In retail payment schemes and electronic commerce, there are normally two parties involved, a customer and a shop. The Acquirer is the bank of the shop.
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Landrock, P. (2005). Acquirer. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23483-7_5
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