An ARU (also known as a voice authorization, capture and deposit) allows the manual keyed entry and subsequent authorization of a credit card over a cellular or land-line telephone. With this method a merchant typically imprints their customer’s card with an imprinter to create a customer receipt and merchant copy, then process the transaction instantaneously [...]
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A merchant account is a contract under which an acquiring bank extends a line of credit to a merchant, who wishes to accept payment card transactions of a particular card association brand. Without such a contract, one cannot accept payments by any of the major credit card brands.
Methods of processing credit cards
Today a majority of [...]
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For merchants, a credit card transaction is often more secure than other forms of payment, such as checks, because the issuing bank commits to pay the merchant the moment the transaction is authorized, regardless of whether the consumer defaults on the credit card payment (except for legitimate disputes, which are discussed below, and can result [...]
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A prepaid credit card is not a credit card, since no credit is offered by the card issuer: the card-holder spends money which has been “stored” via a prior deposit by the card-holder or someone else, such as a parent or employer. However, it carries a credit-card brand (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover) and [...]
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A secured credit card is a type of credit card secured by a deposit account owned by the cardholder. Typically, the cardholder must deposit between 100% and 200% of the total amount of credit desired. Thus if the cardholder puts down $1000, they will be given credit in the range of $500–$1000. In some cases, [...]
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Authorization: The cardholder pays for the purchase and the merchant submits the transaction to the acquirer (acquiring bank). The acquirer verifies the credit card number, the transaction type and the amount with the issuer (Card-issuing bank) and reserves that amount of the cardholder’s credit limit for the merchant. An authorization will generate an approval code, [...]
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Credit cards are issued after an account has been approved by the credit provider, after which cardholders can use it to make purchases at merchants accepting that card.
When a purchase is made, the credit card user agrees to pay the card issuer. The cardholder indicates his/her consent to pay, by signing a receipt with a [...]
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The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, or Check 21, was an act of American legislature that was passed on October 28, 2003, and took effect a year later. Check 21 changed the way in which payments by check are processed in the United States, and streamlined communication between American banks. Banks which have [...]
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When customers press the ‘Purchase’ button on an order form, the information is transferred to the server. But, what happens after the server receives the information? The diversity of technical solutions is enormous. The solutions differ by price, security features, level of automation, and many other factors. This article discusses which solutions are better.
The major [...]
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ACH processing refers to move money electronically to the federal government’s assistance Automated Clearing House. This clearinghouse provides a centralized communications network that allows for both electronic funds transfer and notification of these transfers.
Essentially, banks have a pipeline (usually referred Fed Line) that connects directly into the ACH network. The pipeline allows the transmission of [...]
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