You’re standing in line at the grocery store with your 12-Items-or-Less. The person ahead of you is arguing with the cashier, so you look away. Something bright and sparkly catches your eye:
‘Watermelon-rhubarb bubble gum’?
The lack of positive identification is a major obstacle for card-not-present merchants. It’s even more complicated when an unauthorized purchase isn’t made by a fraudster, resulting in a family fraud chargeback.
No merchant likes chargebacks.
Each chargeback has a profound effect on the merchant’s profit margin, robbing them of their revenue, reputation and long-term sustainability.
The recent adoption of EMV card policies has merchants worried–and rightly so. Studies have shown that in countries where the EMV standard has been put into place,
Mobile wallets are continuing to revolutionise the way in which consumers interact with brands.
Not only are consumers able to pay at brick-and-mortar stores using their smart phones,
Recent changes to payment industry technology have added a new layer of protection for consumers concerned about credit card fraud. Adopting the new EMV standards has alleviated many consumer and merchant fears of stolen credit cards and unauthorised transactions.
It can be an insult added to injury: merchants who experience a chargeback are assessed an additional, nonrefundable fee on top of their lost revenue.
When a cardholder disputes a transaction, the bank performs a chargeback.
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It is the merchants’ worst nightmare: their bank account is empty, they can’t process credit card transactions, and customers are frustrated. Unfortunately, this nightmare is a reality that happens all-too-often for merchants who are unfamiliar with handling chargebacks.
Chargebacks cost merchants more than €40 billion every year.
Additionally, thanks to fees and other associated costs, merchants lose €3.34 for every one euro of the original transaction when customers demand a chargeback.