Commonly confused terms
Pairs of payments, iGaming, betting, crypto and affiliate terms that are easy to mix up — both definitions side by side.
- Acquiring Bank vs Issuing Bank
- MDR vs Interchange FeeMerchant Discount Rate · Interchange Fee
- GGR vs NGRGross Gaming Revenue · Net Gaming Revenue
- Refund vs Dispute
- CPC vs CPMCost Per Click · Cost Per Mille
- CPA Network vs Affiliate Program
- ARPU vs ARPPUAverage Revenue Per User · Average Revenue Per Paying User
- CR vs CTRConversion Rate · Click-Through Rate
- USDT vs USDCTether · USD Coin
- CEX vs DEXCentralized Exchange · Decentralized Exchange
- Custodial Wallet vs Cold Wallet
- PSD2 vs PSD3Payment Services Directive 2 · Payment Services Directive 3
- SCA vs 3-D SecureStrong Customer Authentication · 3-D Secure
- White Label vs Turnkey CasinoWhite Label Casino · Turnkey Casino
- Social Casino vs Sweepstakes Casino
- Welcome Bonus vs No Deposit Bonus
- Live Casino vs Live Dealer
- Pre-match vs Live Betting
- Accumulator vs System Bet
- Rakeback vs Cashback
- RTP vs House EdgeReturn to Player · House Edge
- Payment Gateway vs Payment Orchestration
- Smart Routing vs Payment Cascading
- Ethoca vs RDREthoca Alerts · Rapid Dispute Resolution
- VAMP vs Excessive Chargeback ProgramVisa Acquirer Monitoring Program · Excessive Chargeback Program
- Sportsbook vs Betting Exchange
- Surebet / Arbitrage Betting vs Value Bet
- Stablecoin vs CBDCStablecoin · Central Bank Digital Currency
- SEPA vs SWIFTSingle Euro Payments Area · SWIFT
- DSP vs SSPDemand-Side Platform · Supply-Side Platform