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merchant

[mur-chuhnt] / ˈmɜr tʃənt /


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Ives now is a partner and senior managing director at merchant bank Yorkville Ives, which he helped launch earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“So if a merchant does more sales, and they’re using Shopify Payments, obviously some of that translates back to our financials.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

During evidence at the hearing, the man's daughter Su Christie, said her father, a former merchant navy crewman, had a lifelong fear of showers due to a childhood trauma.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

But there is often a tension between the two parties, with the merchant trying to get the bank to approve more applicants than meet its credit underwriting and other requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Lorren’s character sauntered off in the direction of a merchant.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Agents may save consumers time, but e-commerce merchants have new work to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Not especially keen swimmers, they used their mousing skills to secure passage on world-traveling ships piloted by merchants and explorers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The landscape for merchants in e-commerce is becoming increasingly complex,” McPadden said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The settlement would reduce fees and allow merchants to break a cardinal rule the card companies had long insisted on: accepting all cards on a network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Behind her, the merchants who had gathered to support her were all holding some kind of food item at the ready.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh


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