Glossary
Short, plain explanations of the terms you meet when buying game keys, gift cards and paying online.
A
- AML
- Anti-money laundering rules that make financial services monitor suspicious payments.
C
- Carding
- Buying goods with stolen card data; shops selling such goods put buyers at risk.
E
- Escrow
- Holding a buyer’s payment until the order is confirmed, common on marketplaces.
G
- Grey market
- Resale of keys and cards outside official distribution, often cheaper and riskier.
K
- KYC
- Know your customer: identity checks a service must run before or during payments.
R
- Revoked key
- A key the publisher has disabled, for example because it was bought with stolen money.
T
- Two-factor authentication2FA
- A login that needs a second proof, such as a code from an app, in addition to the password.