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The words explained.

Sending money across a border makes you learn vocabulary you never asked for. Here is all of it, in one sentence each, with the longer version a click away.

IFSC code

Indian Financial System Code

An IFSC code is an 11-character code that identifies a single bank branch in India, and it is required to pay money into an Indian bank account.

UPI ID

Unified Payments Interface identifier, also called a VPA

A UPI ID is a short address such as name@okhdfcbank that stands in for someone's Indian bank account, letting them be paid without sharing an account number.

NRE vs NRO account

An NRE account holds money brought into India from abroad and can be sent back out freely; an NRO account holds income earned inside India, is taxed there, and can only be sent back out within limits.

Remittance

A remittance is a transfer of money by someone working in one country to a recipient in another, typically to family in their country of origin.

KYC

Know Your Customer

KYC is the identity check a regulated financial provider must complete before it can move money for you, usually a government ID plus a photo of your face.

Exchange rate margin

An exchange rate margin is the gap between the mid-market rate and the rate a provider actually gives you, and it is a cost even when the provider advertises no fee.

Mid-market rate

The mid-market rate is the midpoint between the buy and sell prices for a currency pair on the global market, used as the reference point every other rate is measured against.

Plaid

Plaid is the service that connects your bank account to a financial app, so the app can verify the account and debit it without ever receiving your banking password.