ACCEPTANCE; DELIVERY. and Settlement of Debit Card Transaction --------------------------------------------------------------- Records. ------- (a) NDPS shall accept Debit Card Transaction Records from Merchants in electronic form and shall process and transmit to the Bank in the Ordinary Course of NDPS' business summary information in the form customarily used or required by the applicable Network Organization including information as to the amounts to be posted to the accounts of those Merchants whose Merchant Depositary Accounts are maintained with the Bank. (b) The Bank shall credit funds from the applicable Settlement Account, or as otherwise provided by NDPS pursuant to the Credit Facility, to the Merchant Depository Accounts maintained with it by Merchants in respect of Debit Card Transactions in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business. (c) Upon the receipt of the information described in Section 4.2(a), and at the request of NDPS, the Bank shall Originate and transmit a file to the applicable Clearing System to enable a reconciliation of the amounts of funds from the applicable Settlement Account or as otherwise provided by NDPS pursuant to the Credit Facility to be credited to Merchants whose Merchant Depository Accounts are maintained with other financial institutions. If permitted by applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules, and upon the request of NDPS, the Bank shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to offer NDPS all reasonable assistance to enable NDPS to itself Originate Card Transactions and to perform EFT through the applicable Clearing System, including without limitation, serving as the Originating financial institution for such transactions. In such event, NDPS agrees to comply with all applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules. (d) The Bank shall accept the Debit Card Transaction Records referred to in paragraph (a) for Settlement in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business as the "Settlement Agent", as such term is defined in the Interac rules, and upon the request of NDPS, shall serve as the "Direct Connector", as such term is defined in the Interac rules. (e) The parties acknowledge that, from time to time, there may be insufficient funds in the applicable Settlement Account to allow the Bank to credit Merchants' accounts pursuant to Section 4.2(b). In such event, the amount of the Shortfall shall be deemed as having been drawn by NDPS on the date of the Shortfall under the terms of the Credit Facility or, if a drawdown cannot occur, then such amount shall be repaid to the Bank by NDPS promptly upon receipt of notice thereof.
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ACCEPTANCE; DELIVERY. and Settlement of Debit Credit Card Transaction --------------------------------------------------------------- Records. -------
(a) NDPS shall accept Debit Credit Card Transaction Records from Merchants in electronic form and shall process and transmit to the Bank in the Ordinary Course of NDPS' business summary information in the form customarily used or required by the applicable Network Organization including information as to of the amounts to be posted to the accounts of those Merchants whose Merchant Depositary Depository Accounts are maintained with the BankBank and the amounts to be included on the file to be sent through the applicable Clearing System with respect to those Merchants whose Merchant Depository Accounts are maintained with other financial institutions.
(b) The Bank shall accept Credit Card Transaction Records from Merchants in documentary form at branches of the Bank and shall cause such transactions to be sent to the Paper Processing Vendor in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business. NDPS shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to ensure that, once the Paper Processing Vendor has entered the relevant information from the Credit Card Transaction Records in documentary form into an electronic format, the Paper Processing Vendor transmits such transaction records to NDPS, and such records shall be Processed by NDPS in the Ordinary Course of NDPS' business.
(c) For the duration of the Transition Period, for transactions which are made by cardholders who have been issued Credit Cards by the Seller the Bank shall credit funds from the Issuing Account (rather than the applicable Settlement Account) to the applicable Merchant Depository Accounts maintained at the Bank by Merchants in respect of Credit Card Transactions in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business and such transactions shall not be processed through the Credit Card Interchange System. NDPS agrees to pay the Bank any out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Bank as a result of the processing of Credit Card Transactions pursuant to this Section 4.1(c). The Bank shall ensure that the Issuing Account has adequate funds each day to settle the aforementioned "on us" transactions processed that same day.
(d) Except as provided in Section 4.1(c), the Bank shall credit funds from the applicable Settlement Account, Account or as otherwise provided by NDPS pursuant to the Credit Facility, Facility to the Merchant Depository Accounts maintained with it by Merchants in respect of Debit Credit Card Transactions in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business.
(ce) Upon the receipt of the information described in Section 4.2(a4.1(a), and at the request of NDPS, the Bank shall shall, in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business, Originate and transmit a file to the applicable Clearing System to enable a reconciliation of file specifying the amounts of funds from the applicable Settlement Account or as otherwise provided by NDPS pursuant to the Credit Facility to be credited to Merchants whose Merchant Depository Accounts are maintained with other financial institutions. If permitted by the applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules, and upon the request of NDPS, the Bank shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to offer NDPS all reasonable assistance to enable NDPS to itself Originate Card Transactions and to perform EFT through the applicable Clearing System, including without limitationbut not limited to, serving as the Originating financial institution for such transactions. In such event, NDPS agrees to comply with all applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules.
(d) The Bank shall accept the Debit Card Transaction Records referred to in paragraph (a) for Settlement in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business as the "Settlement Agent", as such term is defined in the Interac rules, and upon the request of NDPS, shall serve as the "Direct Connector", as such term is defined in the Interac rules.
(ef) The parties acknowledge that, from time to time, there may be insufficient funds in the applicable Settlement Account to allow the Bank to credit Merchants' accounts pursuant to Section 4.2(bSections 4.1(d) and (e). In such event, the amount of the Shortfall shall be deemed as having been drawn down by NDPS on the date of the Shortfall under the terms of the Credit Facility or, if a drawdown cannot occur, then such amount shall be repaid to the Bank by NDPS promptly upon receipt of notice thereofFacility.
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