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For years, Visa has maintained strict limits on the number of fraud and chargebacks that a merchant may receive. Now, though, with the introduction of the Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program, the card network is overhauling their approach.

Here’s the Top 4 Things You Need to Know About Visa Claims Resolution

When you think of April 15, the first thing that comes to mind is probably taxes, right? Well this year, that day means a lot more than rushing to get your forms in the mail by midnight.

The Top 6 Questions to Ask Before You Decide

With the value of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and other cryptocurrencies skyrocketing in late 2017, you might be curious about the prospect of accepting these coins in your store.

How to Protect Your Business from Increasing Card Testing Fraud Losses

We know that most chargebacks are the result of friendly fraud. More than 80% of all chargebacks are traceable back to friendly fraud in one way or another.

This Fast-Growing Threat Source Costs Billion Per Year

Following the Equifax breach in September 2017, everyone wants to know more about a specific hot-button topic: synthetic identity theft.
What is this form of online identity fraud,

Identify the Compelling Evidence You Need to Start Winning Disputes

Fighting a chargeback that you believe was filed without proper justification? As a merchant, you’ll need to prove that the original transaction was valid.

Backing Out of Impulse Buying

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’?

How Do In-App Chargebacks Relate to Family Fraud?

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.

Every Merchant Needs These Chargeback Prevention Tools in their Arsenal

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.

How to Prevent Revenue Loss and Avoid Chargebacks

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,