financial institution vs acquirer

acquirer vs financial institution

financial institution and acquirer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
financial institution	Yes	No	No	No
acquirer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acquirer is a hyponym of financial institution; that is, acquirer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than financial institution:

financial institution: an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
acquirer: the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card

Other hyponyms of financial institution include giro, clearing house, lending institution, central bank, foundation, nondepository financial institution, bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution, Federal Home Loan Bank System, trust company, trust corporation, issuing house.

financial institution (noun)	acquirer (noun)
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets	a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
	the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
	a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
	a person who acquires something (usually permanently)

Difference between financial institution and acquirer

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