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Collect (payins)

  • Payer — The person or organization paying you (for example a policyholder). Used to group payment activity and reporting.
  • Payment request — An instruction to collect a specific amount; it moves through statuses until it succeeds, fails, or is canceled.
  • Payment method — Saved or collected card or bank details used to charge a payer, without you storing sensitive data yourself.
For implementation details, see the Collect and Payment request lifecycle developer guides.

Disburse (payouts)

  • Payee — Anyone you pay: agents, providers, members, vendors.
  • Payout method — How that payee receives funds (bank account, wallet, and so on), validated for the destination country.
  • Payout — A single outbound payment; batch payouts group many payouts for commissions or bulk runs.
See Sending your first payout for a Console-oriented walkthrough, and Batch payouts when your team needs the API-focused developer guide.

Treasury

  • Treasury account — A balance in one currency used to fund payouts and receive transfers.
  • Settlement account — Your external bank account linked to Acclaim for funding and withdrawals.
  • Virtual account — Bank details that attribute inbound wires to a specific treasury account.
See Funding for developer-oriented funding flows.
Last modified on April 8, 2026