Payments Industry News
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What is 3D Secure (2.0 Edition)?
Technically speaking, 3D Secure (3DS) is an authentication process where three “domains” (hence 3D) are involved in authorizing a transaction.
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UPDATE! The EU Payment Service Directive
Sorry, nerds—PSD2 isn’t a game sequel or Star Wars character. It’s an EU law regulating payment services within the European Economic Area (EEA).
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Eliminate Friendly Fraud with DEFLECT and Order Insight
In our webinar “Eliminate Friendly Fraud Before It Starts,” ChargebackHelp and Verifi provide merchants with crucial insider knowledge.
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Cryptocurrency Eliminates Fraud and Chargebacks, But…
Cryptocurrency also known as “coins”, “tokens” or simply “crypto”, this technology can be extremely useful to merchants in combating fraud and chargebacks.
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Do You Need Manual Review to Prevent Fraud?
It’s not a question of “if” manual review is needed, but of “where” can it be most effective. Let’s review where manual review can be effective.
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Recover More Revenue with Effective Rebuttal Letters
If you’re composing a chargeback rebuttal letter to a bank, a couple of things have already happened to get you there.
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How To Profit From Returns
Returns are expensive, but chargebacks cost even more, so you do need a sensible and visible returns policy.
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What is Secure Remote Commerce?
Smart-chip maker EMVco has come up with a innovation that unifies security and convenience called Secure Remote Commerce.
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A Guide to Disputes with the Big Four Issuing Banks
Here’s everything you need to know about handling chargeback disputes with the big four credit card companies and banks.
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Chargeback Reason Codes: An MSP-Level Guide
Chargeback reason codes explained for merchant service providers. Compare Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Discover codes and reduce portfolio risk.
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Chargeback Management Tools Explained
Chargeback management tools explained for merchants. Learn how alerts, order data, and representment automation work together to prevent and manage chargebacks.
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Manage Chargebacks and Protect Your Merchant Account
Manage chargebacks with automation that prevents disputes, resolves alerts early, and recovers revenue while protecting your merchant account.
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Chargeback Management for Dropshippers
Dropshipping chargebacks can drain margins fast. Learn how to prevent disputes, resolve them early, and protect your merchant account.
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How Return Policy Language Can Prevent Chargebacks
Prevent chargebacks with clearer return policy language. Learn which terms cause disputes and how to write refund rules customers actually understand.
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How Customer Verification Reduces Chargeback Exposure
Reduce chargebacks with stronger customer verification. Learn how AVS, security codes, and 3-D Secure lower dispute risk and protect your account.
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How to Control Chargebacks: When to Refund, When to Fight
Learn how to control chargebacks by knowing when to refund and when to fight, including how Mastercard’s SMMP changes the strategy.
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World Cup Chargebacks All Merchants Should Prepare For
World Cup chargebacks are coming for merchants who sell tickets, travel, and gear. Learn how to prepare before disputes turn into losses.
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Automated Chargeback Management
Automated chargeback management helps merchants prevent disputes, resolve alerts, and recover revenue. Discover how automation protects your business.
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A Guide to Dispute and Fraud Notifications
Find out how to use dispute & fraud notifications to reduce disputes, lower costs and protect your merchant account.
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Rapid Dispute Resolution FAQs
Get answers to commonly asked questions about Visa’s new dispute resolution tool, Rapid Dispute Resolution.
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A PayPal Chargeback: Is the Seller Protection Program Enough?
PayPal doesn’t exactly protect you from chargebacks. But they do offer a Seller Protection Program to help reduce the number of chargebacks and disputes.
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Get to know RESOLVE: Get Chargeback Alerts
Chargeback alerts give merchants early visibility into disputes so they can act before fees and ratios are impacted. Learn how RESOLVE centralizes alerts.
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Using Dispute Notifications to Reduce Chargebacks
Dispute notifications give merchants a chance to resolve issues early and avoid chargebacks. Learn how ChargebackHelp streamlines dispute notification workflows.
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How Chargeback Alerts Power Automated Protection
Learn how chargeback alerts and automation combine to help merchants reduce risk, protect revenue, and simplify chargeback management.
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Mastercom Collaboration as a Competitive Advantage
Mastercom Collaboration helps merchants resolve Mastercard disputes before they escalate. Learn how ChargebackHelp integrates it for early resolution and revenue protection.
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How Automated Chargeback Protection Works
Discover how automated chargeback protection helps merchants reduce manual work, improve dispute outcomes, and scale faster with ChargebackHelp’s integrated platform.
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How Verifi CDRN Helps Merchants Stay Ahead of Chargebacks
Verifi CDRN gives merchants an early edge by resolving disputes before they escalate. Learn how ChargebackHelp makes CDRN easy to implement and scale.
