Glossary

Acquiring — the bank that handles a payment.

Issuing bank — the bank that issued a customer's bank card.

2FA — two-factor authentication.

3-D Secure (3DS) — the protocol for card owner verification by the issuing bank.


Partner — a Yandex business partner that has activated or plans to activate Yandex Split services.

Customer — a client the partner is providing a service or selling a product to.

Personal account — the Yandex Split partner dashboard.

Application — a form through which the partner applies for Yandex Split activation. Filled out and submitted in the Yandex Split partner personal account.

Account — a user account in the Yandex Split partner's account.

Selector — a drop-down list that allows switching between stores or legal entities in the Yandex Split account.


Payment — a transaction that charges funds from the customer's card or account.

Order — a product or service that the customer intends to purchase from the seller.

Split — payment for an order in parts.

Payment schedule — the schedule selected by the user when paying for their order via Split.

Operation — an action with an order. Example operations: payment, refund, or order cancellation.

Operation polling — the process of checking whether an operation has been completed.

Refund — a full or partial return of funds to the customer for an order.

One-step payment — payment for an order completed in one stage, without prior authorization of funds.


Callback URL — the URL in the partner API used for handling incoming requests from Yandex Split.

Notification — a request sent from Yandex to the partner's Callback URL.

Client ID — a personal ID that is issued by the system of external app access registration. Specified by the partner in the Yandex Split personal account, the Settings section.

Merchant ID — the partner store ID. Specified in the Yandex Split partner's personal account, the Settings section, at the store level.