Topic: Cards and payments infrastructureBIST

Wallet (Digital)

Software or device to store crypto keys.

Educational content only. This page does not provide investment, legal, or regulatory advice.

Why it matters

Wallet (Digital) matters because it changes how teams evaluate product risk, user experience, compliance exposure, and financial interpretation.

How it works

In practice, Wallet (Digital) is understood through its operational role, the systems it touches, and the market actors that depend on it.

Risks and pitfalls

The main pitfall is to use Wallet (Digital) as a buzzword without understanding the underlying controls, limits, and cross-border implications.

Regional notes

This concept appears across BIST, MOEX, GLOBAL contexts, but implementation can change with local regulation, payment rails, and institutional practice.

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Buy Now Pay Later

Payment option allowing purchases with deferred payments.

Embedded Finance

Integration of financial services into non-financial platforms.

QR Code Payment

Payment method using scannable QR codes.

Digital Banking

Banking services delivered digitally without physical branches.

Primary sources

Stripe

2026-03-15

Stripe: Payment tokenization 101

Used for payment tokenization, network token, and account updater context.

Stripe

2026-03-15

Stripe: Merchant of record

Primary source for merchant-of-record terminology.

Adyen

2026-03-15

Adyen: Payment methods glossary

Reference source for payments terminology clusters.

Author

Kağan Samet Durmuş

Founder and multilingual fintech glossary editor

Reviewer

FinTechTerms Editorial Review

Editorial and source review layer

Reviewed

3/15/2026