to discuss the latest innovations, trends, and best practices in the payment industry.
—Marie Elizabeth Aloisi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Here is what happens when this is not well-defined: A merchant sees a transaction as pending even though it was successfully processed by the acquirer.
—Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Acquirer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquirer. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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