- Merchant services
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Merchant services is the name given in the United States to a broad category of financial services intended for use by businesses.[1] In its most specific use, it usually refers to the service that enables a business to accept a transaction payment by use of the customer's credit or debit card. More generally, the term includes the following in its use:
- Credit and debit cards payment processing
- Check guarantee and check conversion services
- Automated Clearing House check drafting services
- Gift and loyalty card programs
- Payment gateway
- Email Marketing
- Direct Mail Marketing
- Merchant Cash Advances
- Online Ordering Systems
- Point of Sales Systems
Other services include age verification (used by age-restricted businesses), employee payroll tracking functions, electronic benefits transfer programs such as food stamps.
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Categories:- Retail financial services
- Retail company stubs
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