This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Rails Architect MasterClass, Payment vocabulary
ACQUIRER An entity (company) that is responsible for processing and settling payments, also pays out earned money to merchants
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PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER (PSP), PAYMENT GATEWAY An entity (company) that provides the ability to accept payments for merchants by offering API access and/or web interface
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MERCHANT An entity (company) that accepts payments in exchange for some goods or services
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CARDHOLDER An end-customer that uses their card to pay for some goods or services
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ISSUER An entity that issues a card to a cardholder
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Rails Architect MasterClass, Payment vocabulary (c
ACQUIRER An entity (company) that is responsible for processing and settling payments, also pays out earned money to merchants
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PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER (PSP), PAYMENT GATEWAY An entity (company) that provides the ability to accept payments for merchants by offering API access and/or web interface
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MERCHANT An entity (company) that accepts payments in exchange for some goods or services
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CARDHOLDER An end-customer that uses their card to pay for some goods or services
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ISSUER An entity that issues a card to a cardholder
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