This is determined by the companies credit card merchant. Most merchants take from 2-4 days.
Bank credit cards
No, you can own an iPad without an Apple account. You will not be able to purchase apps from the Apple app store without an account. Most people charge the purchase of apps to a credit card, but you can use iTunes gift cards to purchase apps if you do not have a credit card.
An in-store charge account is like a credit card account. If you qualify, the store will allow you to purchase items on credit. You are then required to make monthly payments to pay off the merchandise you buy. The store makes money by charging interest on the balance owed.
Depends of the the Credit Card Processor as not all Merchant Account Providers charge this fee. The AVS fee (address verification service) is usually charged on a per transaction basis, usually immediately. Not all credit card processing companies charge this fee but some unscrupulous CC processing companies that do are not upfront about this fee and charge it in addition to the per transaction fee. For more info on accepting credit cards you can check out www.AcceptingCreditCards.info
Yes it possible to get a discount for credit card processing at many places. Many companies are giving discount for credit card processing online, but many companies charge more for credit card processing.
Purchase on account means purchases from vendors on credit while sales on account means selling to customers on credit.
One could get a Merchant account with bad credit from Durango Direct, 2Checkout, eWay, Safe Charge, Card Processing Solutions and Sagepay companies. A merchant account is usually set up for businesses that accept credit or debit cards as part of their payment options.
No.
No, it's totally free. It will take a credit card or a Pay-Pal account to purchase items, though.
If you've added a credit card, in the case of a purchase that exceeds the funds in your PSN Wallet, the difference will be charged to your credit card. If you don't have a credit card associated with the account, then you will simply be unable to complete the transaction.
A debit to the vendor's subsidiary account.
Contact your bank or credit card company.