Category: Chargebacks

Friendly Fraud
Chargebacks

Best Questions to Ask When Looking for a Merchant Account

What is a Friendly Fraud chargeback? As an E-commerce merchant, you’ve probably encountered the term “friendly fraud” a few times before, but may not be entirely certain what it entails. The term refers to fraudulent or inappropriate action taken by the legitimate cardholder, as opposed to traditional fraud which occurs when a thief illegally obtains

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Chargeback Prevention
Chargebacks

Can Chargebacks be Prevented in Real Time?

Can Chargebacks be Prevented in Real Time?   One of the inevitable difficulties that comes along with accepting credit and debit transactions, particularly in an eCommerce setting, is the problem of chargebacks. When a cardholder disputes a charge on their card directly with their issuing bank, rather than contacting you as the merchant to resolve

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Friendly Fraud
Chargebacks

What is a Friendly Fraud Chargeback?

What is a Friendly Fraud chargeback? As an E-commerce merchant, you’ve probably encountered the term “friendly fraud” a few times before, but may not be entirely certain what it entails. The term refers to fraudulent or inappropriate action taken by the legitimate cardholder, as opposed to traditional fraud which occurs when a thief illegally obtains

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Angry customer because the purchase seems to have gone through, but it was actually declined because of an AVS or CVC hold.
Chargebacks

Understanding AVS & CVV Declines & Authorizations

Have you ever run a card, had it decline, yet it still shows up on a customer’s card statement? We often get questions from merchants, inquiring about a transaction that shows as declined at the payment gateway, yet the customer is calling asking: “Why was my credit card billed?” Let’s deep dive into the payment gateway so you can better communicate with your customers the reason for these holds.

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Chargebacks

What are Visa’s New Chargeback Rules for 2018?

What are Visa’s New Chargeback Rules for 2018? In April of this year, Visa launched a series of changes to the way they handle chargebacks by their cardholders. Traditionally the rules governing chargebacks have significantly favored credit card holders over merchants, leaving business owners with few defenses against inappropriate chargebacks. However, recent changes made by

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Chargebacks

How to avoid Merchant Account Terminations, Freezes and Holds

How to avoid Merchant Account Terminations, Freezes and Holds For any business that accepts credit and debit card payments, keeping the transaction processing pathways clear is just as important as making sure the front door of a brick-and-mortar shop unlocks in the morning. If your customers can’t make purchases, you don’t make money. Understanding the

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Chargebacks

Verified by Visa And MasterCard’s: Chargeback Protection

Verified by Visa And MasterCard’s: Chargeback Protection Durango Merchant Services specializes in fraud prevention for small businesses, especially those that are high risk. Verified by Visa (VbV) and MasterCard’s SecureCode (3DS) is a PIN that cardholders use to verify the legitimacy of online transactions, similar to a PIN that is used with debit cards. This

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Chargebacks

Chargebacks: Top 8 Prevention and Management Techniques

Top 8 Ways to Prevent and Manage Chargebacks   What is a Chargeback? A chargeback is the result of a dispute of a charge by the credit card holder.  If the card issuing bank accepts the dispute, it will immediately refund the charge to the card holder then file the chargeback through the acquiring network

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