Acronyms Beginning With F
Sales, marketing, and technology acronyms that begin with F
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FIDO
A passwordless authentication standard that uses public key cryptography to enhance security and user convenience. During registration with an online service, the user’s device generates a cryptographic key pair, keeping the private key and registering the public key with the service. These keys, known as passkeys, are unique to each service and resistant to phishing. Authentication with FIDO involves the…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FinCEN
A bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury. Established in 1990, FinCEN serves as the primary financial intelligence unit (FIU) of the United States and is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about financial crimes to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Key responsibilities of FinCEN include: Collecting and maintaining financial…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FINRA
The largest self-regulatory organization (SRO) in the United States for the securities industry, overseeing broker-dealers and their registered representatives. Key points about FINRA: Establishment: FINRA was formed in 2007 by combining the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) regulatory arm. Membership: All broker-dealers conducting business with the U.S. public must be registered with…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
Fintech
A portmanteau of financial technology that refers to the integration of technology into offerings by financial services companies to improve their use and delivery to consumers. It primarily works by unbundling offerings by such firms and creating new markets for them. Fintechs are typically start-up companies based on using software to provide financial services. The fintech sector encompasses a variety…
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FIP
Google’s measure of user and page experience activity in its Core Web Vitals. This is being replaced by Interaction to Next Paint (INP). It specifically measures the time from when a user first interacts with a page (i.e., when they click a link, tap a button, or use JavaScript-driven controls) to the time when the browser is able to respond…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FIPA
An IEEE standards organization that develops specifications for interoperability among software agents and agent-based systems. Originally formed in the late 1990s, FIPA’s work laid the groundwork for how autonomous agents communicate, coordinate, and perform tasks in distributed environments. At its core, FIPA defines a set of protocols, models, and ontologies that enable agents to: Communicate using structured, machine-interpretable messages Discover…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FIPS
A set of standards and guidelines for federal computer systems. Developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), these standards play a crucial role in ensuring the security and interoperability of information technology systems used by the U.S. government. While primarily designed for government use, FIPS have become influential in the private sector, particularly in industries that handle…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FIRE
A qualification framework used in account-based marketing (ABM) and B2B sales to evaluate and prioritize accounts based on their likelihood to convert. It stands for Fit, Intent, Recency, and Engagement—four critical signals that help revenue teams focus on the right opportunities at the right time. Fit evaluates how well an account aligns with your ideal customer profile (ICP), based on…
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Acronyms Beginning With F
FIU
A central, national agency responsible for receiving, analyzing, and disseminating financial information to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. FIUs play a crucial role in a country’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) framework by serving as a link between the financial sector and law enforcement agencies. The main functions of an FIU include: Receiving and…
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FKP
Points commonly plotted around the nose, eyes, and mouth, to create a facial signature unique for each individual.
