acquirer

acquirer
    n 1: a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
    2: a corporation gaining financial control over another
       corporation or financial institution through a payment in
       cash or an exchange of stock
    3: the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated
       teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued
       the credit card
    4: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for
       credit card receipts less a processing fee [syn: {merchant
       bank}, {acquirer}]
    

Acquirer \Ac*quir"er\, n.
   A person who acquires.
   [1913 Webster]