Glossary

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Paper wallet

A paper wallet is a type of cryptocurrency wallet that is stored on paper. The...

Parse

Parse is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform that provides a flexible and scalable backend for...

Passwordless authentication

Passwordless authentication is a method of user verification where the user does not need to...

Pay in 3

This POS Financing term is defined as separating a cost into three equal, usually interest-free,...

Pay in 4

This POS Financing term is defined as separating a cost into four equal, usually interest-free,...

Payment gateway

A platform that enables businesses to receive online payments from customers through various payment methods.

Payment rails

A payment rail is a payment network that facilitates the transfer of money from one...

Payment Service Directive

PSD2 (Payment Service Directive) is the second directive on online payment services, which came into...

Payment system

Infrastructure that allows the transfer of money from one bank account to an additional.

Peer to Peer

A decentralized platform where two individuals interact directly with each other, without intermediation by a...

Peer to peer (P2P) lending

Form of lending that involves the use of online platforms that directly connect borrowers with...

Peer to peer transactions

Peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions are the transmission of funds from one person's bank account or credit...

Peer to peer transactions transfer apps

Peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions transfer apps allow people to send and receive money with ease. They...

Personal Identification Number

A confidential individual code employed by a cardholder to authenticate card ownership for ATM.

Personal loan

Loan that an individual requests from a bank or financial institution for personal purposes.

Platform as a Service

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model whereby an external company offers...

Point of Sale

The specific time and place where a retail transaction is completed.

Point of Sale Financing

When the merchant offers their customers a consumer financing solution when the purchase is made...

Point of Sale Lending

This Is a convenient lending option that allows consumers to make purchases with incremental payments...

Portfolio management

Management of an individual or company's investment portfolio.

Primary Account Number

In the cards industry, it is defined as Primary Account Number – the 16-digit card...

Private equity

Investment in private or unlisted companies.

Private key

A private key is employed to identify the owner of a given cryptocurrency wallet. It...

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept (POC) is a kind of demonstration designed to illustrate that a theory...

Proof of stake

A consensus algorithm to choose which validators can generate the new block in a blockchain....

Proof of work

Proof-of-work, or PoW, is an additional consensus mechanism that leverages a network of computers called...

Property Technology

Property Technology, referred to as PropTech, is the implementation of technology in the real estate...

Public key

Generated alongside your private key as a pair, your public key is a long string...

Public Key Encryption

Also called Asymmetric Encryption, this is a method of encryption in which a pair of...