What is an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)?

An electronic benefit transfer (EBT) is an electronic system that allows government benefit recipients to authorize the transfer of their benefits from a Federal, State, or Local government account to a Merchant account to pay for products and services received.

Electronic Merchant Systems Payment Processing Glossary :

Defining key payment processing and merchant services industry terms to help business owners make better decisions.

 

 

 

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