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Understanding Merchant Discount Rates

Accepting credit and debit cards is a must for modern merchants, but card acceptance quite literally comes at a cost: the merchant discount rate (MDR). This small fee can quietly ...
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Agentic Commerce and the Rising Risk of Chargebacks

Artificial intelligence is quickly moving from behind-the-scenes analytics to front-line decision-making. In e-commerce, this shift is taking the form of agentic commerce: AI ...
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Stripe Dispute Fees: A Complete Breakdown

Stripe is one of the most widely used payment processors, especially among small businesses. Stripe has long charged merchants a flat dispute fee for handling chargebacks, but in ...
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Lessons from the MAG Payments Conference 2025

The payments industry is at a turning point. Every year brings new regulations, emerging fraud patterns, and innovative technologies, but this year felt different. This year’s MAG ...
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