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Perfect Guide For Merchant's To Fight Chargebacks


The first rule to run a successful and balanced business is to catch the chargeback before it goals our business profit. Navigating the chargeback process is painful and time-consuming for any merchant.

All chargeback disputes begin when a cardholder files a dispute on a transaction with their issuing bank. Visa gives issuing banks up to good 30 days to review. If valid, they would then forward it to the merchant’s acquiring bank or payment processor, who notifies the merchant.

Chargeback, if you may not know is a return of funds into the buyer’s bank account, a line of credit or credit card.



Know The Process

Know the parties involved in this.

1. The Customer
2.Issuing Bank
3.Card Network
4.Acquiring Bank
5.Merchant Account Processor
6.Merchant’s Commercial Bank Account
7.The Merchant
8. Merchant Loses to Chargebacks
9.Preventing Chargebacks


These 9 heads are involved in this and have a look at this individually.

1. The Customer
The customer is a cardholder who purchases product/services from the merchant.

The issuer provides payment cards to the cardholder.
The issuer is the underwriter of the account. That means it is responsible to disburse funds to the merchant from the customers.

3. Card Network
This provides a transfer facility between issuers and acquirers.

4. Acquiring Bank
The acquirer is the party responsible for acquiring authorization through the card network. The acquirer settles the funds collected from the processing fees, network fees, and interchange fees.

The merchant account processor is a service provider that partners with an acquirer. They provide services as process payments on the merchant’s behalf.

6. Merchant’s Commercial Bank Account

The merchant commercial bank account is the destination of funds transferred from a cardholder.

7. The Merchant

Company or a business who provides goods or services in exchange for money.

8. Merchant Loses to Chargebacks

Losing to chargeback dispute is worse than chargeback itself here he losses product and the amount disputed to him.


This is providing quality to the customers, in order to prevent chargebacks merchants should consider the following points:

a. Accurate results of the product or services.
b. Proper return policy
c. Excellent customer support
d. Have a conversation with the customers including documents.


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