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Step 6: At the end of the month, the statement is sent to the business that details the interchange for all transactions that month–which is the fee set by credit card companies for merchants to accept their cards as payment. Typically, card transactions are authorized in less than a minute.
At the end of the businessday, the merchant batches all authorized transactions and submits them to the acquiring bank for settlement. The acquiring bank then deposits the funds into the merchant’s account, typically within a couple of businessdays. This marks the completion of the credit card payment process.
This response is sent back through the card network to the acquiring bank, which then communicates the result to the merchant. Clearing and Settlement At the end of a businessday or a predetermined period, the merchant batches all approved transactions and submits them to the acquiring bank for settlement.
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