Merchant Account Resources

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DEFINITION OF MERCHANT ACCOUNT:

An account with a bank that allow you to process credit cards online.

A bank account established with a payment processor for the settlement of credit card transactions. Any merchant who wants to take credit card orders must establish a merchant account.

A written, commercial bank account established by contractual agreement between a merchant/business and a bank and/or a payment gateway. The agreement contains the respective rights, warranties, and duties with respect to accepting bankcards like Visa or MasterCard. You must apply for this account directly from your bank, or from the Payment Processor.

A specialized bank approved and issued account to process credit card transactions. One of three things needed to accept credit cards. The others required are - a local bank checking account (to deposit funds) and a processing olution (to access your merchant account).

A special account account where money from credit card sales is first routed to and held before transfer to your own business account. This process is usually fully automated in ecommerce transactions. Money may be transferred into your standard business account in real-time or during various points in a 24 hour period. A merchant account is a crucial part of ecommerce.

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