Multilingual fintech glossary for academic and production-grade learning.
Map the vocabulary of open finance, modern payment messaging, and regulated API access.
Open banking vocabulary sits at the intersection of regulated API access, account permissions, and payment messaging standards. This hub focuses on how terms such as PSD2, SCA, ISO 20022, and variable recurring payments connect user consent with bank-to-bank execution.
Standards such as SWIFT, SEPA, BACS, and ISO 20022 shape how payment data is structured, validated, and routed. They are essential for understanding why some payment products scale cleanly across jurisdictions while others remain market-specific.
For fintech teams, this topic is not just about compliance. It influences onboarding design, recurring payment architecture, treasury operations, and the boundaries between banking-as-a-service, account-to-account payments, and embedded finance.
Open Banking UK
Open Banking UK: API standards
Primary source for open banking permissions and recurring payment rails.
European Banking Authority
European Banking Authority: Strong Customer Authentication
Primary source for SCA and PSD2 compliance context.
SWIFT
SWIFT: ISO 20022 migration
Primary source for ISO 20022 and messaging standards.
Hyperinflation
Extremely rapid and out-of-control inflation.
Hedge Fund
Alternative investment pooling capital from accredited investors.
Venture Capital
Financing provided to startups with high growth potential.
Leverage
Using borrowed capital to increase investment potential.
SWIFT
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
IBAN
International Bank Account Number for cross-border transactions.
Working Capital
Current assets minus current liabilities.
Capital Gains
Profit from selling an asset for more than purchase price.
Private Equity
Capital invested in private companies.
Capital Gain
Profit from selling an asset.
Capital Loss
Loss from selling an asset.
Angel Investor
Individual providing capital for startup.
Accelerator
Program for rapid startup growth.
Capital Gains Tax
Tax on profit from asset sale.
SEPA
Single Euro Payments Area.
CAPEX
Capital Expenditures.
Seed Capital
Initial funding for a startup.
WACC
Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
CAPM
Capital Asset Pricing Model.
Capital Controls
Limits on flow of foreign money.
GDP Per Capita
GDP divided by population.
Neobank
Digital-only bank without physical branches.
Open Banking
System providing third-party access to financial data through APIs.
PSD2
Payment Services Directive 2.
API
Application Programming Interface.
ISO 20022
Standard for financial messaging.
Fedwire
Real-time settlement system by Fed.
BACS
Bankers Automated Clearing Services.
Faster Payments
UK real-time payment system.
SEPA Instant
Instant Euro payments.
SCA
Strong Customer Authentication.
Modular Blockchain
Separating execution from consensus.
Venture Capital (VC)
Investors providing funds to startups.
API Banking
Banking services provided via APIs.
Investment Banking
Creating capital for companies.
Branch
Separate line of development.
REST API
Representational State Transfer.
GraphQL
Query language for APIs.
CSV
Comma Separated Values.
Variable Recurring Payments
An open banking payment permission that allows repeated payments with varying amounts within agreed limits.