Payment Systems Flashcards
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What is the ACH Network?
Processing and delivery system that provides for the distribution and settlement among financial institutions of electronic credits and debits as well as non-monetary entries with or without payment related information
What is an Originator?
Natural person or organization that has been authorized by the Receiver it initiate a credit entry, debit entry, or non-monetary entry to the Receiver’s account at the RDFI, and has authorized an ODFI to transmit the entry to the Receiver’s account
What are the requirements for negotiability of a check or draft?
- Written instruction
- Payable to named person or to bearer
- Payable on demand
- Signed by the Drawer
- For a fixed amount
- Unconditional order to pay
What is a card association?
A governing body for the community of financial institutions, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), and Member Service Providers (MSPs) that support card processing
What are contactless cards?
Cards employing RFID technology for payment transmission through an embedded computer chip
What are interchange fees?
Fees paid to cover handling costs and credit risk from the Merchant’s account at the Acquirer to the Issuer
What are interface points?
Points when entities or processes interact with a transaction flow
What is an Acquirer?
Organization that represents Merchants in the processing, acceptance, and settlement of POS transactions
What is a Bank of First Deposit (BOFD)?
First depository institution at which a check is deposited
What is a Bankers’ Bank?
An institution owned by depository institutions that typically provides correspondent services, including check clearing and settlement services, to its owners and other banks
What is a Cardholder?
Person issued or authorized to use a credit, charge, debit, or prepaid bank card
What is a clearing house?
Institution comprised of member depository institutions for the purpose of exchanging, clearing, and settling check payments among members
What is a closed loop card network?
A payment service that is provided directly to Merchants and Cardholders by the owner of the network without the involvement of financial institutions as intermediaries
(ex. American Express and Discover)
What is a Correspondent Bank?
A private depository institution, Bankers’ Bank, or Federal Reserve Bank providing payment clearing or settlement services to a BOFD or Paying Bank
What is a credit card?
Card in which payment is drawn from a short-term line of credit
What is a debit card?
Card in which payment is drawn directly from a demand deposit account (aka an access device)
What is a Drawer?
A person ordering payment of a draft
What is a Issuer?
Financial institution that issues a card to a Cardholder
What is a Merchant?
Person or business that engages in the sale of goods or services and contracts with an Acquirer in order to accept card payments from Cardholders
What is a Payee?
Party or parties due payment as indicated on a check
What is a Paying Bank?
Depository institution associated with the routing number encoded in the MICR line on a check
What is a Receiver?
Natural person or organization that has authorized an Originator to initiate a credit entry, debit entry, or non-monetary entry to the Receiver’s account at the RDFI
What is a Receiving Depository Financial Institution (RDFI)?
Participating depository financial institution with respect to entries (a) it receives from its ACH Operator to the accounts of Receivers, (b) on which it is designated as the RDFI in accordance with Nacha Operating Rules Appendix Three
What is a Receiving Point?
An organization that receives entries from an ACH Operator on behalf of an RDFI
What is a remotely created check (RCC)?
A check that is not created by the paying bank and that does not bear a signature applied, or purported to be applied, by the person on whose account the check is drawn