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Podcast: Payments on Fire™
Episode: The Merchant's Challenge with Chargebacks
Description: Chargebacks are one of the card system's great consumer benefits. If fraud happens, the merchant doesn't deliver on what was promised, or you're charged six times for something you bought just once, the chargeback mechanism returns your money or restores your credit. What's not to like? Well, if you're a merchant, a lot. While there are plenty of legitimate chargebacks, there are also consumers who take advantage of the system through "friendly fraud," the "I didn't do it" chargeback category abused by all too many. Chargebacks are expensive for merchants. There's a chargeback handling fee from the...