Glossary Terms Starting with I

Invoice Address

Invoice address can mean the customer’s billing address shown on an invoice or the blockchain payment address assigned to receive that invoice.…

Invoice Amount

Invoice amount is the monetary value the customer is asked to pay under an invoice. It can represent the final total or…

Invoice API

An invoice API lets software create, retrieve, update, or track payment requests that specify an amount, currency, payer context, and lifecycle. Invoice…

Invoice Attribution

Invoice attribution is the process of linking an incoming crypto payment to the correct invoice and, through that invoice, to the intended…

Invoice Automation

Invoice automation creates, sends, tracks, updates, and reconciles invoices through software rules instead of relying on repeated manual administrative work. Invoice Automation…

Invoice Base Currency

Invoice base currency is the currency used to define and calculate the commercial value of an invoice. Line items, taxes, discounts, and…

Invoice Bot

An invoice bot is automated software, often used in messaging or support platforms, that creates invoices, payment links, reminders, or status updates…

Invoice Callback

An invoice callback is a server-to-server notification sent to a configured receiver when an invoice or its payment status changes. A reliable…

Invoice Callback URL

An invoice callback URL is the HTTPS endpoint supplied by a merchant so a payment provider can send machine-readable notifications when an…

Invoice Checkout

Invoice checkout is the customer-facing payment flow opened from an invoice so the payer can review the obligation and select an available…

Invoice Confirmation

Invoice confirmation is the evidence or state showing that an invoice has been created, delivered, accepted, paid, or otherwise acknowledged, depending on…

Invoice Confirmation Count

Invoice confirmation count is the number of blockchain confirmations currently associated with the transaction or transactions being evaluated for an invoice. On…

Invoice Confirmation Threshold

An invoice confirmation threshold is the minimum blockchain confirmation depth or finality condition that a payment must satisfy before the invoice can…

Invoice Conversion Amount

Invoice conversion amount is the monetary value produced when an invoice amount is translated from its pricing currency into another currency or…

Invoice Created Time

Invoice created time is the timestamp at which an invoice record is generated and becomes identifiable within the payment system. It is…

Invoice Creation

Invoice creation is the process of generating a new invoice record from validated seller, customer, product, pricing, tax, currency, and payment data.…

Invoice Currency

Invoice currency is the currency in which an invoice’s commercial amount and balance are denominated. It can be a fiat currency, cryptocurrency,…

Invoice Customer ID

Invoice customer ID is the stable internal identifier used to associate an invoice with a customer record in the merchant or payment…

Invoice Customer Reference

Invoice customer reference is a merchant-defined value that helps identify the customer, account, contract, or request associated with a particular invoice. It…

Invoice Delivery

Invoice Delivery is the process of making an invoice available to the intended customer through an agreed channel. In accounts receivable and…

Invoice Denomination

Invoice denomination is the unit in which an invoice amount is expressed and contractually measured. It usually corresponds to the invoice currency,…

Invoice Destination Tag

An invoice destination tag is a secondary routing identifier included with a payment address on networks that use one shared address to…

Invoice Discount Amount

Invoice discount amount is the monetary reduction applied to an invoice before determining the final amount owed. It may come from an…

Invoice Due Date

Invoice Due Date is the date by which an invoiced amount is contractually expected to be paid. In accounts receivable and invoice…