Glossary · Money and payouts
Risk payment— what it means in affiliate marketing
A transaction with an elevated chance of being reversed — high-risk vertical, mismatched geo, a card and billing country that disagree.
Processors price this risk as a higher fee and a longer rolling reserve. Enough reversals in a row and the merchant account closes rather than gets repriced.
Related terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chargeback | A payment forcibly reversed through the card scheme at the cardholder's request. |
| Acquiring | The service that lets a merchant accept card payments — the account, the gateway and the risk assessment behind them. |
Entry updated 29 July 2026. All 276 terms in one page.
