# Acquirer An acquiring bank (also known simply as an acquirer) is a bank or financial institution that processes credit or\ debit card payments on behalf of a merchant. The acquirer allows merchants to accept credit card payments from the card-issuing banks within an association. In\ usual scenario, an acquirer is a customer of Verifone. Acquirer has then its own customers who are not Verifone\ customers directly. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.verifone.com/api-reference/open-api-references/order/definitions/acquirer.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.