Vantiv maintains a number of relationships with large and small merchants.

Certainly larger merchant and smuggling vessels had been able to do it for many years.

Germany was the third largest merchant in the global arms market for 2003, signing deals worth $1.4 billion.

The utility of the larger Jewish merchants was recognized.

Facing high gas prices, stock market volatility and increased interest rates, many large merchants have been lowering their sales estimates during the year.

Amazon.com, the Web's largest merchant, will not report sales numbers until it has figures for the whole month.

"The money will be used, in part, to better compete for co-brand deals with airlines and large merchants worldwide."

The business challenges shy both small and large merchants from offering split payment.

Several of the largest merchants own milling and ginning operations around the world.

The costs to an individual who cheated shrank, while larger merchants had to bear a high cost for other people's cheating.