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Prevent Alerts With Visa’s Rapid Dispute Resolution
Visa's RDR expedites fraud resolution with automated responses to disputes based on predefined rules set by the merchant.
Mastercard Introduces Connected Intelligence: Reduce your false declines
Mastercard's Connected Intelligence is designed to help merchants identify weak links in their transaction stream vis-a-vis fraud detection and false declines.
Is This the Death of Chargebacks?
We may soon be able to deflect disputes entirely, refund alerts immediately, and reduce chargebacks more effectively than ever before.
Six Tips to Freeze Out Fraud for the Holidays
It's a special time of year for merchants, as the holiday frenzy converts into new-year revenue. But just like those holiday parties, the good times do have their attendant hangover...
Processing Explained, Simply
Nowadays, you're selling goods and services across an array of banks, currencies and regulations that require multiple third parties to facilitate transactions between you and your customer. This is the world of payment processing.
What’s the Difference Between Credit and Debit Card Chargebacks?
Know what to expect when you get chargebacks from other "pieces of plastic" such as the debit card. Yes, they too can bring chargebacks as much as credit cards can...
What is a PayPal Merchant Identification Number?
If you run a business and are selling services or [...]
What is a Chargeback Fee?
“How much?” is perhaps the most-asked question of all time. Unfortunately, in the payments industry at least, it’s also the most difficult to answer. That’s especially true when it comes to how much do chargebacks cost for merchants.
What Are High-Risk Businesses and High-Risk Products?
High-risk businesses aren’t necessarily “bad” business. On the contrary, if handled right, high-risk business can mean high profits for the bank, processors and the merchants themselves.
Ways to Protect Your Business from Credit Card Chargebacks
The real danger chargebacks present are not just the fees that accumulate; if you process too many, your processing can be abruptly terminated. Here's what you can do to prevent them today.
What is High-risk Credit Card Processing?
High-risk merchants pay more for their processing, but they also get more. High-risk processing is a world of its own, providing great opportunities not just for the processor, but also for merchants.
Issuer, Acquirer, or Network? The Banks Explained
Here’s a deeper look at the different roles banks play [...]