Glossary

Merchant account

The payment account that receives card settlements.

Definition

Historically a bank merchant account; today most creators use Stripe or PayPal instead of a dedicated acquiring bank.

How it works in Quickshops

Your Stripe account is the merchant account. Quickshops never becomes the merchant.

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