For a subscription business if a customer ever threatens to chargeback over a rebill, sometimes it’s actually better to just refund them.
Why?
Chargeback alert fees.
Let’s say your RDR fee is $17 and your Ethoca fee is $27.
If a customer chargebacks, you’re paying those fees on top of the refund.
On scale, this adds up very quickly and can cut into your profits.
Now imagine that customer has 2 to 3 rebill charges.
That’s 2 to 3x the alert fees, plus 2 to 3 refunds you’re now paying.
However, once you’re past 3 months of rebills on a customer, there is a way you can block and actually win the disputes that come in
I’ll go into that in more detail another time ;)
Not only that…
The customer leaves feeling satisfied instead of angry.
Less angry customers → fewer disputes → lower risk → processors stay happier → stores last longer → subscriptions compound larger & for longer.
In the end this makes you way more profit
What these rules amount to, practically, is a higher baseline for what compliant #merchant activity looks like. #Businesses with clean authorization metrics, straightforward billing practices, and functioning customer support will not be materially affected.
Those with elevated dispute rates or marketing practices that push into gray areas should treat the period before July 24 as a window to get ahead of the requirements rather than respond to them after the fact.
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2/ The difference between losing and winning disputes often comes down to one thing: understanding what issuers actually expect to see. The #merchants with the strongest dispute operations don’t just react, they use systems around evidence, reason codes, and transaction clarity.
We recently published a new article breaking down #chargeback reason codes, how to respond more effectively, and what helps improve #dispute win rates in practice.
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1/ For literally all businesses, #сhargebacks directly impact revenue, customer experience, and long-term growth.
That's why business owners need to know how to respond and win disputes at the highest level 🏢
We keep a close eye on the market, tracking the shifts that matter across #payments, #fraud, #disputes, and #eCommerce. In this edition, we’ve handpicked the most impactful updates and breakthroughs from industry leaders like #Visa, #Mastercard.
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Recently we worked with a podcast streaming platform that faced a growing #refund problem.
The situation:
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• Increasing #payment disputes
• Limited visibility into #fraud patterns
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