Update: On 3 November 2021 we published our final report.
This glossary sets out terms, expressions and abbreviations used frequently in our card-acquiring market review interim report.
This document should be read alongside:
- Card-acquiring market review interim report (MR18/1.7)
 - Annex 1 Industry Background (MR18/1.7 Annex 1)
 - Annex 2 Pass-through analysis (MR18/1.7 Annex 2)
 - Annex 3 Financial review (MR18/1.7 Annex 3)
 - Annex 4 Scheme fees (MR18/1.7 Annex 4)
 - Annex 5 Barriers to entry and expansion (MR18/1.7 Annex 5)
 - IFF Research - annex on merchant survey results
 - IFF Research - annex on their technical report