Glossary

Term Definition
ACH Automated Clearing House — standard US bank-to-bank transfer rail.
AML Anti-Money Laundering.
CFT Countering the Financing of Terrorism.
CDN Content Delivery Network.
FedWire US Federal Reserve's wire transfer system for high-value USD payments.
FPS Faster Payments Service — UK near-instant GBP rail.
FX Foreign Exchange.
KYC Know Your Customer — identity verification process.
Ledger The authoritative record of all balance-affecting transactions, implemented as an append-only, double-entry system.
NIP / NIBSS Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System — instant NGN transfers between Nigerian banks.
Non-custodial wallet A crypto wallet where keys — and therefore control of funds — remain with the user, not with Kredete.
PAN Primary Account Number — the 13–19 digit number on a payment card.
PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
PEP Politically Exposed Person.
RTP Real-Time Payments — instant USD rail operated by The Clearing House.
SAR / STR Suspicious Activity Report / Suspicious Transaction Report — regulatory filings.
SEPA Single Euro Payments Area — standardised euro transfers across 36 European countries.
SIEM Security Information and Event Management system.
SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication — international bank messaging and settlement network.
USDC USD Coin — a US-dollar-backed stablecoin.