The words PayAny uses on screen, in the order you meet them. Balance — What you hold in one currency inside your PayAny account. One line per currency. Available — The part of a balance you can withdraw or exchange right now. On its way — Money from a pending deposit or exchange that has not settled yet. It can be moved before it settles. Deposit — Money coming into your balance: a bank transfer to your deposit account, or cash at an office. Deposit account — A bank account in your name that PayAny sets up for receiving one currency. Deposit link — A one-off public link that lets someone pay into your account without an account of their own. Share My Account — A permanent public link that shows a payer your deposit account and takes their receipt. Proof — The receipt or screenshot of a transfer, uploaded so the desk can match it. Withdrawal — Money leaving your balance to a beneficiary’s bank account or as cash at an office. Beneficiary — A saved recipient: a bank account, with the name as it appears at the bank. Whitelist delay — The hours a newly-added beneficiary waits before it can receive funds. You set it, 0–24. Collector — The person who collects a cash withdrawal at an office, named on the order. Voucher — The QR code for a cash deposit or a cash collection. Staff scan it to open the order. Office — A PayAny cash desk. Each has an address, local opening hours and the currencies it handles. Exchange — Converting money you hold from one currency to another inside your account, at the rate PayAny quotes. Reference rate — The rate shown to visitors who are not signed in. An account is quoted its own rate. Rail — The settlement route a currency runs on. Where a currency has more than one, it is shown after the currency, for example XOF (Senegal). Fund password — A separate 6-digit password asked for when you submit a withdrawal. Two-factor authentication — A one-time code from an authenticator app or your mobile, asked for on top of your password. Anti-phishing code — A word you choose that appears in every official PayAny email. In review — A person is checking the order before it is paid. Order number — The reference on every order. Quote it when you contact support. Statement — A daily or monthly account statement with every order number, exportable.

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PayAny Glossary

The words PayAny uses on screen, in the order you meet them.

Balance: What you hold in one currency inside your PayAny account. One line per currency.
Available: The part of a balance you can withdraw or exchange right now.
On its way: Money from a pending deposit or exchange that has not settled yet. It can be moved before it settles.
Deposit: Money coming into your balance: a bank transfer to your deposit account, or cash at an office.
Deposit account: A bank account in your name that PayAny sets up for receiving one currency.
Deposit link: A one-off public link that lets someone pay into your account without an account of their own.
Share My Account: A permanent public link that shows a payer your deposit account and takes their receipt.
Proof: The receipt or screenshot of a transfer, uploaded so the desk can match it.
Withdrawal: Money leaving your balance to a beneficiary’s bank account or as cash at an office.
Beneficiary: A saved recipient: a bank account, with the name as it appears at the bank.
Whitelist delay: The hours a newly-added beneficiary waits before it can receive funds. You set it, 0–24.
Collector: The person who collects a cash withdrawal at an office, named on the order.
Voucher: The QR code for a cash deposit or a cash collection. Staff scan it to open the order.
Office: A PayAny cash desk. Each has an address, local opening hours and the currencies it handles.
Exchange: Converting money you hold from one currency to another inside your account, at the rate PayAny quotes.
Reference rate: The rate shown to visitors who are not signed in. An account is quoted its own rate.
Rail: The settlement route a currency runs on. Where a currency has more than one, it is shown after the currency, for example XOF (Senegal).
Fund password: A separate 6-digit password asked for when you submit a withdrawal.
Two-factor authentication: A one-time code from an authenticator app or your mobile, asked for on top of your password.
Anti-phishing code: A word you choose that appears in every official PayAny email.
In review: A person is checking the order before it is paid.
Order number: The reference on every order. Quote it when you contact support.
Statement: A daily or monthly account statement with every order number, exportable.

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PayAny Glossary

The words PayAny uses on screen, in the order you meet them.

Balance: What you hold in one currency inside your PayAny account. One line per currency.
Available: The part of a balance you can withdraw or exchange right now.
On its way: Money from a pending deposit or exchange that has not settled yet. It can be moved before it settles.
Deposit: Money coming into your balance: a bank transfer to your deposit account, or cash at an office.
Deposit account: A bank account in your name that PayAny sets up for receiving one currency.
Deposit link: A one-off public link that lets someone pay into your account without an account of their own.
Share My Account: A permanent public link that shows a payer your deposit account and takes their receipt.
Proof: The receipt or screenshot of a transfer, uploaded so the desk can match it.
Withdrawal: Money leaving your balance to a beneficiary’s bank account or as cash at an office.
Beneficiary: A saved recipient: a bank account, with the name as it appears at the bank.
Whitelist delay: The hours a newly-added beneficiary waits before it can receive funds. You set it, 0–24.
Collector: The person who collects a cash withdrawal at an office, named on the order.
Voucher: The QR code for a cash deposit or a cash collection. Staff scan it to open the order.
Office: A PayAny cash desk. Each has an address, local opening hours and the currencies it handles.
Exchange: Converting money you hold from one currency to another inside your account, at the rate PayAny quotes.
Reference rate: The rate shown to visitors who are not signed in. An account is quoted its own rate.
Rail: The settlement route a currency runs on. Where a currency has more than one, it is shown after the currency, for example XOF (Senegal).
Fund password: A separate 6-digit password asked for when you submit a withdrawal.
Two-factor authentication: A one-time code from an authenticator app or your mobile, asked for on top of your password.
Anti-phishing code: A word you choose that appears in every official PayAny email.
In review: A person is checking the order before it is paid.
Order number: The reference on every order. Quote it when you contact support.
Statement: A daily or monthly account statement with every order number, exportable.

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