Glossary · IND — industry term

Merchant of Record (MoR)

Abbreviation: MoR
Provenance class: IND — industry term
Terminology layer: Industry context
Introduced in version: 1.0

Status: Explanatory
Version: 1.0
Canonical source: Canonical Specification v1.1 §5.3, §10.1
License: CC BY 4.0; Report a correction

Contextual meaning (industry term)

The Merchant of Record is the entity identified in the actual payment and commercial structure as responsible for the customer transaction. The MoR description must be used only where the factual contractual, payment, and regulatory structure supports it.

— Canonical Specification v1.1, §5.3

From the canonical source

A platform must not claim MoR status merely because it operates a website, coordinates procurement, or uses PRISM terminology.
— Canonical Specification v1.1, §5.3

Related terms

Cite

Permanent URL: https://prismcommerce.org/en/glossary/merchant-of-record/

Cite

“Merchant of Record.” PRISM Commerce Glossary, Version 1.0. https://prismcommerce.org/en/glossary/merchant-of-record/. Source: PRISM Commerce — Canonical Specification, Version 1.1, SPEC §5.3, §10.1, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22978762.

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