Quick Take: Black Friday’s rush brings crowded stores, fast checkouts, and overworked systems that can lead to chargebacks long after the sales end. Today we continue our holiday chargeback series by breaking down the top in-store and omni-channel chargeback [...]
Quick Take: Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring a surge of sales and, unfortunately, an inevitable wave of chargebacks. This article explains what merchants can do right now to prepare for the busiest shopping weekend of the year. Learn [...]
Quick Take: Visa’s new Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has reshaped compliance expectations for merchants. The program tracks acquirer portfolios for excessive chargeback and fraud activity, meaning merchants now share more responsibility for keeping ratios low. Visa Rapid Dispute Resolution [...]
Chargebacks are a constant drain on time and money for Shopify merchants. Each case demands documentation, evidence, and tight deadlines, a process that only grows harder as sales volume increases. The good news is that automation tools built for Shopify [...]
Quick Take: Chargeback regulation is tightening across the payments ecosystem, driven by Visa’s new VAMP program and a growing global push for accountability. Merchants that once viewed compliance as a box-checking exercise must now see it as a daily [...]
Quick Take: The travel and hospitality industry faces constant exposure to chargebacks from cancellations, no-shows, booking errors, and fraud. Unlike retail, where disputes are tied to a product delivery, travel disputes often involve intangible services that are harder to defend. [...]
Quick Take: Visa’s Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has introduced stricter thresholds that every merchant must now navigate. Falling above these benchmarks could result in serious consequences, including fines, higher processing fees, or even the loss of your merchant account. Staying [...]
Risky orders are part of running an online store, but Shopify gives merchants the ability to build smart rules that help spot fraud before it hurts. By combining Shopify’s built-in risk analysis with custom filters and order review practices, merchants [...]
Quick Take: Predictive analytics is transforming chargeback prevention by helping merchants anticipate which transactions are most likely to trigger disputes. Instead of waiting for chargebacks to occur, predictive models give businesses an early warning system that can reduce fees, protect [...]
Quick Take: To protect your VAMP ratio, stop disputes before they become chargebacks. ChargebackHelp’s DEFLECT platform uses Consumer Clarity and Order Insight to surface real transaction data at the right moment, which prompts recognition, reduces confusion, and deflects costly disputes [...]
As Shopify merchants grow, so do their risks. Fraudulent transactions can quickly erode profits, damage reputation, and increase the likelihood of costly chargebacks. While chargeback prevention strategies are vital, merchants must also build a layered fraud prevention framework tailored to [...]
Quick Take: Visa’s Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) is tightening the pressure on merchants. Your vamp ratio now determines whether your business faces penalties, higher fees, or even account termination. The good news is that proactive solutions like Ethoca Alerts can [...]