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What is a Payment Processor?

Clearly Payments

The 1980s brought about the widespread adoption of point-of-sale (POS) terminals , making it more convenient for merchants to accept credit card payments. ISOs (Independent Sales Organizations) or MSPs (Merchant Service Providers) ISOs, or Independent Sales Organizations , act as intermediaries between merchants and acquirers.

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Merchant Processing Explained: What Happens Behind the Swipe?

Evolve Payment

Between the alphabet soup of acronyms (PCI? Merchant Service Providers (MSPs) Your merchant service provider (MSP) is your dedicated point of contact for anything payment-related. Gateways securely pass sensitive customer data from your website or point-of-sale (POS) system to your payment processor.

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