Authenticated Encryption
Authenticated Encryption is a security mechanism or control discipline that protects data confidentiality while also detecting unauthorized modification, typically by producing ciphertext…
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Authentication
Authentication is the process of verifying a claimed identity before a system establishes a session or accepts protected activity. Authentication confirms whether…
Authentication Credential
An authentication credential is secret or cryptographic evidence used to prove an identity, such as a password, key, certificate, or token. An…
Authentication Error
Authentication Error is an API error indicating that the caller’s identity or credential could not be established with the required level of…
Authentication Failures
Authentication Failures are unsuccessful, invalid, interrupted, or suspicious attempts to prove identity or control of an authenticator, account, device, key, or session.…
Authentication Token
An authentication token is a signed or secret value presented to prove an authenticated session, client identity, or delegated access grant. An…
Authorization
Authorization is the decision process that determines whether an identified requester may perform a specific action on a particular resource. Authorization evaluates…
Authorization Endpoint
Authorization Endpoint is the OAuth authorization-server endpoint where a client directs a resource owner to approve or deny a requested authorization. It…
Authorization Header
Authorization Header is an HTTP request header used to carry credentials that authorize access to a protected resource, such as a bearer…
Authorization Hold
An authorization hold temporarily reserves part of a payer's available balance before a card transaction is completed, adjusted, or released. An authorization…
Authorization Rate
Authorization rate is the percentage of payment authorization attempts approved by issuers or relevant decision systems during a defined period. Authorization rate…
Authorization Void
Authorization Void is a security mechanism or control discipline that cancels an approved but uncaptured card authorization so the reserved amount can…
Authorized Push Payment Fraud
Authorized Push Payment Fraud is a fraud or abuse pattern that deceives a payer into willingly instructing a legitimate transfer to an…
Auto Recovery
Auto recovery is a system feature that automatically attempts a defined recovery action after detecting a failed, interrupted, or inconsistent wallet or…
Auto Withdraw Wallet
An auto withdraw wallet is an operational wallet configured to send withdrawals automatically when approved requests and predefined balance, destination, risk, and…
Auto Withdrawal
An auto withdrawal is an outbound transfer initiated automatically when a configured schedule, balance threshold, settlement rule, or risk condition is met.…
Auto-Conversion
Auto-Conversion is an automated process that converts an incoming or held asset into another asset when predefined conditions are met. It differs…
Auto-Sweep
Auto-Sweep is an automated rule that transfers funds from designated source addresses or accounts to a target wallet, vault, or consolidation account…
Automated Clearing House (ACH)
The Automated Clearing House is the United States' batch-oriented electronic funds transfer network for direct deposits and direct payments between financial institution…
Automated Crypto Refund
An automated crypto refund is a return of cryptocurrency initiated and processed by predefined system rules rather than by a staff member…
Automated Market Maker (AMM)
An Automated Market Maker, or AMM, is a smart-contract system that prices and exchanges tokens through liquidity pools and mathematical rules instead…
Automated Payment Reconciliation
Automated Payment Reconciliation is the use of software rules and data integrations to match payment events to orders, settlements, bank records, and…
Automated Payout
An automated payout is an outgoing payment created and processed by software when a schedule, balance threshold, approved obligation, or other business…
Automated Reconciliation
Automated Reconciliation is the broader use of software to compare and explain records between two or more operational or financial systems. In…