Key Takeaways: Instant Approval High Risk Merchant Accounts “Instant approval” in high-risk payment processing usually means fast underwriting, not no review PayFacs like Stripe and
Key Takeaways Visa’s new VAMP program merges fraud and dispute monitoring and uses a single ratio that can be inflated by double-counting. Stricter thresholds begin
When merchants talk about reducing chargebacks, two terms come up again and again: 3DS (3D Secure) and RDR (Rapid Dispute Resolution). We hear the same
Key Takeaways Durango Merchant Services has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone through the Durango Pay Gateway, turning any iPhone into a secure, hardware-free payment
Key Takeaways Cigar merchants face new Visa and Mastercard high-risk registration fees in 2025 — now $950 for Visa and $500 for Mastercard per year.
Key Takeaways Agentic commerce is reshaping ecommerce — AI agents now shop for you, from research to checkout. Amazon and other brands already use it
Key Takeaways Fraud fell in 2025, yet 98 percent of high‑risk e‑commerce sellers still suffered at least one attack—constant vigilance is essential. Biggest dangers right now:
Chargebacks are hitting merchants harder than ever, with Digital Transactions estimating an annual cost of $100 billion across the industry. As consumers increasingly turn to
Table of Contents Deflection First: How Fraud Deflect Cuts Chargebacks and Protects Your Revenue At Durango Merchant Services, we’re thrilled to announce our partnership with
Table of Contents 1 | From “Brand-Risk” to “Integrity-Risk” Visa’s first attempt to police problematic commerce was a checklist called the High-Brand-Risk Program. In 2022 the network
