| Merchant, Online Store or Partner | Organization which has signed a payment acceptance agreement with Portmone.com |
| Buyer, Client or Customer | A person who visits the Merchant's Online Store in order to learn about the range of goods (services) and to make a purchase |
| Card, Payment Card | Payment cards of Visa, Mastercard international card associations and the National payment system PROSTIR |
| Token | A unique digital identifier of a card, which is generated during the first operation and then used for quick payment |
| CVV2/CVC2 | CVV2 (Card Verification Value 2) is a three-digit card security code that helps to verify legitimacy of a Visa payment card. The MasterCard payment system has similar card security code called CVC2 (Card Validation Code 2) |
| Authorization | The procedure of obtaining confirmation from the issuing bank to make a payment by card |
| Biometric authorization | The process of payment confirmation using biometric data (e.g. fingerprint) identification technology |
| Issuing Bank (Card Issuing Bank) | A bank licensed as a member of a card association (like Visa or Mastercard), that issues and maintains payment cards |
| 3-D Secure | 3-D Secure is a protocol which is used for secure handling of online bank card payments |