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Author: Elavon Fighting chargebacks – also known as chargeback representment – can be a daunting process, but one that can’t be ignored. Chargebacks left unchallenged can cost your business money, damage its reputation, make it harder to maintain good relationships with banks and open the door to more cardholders thinking they can abuse chargebacks. To get […]

Author: Elavon Technology facilitates easier experiences and today’s consumers interpret easier as seamless, frictionless and fast. That expectation is heavily fueled by the 11 hours consumer spend online every day enjoying the power of “instantism”, as conveyed in Visa’s 5 Digital Payments Trends Transforming Commerce report.* How are payment checkout habits changing as a result? As

Author: Elavon If you weren’t already aware, online authorization is always required for credit card purchase returns prior to settlement. This is a compliance requirement from all the major card brand networks. We recently learned that Visa is stepping up its cost for credit card purchase return authorization noncompliance. Starting as early as July, refund submissions

Author: Elavon Data breach events remain at an all-time high as bad actors increasingly turn to sophisticated technologies to seek out gaps or weaknesses in business data environments.1 That’s why all businesses that accept payment card data are required to validate – and remain – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant. When