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Ethoca Alerts: The Smart Way to Prevent Chargebacks
Discover how Ethoca alerts help merchants prevent chargebacks. Learn how real-time notifications empower you to take action, reduce risk, and protect your revenue with ChargebackHelp’s solutions.
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How Chargeback Alerts Are Transforming Merchant Risk Management
Discover how chargeback alerts are reshaping merchant risk management, helping businesses prevent disputes, reduce chargebacks, and improve customer satisfaction.
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What Are Chargeback Alerts?
Learn how chargeback alerts can help you prevent fraudulent transactions and protect your business.
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Chargeback Prevention Guide: 13 Proven Ways to Prevent Chargebacks
Chargebacks are a major hassle and risk for merchants. The good news is that there are many steps you can take to prevent and reduce them.
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How ChargebackHelp Makes Managing Multiple Chargeback Services Easier
ChargebackHelp’s dispute management platform can be used to streamline chargeback management and to bring various tools under one roof.
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What is Chargeback Representment and How Does it Work?
Chargeback representment can be exceptionally useful for merchants, allowing them to fight fraud and protect revenues.
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What You Should Know About High-Risk Merchants and Chargebacks
Some businesses are at a higher than normal risk of suffering chargebacks and can be designated as “high-risk” by acquiring banks.
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Valid & Invalid Chargebacks: What’s The Difference?
It’s crucial for merchants to know the difference between valid and invalid chargebacks and how to deal with them.
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Understanding the Merchant’s Rights When it Comes to Chargebacks
Much of the discussion around chargebacks focuses on customer rights. However, businesses also have rights when it comes to chargebacks.
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CFPB Extends Chargebacks to Buy Now, Pay Later Programs
Merchants may have used BNPL to dodge chargebacks; but now, that’s changed. However, with the right strategies and tools, merchants can still limit them.
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How Ethoca Alerts Can Protect Your Business and Prevent Chargebacks
A comprehensive review of Ethoca’s chargeback prevention tool.
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The Best Dispute Management Software in 2024
By leveraging the best dispute management software in 2024, you can dramatically reduce chargebacks, safeguarding your company.
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GMAP and What Merchants Should Expect in 2027
GMAP takes effect in April 2027 with new Mastercard thresholds. Learn what changes for merchants and how to protect your account before then.
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Preparing for Mastercard Scam Merchant Monitoring Rules
Mastercard scam merchant monitoring enforcement began July 24, 2026. Learn how to prepare, which triggers apply to you, and how to stay clear of flags.
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Mastercard SMMP and What It Means for Merchants
Mastercard SMMP Scam Merchant Monitoring Program takes effect July 24, 2026. Learn what triggers investigation, who is really at risk, and how to prepare.
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New Mastercom Data Sharing and What It Means for You
The latest Mastercom update changes how issuers evaluate disputes. Learn what it means for your merchant account today.
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Visa VAMP Thresholds Just Got Stricter in 2026
VAMP thresholds dropped from 2.2% to 1.5% on April 1, 2026. Learn what the stricter Visa VAMP ratio means for merchants and how to stay compliant.
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A Quick Look at the Legal History of Chargebacks
Learn about the key developments in the legal history of chargebacks that shaped today’s payment systems and the laws that govern them.
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Understanding Visa’s VAMP
The VAMP is launching on April 1st, 2025. Discover what this means for merchants and acquirers and how to keep your business in compliance.
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Could High Inflation Spur Chargebacks?
Learn effective strategies for managing chargebacks during inflation to protect your business and maintain profitability.
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pAIscreen and ChargebackHelp Team Up to Bring Enhanced Screening and Fraud Prevention To Issuers and Merchants
pAIscreen is pleased to announce it is collaborating with ChargebackHelp, a leader in dispute management, to augment it’s AI-powered, real-time transaction screening solution.
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Understanding Transaction Data Analysis and Chargebacks
Discover the importance of transaction data analysis to help forecast and prevent chargebacks using a data-driven approach.
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Compelling Evidence: Find it, use it, profit!
The key to winning representment is proper data capture. We share a little “insider knowledge” on spotting successful representment opportunities.
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How to Win at Transaction Descriptors
Descriptors are the line items you see on your bank statement that describe each transaction. Merchants must deliver concise descriptors to customers.
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Red flags your gateway should be catching
We’ve put together a checklist of some key red flags that your gateway should be automated to catch in your transactions.
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Self Assessment: Are you a soft target for fraud?
The EMV card transition is finally in high gear, which is great news for compliant retailers; card-present fraud is in decline.
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You think chargebacks are bad? Try false positives…
While screening out fraud is a top priority, it is five times more important to avoid false positives-declining legitimate purchases as fraud.
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How Friendly Fraud Can Actually Help Your Business.
Friendly fraud is the new “rubber check” because most issuing banks have a rubber stamp policy on chargebacks.