Glossary · Money and payouts
Acquiring— what it means in affiliate marketing
The service that lets a merchant accept card payments — the account, the gateway and the risk assessment behind them.
High-risk acquiring is its own market with its own pricing: higher fees, rolling reserves, and the standing possibility of being dropped. For an advertiser it is often the real constraint on scale, not traffic.
Related terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Billing | The side of the business that invoices and takes money: charging the card, retrying failures, handling refunds. |
| 3-D Secure | An extra authentication step on card payments, confirming the payer with the issuing bank. |
Entry updated 29 July 2026. All 276 terms in one page.
