acquirer

What Is an Acquirer? An acquirer is a company that obtains the rights to another company or business relationship through a deal. These deals are usually mergers or acquisitions, but can also be other structured agreements. Acquirers buy out a company and take over their ownership typically...

What Is a MasterCard Acquirer? A MasterCard acquirer is a merchant bank or other financial institution that accepts and processes transactions made with a MasterCard credit card. MasterCard partners with institutions all over the world to offer MasterCard branded network payment cards...