Banking

Merchant Acquiring Fee Income

Earning merchant discount fees from businesses accepting card payments via the bank's POS terminals.

Account NameTypeDebit ($)Credit ($)
Merchant Service Charge ReceivableAsset (+)8,500.00-
Merchant Acquiring Fee IncomeRevenue (+)-8,500.00

💡 Accountant's Note

Acquiring banks charge merchants a merchant discount rate (MDR) of typically 1.5-3% of transaction value. After paying interchange to the issuer, the spread is the acquiring bank's margin.

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