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A critical aspect of modern business, merchant receivables enable businesses to accept various forms of payments from their customers, including credit and debit cards, electronic checks and digital ...

As the central bank for the United States, Congress has given the Fed an important role in the nation’s payment system.1 Processing and clearing checks has long been a key part of the operating side ...

The merchant industry encompasses financial services for businesses, and most often refers to processing services that allow merchants to accept transactions through credit and debit cards, as well as ...

• Business: ATM, credit card or check processing equipment; transaction processing Chances are U.S. Alliance Group Inc. could be behind your ATM, credit card or check transaction. “If you write a ...

When it comes to paying for their groceries, consumers still like to whip out their checkbooks. According to a study released by the Food Marketing Institute, Washington, in 2000, checks made up 33% ...

Sovereign Bank has renewed a merchant-processing contract with First Data Corp., the Denver-based processor has announced. The five-year deal represents an extension of Sovereign Merchant Services, ...