CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
This Bank Card Merchant Agreement is made among VANTIV. LLC (“Processor”) having its principal office at [***]. and FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio banking corporation (“Member Bank”) having its principal office at [***] and Toast Inc. (“Merchant”) having its principal office at [***]. Processor and Member Bank are collectively referred to as “Bank”. Bank and Merchant hereby agree as follows:
I. Bank participates in programs affiliated with MasterCard, VISA, Discover, and Other Networks which enable holders of Cards to purchase goods and services from selected merchants located in the United States by use of their Cards
II. Merchant wishes to participate in the MasterCard. VISA, Discover, and the Other Networks systems at its United States locations by entering into contracts with Cardholders and businesses for processing payments for the sale of goods and services through the use of Cards.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Account shall mean an open checking account at Fifth Third Bank or its affiliate, or at another financial institution acceptable to Bank which Bank or its agent can access through the ACH system.
Account Change means a change in the Account or the financial institution where the Account is located.
ACH shall mean the Federal Reserve’s Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) system
Agreement means this Bank Card Merchant Agreement, Price Schedule, and each exhibit, schedule, and addendum attached hereto or referencing this Agreement, as well as all documents and other materials incorporated herein by reference.
Association means VISA. MasterCard. Discover, or any Other Network, as the same are defined herein.
Bank Rules means the Bank Card Merchant Rules and Regulations, which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
Cards shall mean MasterCard, VISA. Discover and Other Network cards.
Cardholder shall mean any person authorized to use the Cards or the accounts established in connection with the Cards.
Data Incident shall mean any alleged or actual compromise, unauthorized access, disclosure, theft, or unauthorized use of Card or Cardholder information, regardless of cause, including without limitation, a breach of or intrusion into any system, or failure, malfunction, inadequacy, or error affecting any server, wherever located, or hardware or software of any system, through which Card information resides, passes through, and/or could have been compromised.
Discover shall mean Discover Financial Services, LLC.
Event of Default shall mean each event listed in Section 13.
Float Event shall mean a circumstance where Bank, for whatever reason, advances settlement or any amounts and/or delays the assessment of any fees
Force Majeure Event shall mean errors in data provided by Merchant or others, labor disputes, fire, weather or other casualty, power outages, and funding delays, however caused, governmental orders or regulations, or any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, in any case beyond Bank’s reasonable control which reasonably cause failure or delay in taking an action.
Initial Term shall mean [***] from the date of implementation to Bank’s system.
Member Bank shall mean a member of VISA, MasterCard and/or Other Networks, as applicable, that provides sponsorship services in connection with this Agreement. As of the commencement of this Agreement, the Member Bank shall be Fifth Third Bank an Ohio banking corporation.
Merchant Supplier shall mean a third party other than Bank used by Merchant in connection with the Services received hereunder, including but not limited to, Merchant’s software providers, equipment providers, and/or third party processors.
MasterCard shall mean MasterCard International, Inc.
Operating Regulations means the by-laws, operating regulations and/or all other rules, policies and procedures of VISA. MasterCard, Discover, and/or Other Networks as in effect from time to time.
Other Network shall mean any network or card association other than VISA. MasterCard, or Discover that is identified in the Merchant Price Schedule and in which Merchant participates hereunder.
PCI shall mean the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
Service shall mean any and all services described in, and provided by Bank pursuant to, this Agreement.
Sub-merchant shall mean a merchant (including government agencies) that contracts with a Payment Service Provider (“PSP”) and/oro Payment Facilitator, as permitted in the Operating Regulations, to -obtain payment services.
VISA shall mean VISA USA, Inc.
other defined terms and Services applicable to this Agreement will be contained in a “General Services Addendum” as described herein
2. Bank Rules, Operating Regulations; General Services Addendum. Merchant acknowledges receipt and review of the Bank Rules, which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference, Merchant agrees to fully comply with all of the terms and obligations in the then current Bank Rules as applicable as changed or updated by Bank from time to time, at Bank’s sole reasonable discretion with notice accordance with Bank’s standard operating procedures Merchant agrees to participate in the Associations in compliance with, and subject to the Operating Regulations as applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, Merchant agrees that it will fully comply with any and all confidentiality and security requirements of the USA Patriot Act (or similar taw. rule or regulation). VISA. MasterCard, Discover, and/or Other Networks, including but not limited to PCI, the VISA Cardholder Information Security Program, the MasterCard Site Data Protection Program, and any other program or requirement that may be published and/or mandated by the Associations. Notwithstanding Bank’s assistance in understanding the Operating Regulations, Merchant expressly acknowledges and agrees that it is assuming the risk of compliance with all provisions of the Operating Regulations as applicable, regardless of whether Merchant has possession of those provisions. Both MasterCard and VISA make excerpts of their respective Operating Regulations available on their internet sites Other Services applicable to this Agreement will be contained in the General Services Addendum as may be published and modified from time to time by Bank and the parties agree that such Addendum shall be incorporated into and made part of this Agreement and that such Addendum shall apply only with respect to those Services actually provided by Bank and received by Merchant hereunder Merchant acknowledges receipt and review of the General Services Addendum. In the event of a conflict between the fees set forth on the Merchant Price Schedule and the General Services Addendum, the Merchant Price Schedule shall control.