Measure What Matters Quiz - Measuring Chargebacks

Why is knowing your chargeback rate so important?

Select all that apply.

To ensure your company stays below the danger zone of 0.9% + over 100 chargebacks received in one month - since above that you’ll be entered into Visa’s Dispute Monitoring Program

So that you know how much to pay your fraud analysts

So you know how much loss successful fraud attacks are directly causing your business

It’s the main way to keep score against fraudsters

So you know where to focus your efforts to lower chargebacks

How do you calculate chargeback rate?

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(Total # of transactions/total # of chargebacks) * 100)

(Total # of chargebacks/total # of transactions) * 100)

(Total # of chargebacks/total # of transactions) / 100)

Why is it important to separate fraud chargebacks from service chargebacks?

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Because fraud chargebacks are the fault of the fraud department and should count against fraud KPIs, which is not true of service chargebacks

So that you can blame Customer Support or Logistics for service chargebacks

The causes for these types of chargebacks are different, and the solutions to reduce future chargebacks are different and often handled by different departments

Why might you not be able to rely on reason codes to give a completely accurate picture of the real reason for a chargeback?

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Customers do not always tell the truth to the bank

Fraud reason codes are the only ones that don’t require documentation or other evidence to support them, so they can become the easiest default codes

Reason code categories are too broad to be useful

Fraudsters cheat reason codes

Why is it important to bear in mind that time is an important factor in chargeback measurement?

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To use an excuse for why your company is receiving chargebacks

It can take 2-3 months to receive a chargeback

Time is something that should be included in all graphs reflecting chargeback statistics

When you change something in your system to reduce chargebacks, it may take a few months to fully see the impact

Why might your chargeback rate comfort zone vary over time?

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Chargeback rate comfort zones are affected by company goals and priorities

Your fraud team might get more or less effective at preventing chargebacks over time

Chargeback rate comfort zone may vary somewhat according to the time of year or business activity

Fraudsters might evolve more sophisticated attacks over time

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