Chargebacks news and trends

Australia’s eCommerce Merchants Want Help as They Battle Chargebacks
eCommerce // March 19, 2025

Chargebacks are a fact of life in commerce. Customers dispute transactions, money is kept back from merchants amid the dispute, and the card issuer determines whether the money should be kept by the merchant or returned to the cardholder. But for merchants, and specifically eCommerce...

Justt Raises $30 Million for AI-Powered Chargeback Management Platform
Investments // December 19, 2024

Chargeback management firm Justt raised $30 million to bolster its artificial intelligence-powered platform. The Series C round brings Justt’s total funding to $100 million and will allow it to expand into high-growth regions as it aims to reach profitability by 2027, according to a Thursday...

Clarity Is Key: The Link Between Transparent Billing and Chargeback Reduction
Digital Payments // October 23, 2024

  Unexpected charges are a reality that 30% of consumers experienced in just the last 12 months. These charges could include either outright fraud or some level of ambiguity. For example, a cardholder may not recognize the charge amount or merchant. Providing clarity on such...

The Invisible Tax on Merchants: Time Spent Managing Disputes
Credit Cards // October 16, 2024

As the payments change, businesses are confronted with a need to refine their dispute resolution strategies to mitigate the impact of chargebacks. With the costs and prevalence of chargebacks on the rise, a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Recovering Revenue: A Merchant’s Guide to Automated Chargeback Management,”...

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Australia’s eCommerce Merchants Want Help as They Battle Chargebacks

March 19, 2025
Chargebacks are a fact of life in commerce. Customers dispute transactions, money is kept back from merchants amid the dispute, and the card issuer determines whether the money should be kept by the merchant or returned to the cardholder. But for merchants, and specifically eCommerce firms, the specter of increased chargebacks hits the top and […]

Clarity Is Key: The Link Between Transparent Billing and Chargeback Reduction

October 23, 2024
  Unexpected charges are a reality that 30% of consumers experienced in just the last 12 months. These charges could include either outright fraud or some level of ambiguity. For...

The Invisible Tax on Merchants: Time Spent Managing Disputes

October 16, 2024
As the payments change, businesses are confronted with a need to refine their dispute resolution strategies to mitigate the impact of chargebacks. With the costs and prevalence of chargebacks on...

Preventive Measures Pay Off as Merchants Fight Surging Chargebacks

March 14, 2024
Chargebacks have long been a thorny issue for merchants. And as transactions become increasingly digitized, chargebacks have in turn become more prevalent. They not only represent a loss of revenue...

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Burbank Raises $6 Million to Tackle Online Fraud and Chargebacks

March 26, 2025
Welsh FinTech Burbank has raised $6 million to bring “tap and PIN” payments online. The company’s funding round, announced Tuesday (March 25) on its LinkedIn page, will help Burbank develop its “Card Present over Internet” (CPoI) tool, which it calls a first-of-its-kind technology aimed at addressing fraud and chargeback issues. The tool lets users make […]

Justt Raises $30 Million for AI-Powered Chargeback Management Platform

December 19, 2024
Chargeback management firm Justt raised $30 million to bolster its artificial intelligence-powered platform. The Series C round brings Justt’s total funding to $100 million and will allow it to expand...

Card Disputes Projected to Jump 40% as Friendly Fraud Persists

June 19, 2024
Shoppers are reportedly getting increasingly comfortable disputing credit card charges. That’s because consumers have discovered how easy it is to do so, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (June...

Mastercard and Salesforce Team to Resolve Transaction Disputes

May 16, 2024
Mastercard and Salesforce have announced an integration designed to reduce purchase disputes and chargebacks. “Disputes and chargebacks, where a consumer notices a transaction they don’t recognise and requests a chargeback from their bank,...