Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun merchant_bank

1 sense of merchant bank

Sense 1
merchant bank, acquirer -- (a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee)
       => depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company -- (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home")