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Discount Rate
Merchants are charged a fee for the processing services that enable them to accept cards as payment. This fee, called the "merchant discount” or "discount rate,” is...
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Chargeback (Card Processing)
A chargeback is a transaction that is returned by the card issuer to a merchant’s acquirer bank because of a dispute, processing or point-of-sale error, or fraudulent transaction.
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MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition)
The information printed on a check in magnetic ink. The MICR information helps MICR scanners retrieve important information from the check including the routing number, account number...
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