Infrastructure Security
Infrastructure Security is a security mechanism or control discipline that protects computing, cloud, network, storage, identity, and platform foundations that applications and…
Glossary terms starting with I
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Inherent Risk
Inherent risk is the level of exposure associated with an activity before considering the effect of controls intended to reduce that risk.…
Initial Block Download (IBD)
Initial Block Download is the first synchronization process in which a full node obtains and validates historical blockchain data before following the…
Initial Token Supply
Initial token supply is the quantity of tokens created, issued, or recognized when a token network or contract begins operation. It may…
Insolvency Risk
Insolvency risk is the possibility that an entity cannot meet obligations or that its liabilities exceed available assets under applicable standards. A…
Instant Bank Payment Processing
Instant bank payment processing is the operational handling of account-to-account bank payments intended to produce a near-immediate acceptance or completion result through…
Instant Crypto Settlement
Instant crypto settlement is a service outcome in which a payment is credited or made available to the recipient with little operational…
Instant Finality
Instant finality describes a blockchain design in which a valid block becomes final as part of the same consensus commitment that accepts…
Instant Payment
An instant payment is an account-to-account electronic payment processed with funds made available to the recipient within seconds, typically at any time…
Instant Payment Notification (IPN)
An Instant Payment Notification is a server-to-server message that informs a merchant or application about a payment-related event. Despite the name, the…
Instant Payout
An instant payout is an outbound payment designed to make funds available to the recipient within seconds or minutes rather than through…
Instant Settlement
Instant settlement is settlement completed in or near real time after a qualifying transaction, without waiting for a later batch cycle. The…
Institutional Custody
Institutional custody is a professional custody service designed to safeguard assets for organizations under formal governance, compliance, reporting, and operational controls. Reliable…
Institutional Stablecoin
An institutional stablecoin is a stablecoin designed primarily for regulated financial institutions, corporations, professional investors, or approved market participants. It may use…
Institutional Wallet
An institutional wallet is a wallet environment built for organizations that require governed access, multiple roles, policy enforcement, reporting, and high-value operations.…
Integrated Address
An integrated address is a Monero address format that embeds a short payment identifier with a recipient's public address for easier deposit…
Integration (Money Laundering)
Integration is the stage of money laundering in which illicit proceeds are reintroduced into the legitimate economy in forms that appear to…
Integration Credential
Integration Credential is a secret, certificate, token, key, or other identity material used by one system to authenticate and sometimes authorize an…
Integration Monitoring
Integration Monitoring observes the health, correctness, latency, and business outcomes of connections between systems. It combines technical telemetry with payment-specific signals such…
Integration Security
Integration Security is a security mechanism or control discipline that protects data, identities, credentials, messages, and business actions exchanged between connected applications,…
Integration Testing
Integration Testing verifies that two or more real or representative components work together through their documented boundaries. For payment integrations it covers…
Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC)
Inter-Blockchain Communication is a protocol for authenticated data exchange between separate blockchains using on-chain light clients, proofs, relayers, and application-defined packets. IBC…
Inter-Wallet Transfer
An inter-wallet transfer directly moves digital assets between two distinct wallet domains, accounts, providers, owners, or control environments. The operating model for…
Interactive Fraud Proof
Interactive Fraud Proof is a fraud or abuse pattern that resolves a disputed computation through multiple challenge rounds that narrow disagreement to…