Industry news, fee changes, and emerging card network regulations.

Understand Mastercard’s Excessive Chargeback Program, how ECM and HECM are triggered, and what merchants must do to exit the program.

Chargeback management is getting faster and stricter in 2026. See what’s changing and how merchants should adapt their dispute and prevention strategies.

A 2026 outlook on global chargeback trends across North America, Europe, and APAC, with data on volumes, drivers, and what merchants should prepare for next.

Learn how merchants and acquirers can implement 3D Secure 2.0 from Visa and Mastercard without harming conversion rates. Practical guidance and a smarter way to manage post-auth disputes.

Visa and Mastercard both monitor chargebacks aggressively, but their compliance programs operate in very different ways. Visa’s new VAMP unifies fraud and dispute tracking under a single metric, while Mastercard’s ECP relies on a tiered system with escalating fines

Visa’s updates to its Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has changed how the network measures risk. By merging fraud and chargebacks into a single “VAMP ratio,” Visa is holding both merchants and acquirers to tougher standards.

Today isn’t just another day on the calendar. It’s the start of a new enforcement era under Visa’s VAMP program. If your dispute and fraud metrics aren’t locked down, you’re exposed. This article explains what VAMP enforcement really means, how it changes the game for merchants and acquirers, and what urgent steps should happen next.

Understand the key differences between PayPal disputes and card chargebacks. Learn how timelines, costs, and risks vary — and how to stay protected.

What is a high-risk merchant account, and do you need one? Learn which industries qualify, how they differ from standard accounts, and how to stay compliant.