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Statement descriptor

What crypto means by it

The name a payment appears under on your statement, often the parent company rather than the shop you remember. It is the single biggest cause of people reporting fraud on their own purchases.

What you already know this as

The same field causing the same confusion for as long as statements have existed.

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