Cross-Currency Settlement
Cross-currency settlement completes an obligation when the payment, funding, and settlement currencies are not all the same. One or more conversions occur…
Glossary terms starting with C
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Cross-Custodian Transfer
Cross-Custodian Transfer is the movement of digital assets from an account or wallet controlled by one custodian to an account or wallet…
Cross-Layer Communication
Cross-layer communication passes authenticated messages, assets, or state between layers of one blockchain stack, such as a rollup and settlement layer. The…
Cross-Network Payment
A cross-network payment is a payment in which value, instructions, or settlement moves between different blockchain networks or payment rails. It can…
Cross-Network Transfer
A cross-network transfer sends an asset between distinct network environments, potentially using a bridge, issuer, exchange, or protocol-specific migration mechanism. Sending directly…
Cross-Provider Reconciliation
Cross-provider reconciliation compares payment and settlement records from two or more external payment providers with the platform’s internal records to establish one…
Cross-Rail Reconciliation
Cross-rail reconciliation aligns records for payments that move through different payment rails, such as card, bank-transfer, instant-payment, or blockchain networks. The objective…
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a web vulnerability in which untrusted content is executed as script or active browser content within another user’s…
Crypto Acceptance Policy
Crypto Acceptance Policy is a documented framework stating which crypto payments a business will accept and under what commercial, technical, risk, and…
Crypto Acquiring
Crypto acquiring is the merchant-facing service that enables businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments and receive an agreed settlement outcome. It can provide…
Crypto Allocation
Crypto Allocation is the target or actual distribution of a portfolio, treasury, or customer balance across cryptoassets, stablecoins, networks, custodians, and liquidity…
Crypto ATM
A Crypto ATM is a physical kiosk that enables users to buy or sell virtual assets using cash, cards, bank transfers, or…
Crypto Auto-Conversion
Crypto Auto-Conversion is the automatic conversion of received cryptocurrency into another asset according to predefined merchant or treasury rules. It separates the…
Crypto Bill Payment
Crypto Bill Payment is the use of cryptocurrency or stablecoins to satisfy a bill issued for utilities, services, taxes, credit, subscriptions, invoices,…
Crypto Billing
Crypto billing is the creation and management of charges, invoices, or recurring obligations that customers can pay with cryptocurrency or digital assets.…
Crypto Callback Manipulation
Crypto Callback Manipulation is an attack or integrity failure in which payment callback or webhook data is forged, altered, replayed, redirected, or…
Crypto Checkout
Crypto checkout is a checkout experience that lets a customer pay an order with supported cryptocurrency or stablecoins. It generates asset- and…
Crypto Checkout Experience
Crypto checkout experience is the complete payer journey from selecting cryptocurrency through reviewing the quote, choosing an asset and network, opening a…
Crypto Checkout Manipulation
Crypto checkout manipulation is unauthorized alteration of payment information or checkout behavior to redirect funds, change the required amount, substitute an asset…
Crypto Collateral Payment
A crypto collateral payment is a transfer of digital assets made to secure an obligation rather than to purchase a good or…
Crypto Commerce
Crypto commerce is buying and selling goods or services using cryptocurrency, stablecoins, tokenized value, or blockchain-based payment infrastructure as part of the…
Crypto Confirmation Policy
Crypto Confirmation Policy is a documented rule defining when a detected crypto transaction has enough blockchain evidence to be treated as confirmed…
Crypto Custody
Crypto custody is the safeguarding and controlled use of private keys or equivalent authorization mechanisms that govern access to crypto assets, together…
Crypto Donation
A crypto donation is a voluntary contribution made with cryptocurrency or stablecoins to a charity, nonprofit, creator, campaign, community, or other recipient.…