Chargeback news and trends

Fraud Prevention Firm Sift Acquiring Dispute Startup Chargeback
Acquiring // May 25, 2021

Fraud prevention platform Sift is making plans to acquire the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) dispute startup Chargeback, the companies said in a press release on Tuesday (May 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Friendly Fraud Becomes Sworn Enemy For Restaurants
Security & Fraud // March 10, 2021

As Michael Corleone said in the “Godfather II” movie: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” As it turns out, those words were not only prescient for the Corleones, but they’re also relevant for the far more modern world of payment fraud. Because sometimes,...

Today In Payments: ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License; AmEx Cleared To Process Transactions In...
News // June 15, 2020

In today’s top news, ByteDance joins the race for one of Singapore’s five digital banking licenses, and American Express has received initial approval to process transactions in China. Plus, the Senate will hold a hearing this week to explore the recent growth — and future...

Powering Retail Innovation With Digital Technology
Today In Data // June 10, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) medical device company Lumen seeks to have Americans look to metabolism as an important factor in weight loss and nutrition. The company brought its app and device to market just two weeks ago. In investments, retail dispute management firm Chargeback closed a funding round to speed up growth and to help retailers...

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Friendly Fraud Becomes Sworn Enemy For Restaurants

March 10, 2021
As Michael Corleone said in the “Godfather II” movie: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” As it turns out, those words were not only prescient for the Corleones, but they’re also relevant for the far more modern world of payment fraud. Because sometimes, what can appear to be a friendly customer is actually […]

How Handy Uses Data To Find Fraudsters Before They Strike

November 07, 2019
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Why Digital Platforms Will Be The Bridge To The Omnichannel Future 

July 16, 2019
When people talk about omnichannel as a concept, they are usually referring to the classic retail use case: The customer buys something online and then goes and picks it up...

The Impact Of PSD2 And GDPR On Merchant Fraud

April 20, 2018
A perfect storm of regulatory changes and card brand rule changes has left many merchants wondering to whom, exactly, they are beholden and what, exactly, they must do to comply....

Quick Reads
Chargebacks911 Prevents False Declines as Agentic Commerce Scales

April 30, 2026
Chargebacks911 offers tools that solve a growing challenge for merchants: legitimate artificial intelligence shopping agents getting turned away by fraud detection systems, resulting in merchants losing potential revenue, the company said in a Thursday (April 30) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited […]

Fraud Prevention Firm Sift Acquiring Dispute Startup Chargeback

May 25, 2021
Fraud prevention platform Sift is making plans to acquire the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) dispute startup Chargeback, the companies said in a press release on Tuesday (May 25). Get the Full Story...

Dispute Management Firm Chargeback Raises $6.6M To Accelerate Platform Automation

June 08, 2020
Retail dispute management system Chargeback announced Monday (June 8) that it has closed a $6.6 million Series A1 funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 

February 02, 2018
What you don’t know can, indeed, hurt you — especially when it comes to chargeback liability. The waters of transaction disputes are challenging even today, but as of April 15, 2018,...