Adjustments   Adjustments: An adjustment is used to make to correction to a transaction, typically a processing dispute or error. The adjusted funds will be debited from merchant account and returned. View  Glossary and Payment Processing Terms

Acquiring Bank/Merchant Bank   Acquiring Bank/Merchant Bank: An acquiring bank provides accounts to merchants to accept credit cards. They complete the transaction between card holders and your bank that receives the deposit. View  Glossary and Payment Processing Terms

Account Number   Account Number: The number associated with a cardholder account. The account number provides identifiable information about the card holder, card provider and card type. View  Glossary and Payment Processing Terms

AMEX   AMEX: Is short for American Express. The American Express Company is an international financial service business. Amex provides financial services such as banking, credit cards, travel, business, corporate cards and more. View  Glossary and Payment Processing Terms

ACH / Automated Clearing House   ACH / Automated Clearing House: ACH stands for Automated Clearing House. An ACH transaction is an electronic payment sent between banks. ACH transactions are done on Automated Clearing House network. View  Glossary and Payment Processing Terms

ABA Routing Number   ABA Routing Number: A nine digit number that is used on checks to identify the bank that the account is from. “The ABA RTN was originally designed to facilitate the sorting, bundling, and shipment of paper checks back to the drawer’s (check writer’s) account. As new payment methods were developed (ACH […]