Thursday, February 1, 2018
"Chargebacks within the CNP channel are a growing concern among online merchants," said Brad Wiskirchen, CEO of Kount. "This inaugural report was important for the industry to understand the state of the market today, the current challenges that merchants face, and the fraud technology and tactics that they are deploying to combat chargebacks."
Particularly hard hit by CNP fraud were merchants in the travel/entertainment/leisure and education/training sectors, where 60 percent of respondents cited CNP transactions as the primary source of chargebacks. Additionally, researchers found significant differences in regional chargeback distribution. For example, more than 20 percent of merchants doing business in Western Europe reported that the majority of their chargebacks originate in that same region, compared to 11 percent of organizations overall; 39 percent of organizations operating in Asia indicated the bulk of their chargebacks are originating from the United States versus 16 percent who said most of their chargebacks are coming from Asia.
The survey also found that while 82 percent of merchants actively dispute chargebacks, just 47 percent have been able to maintain a chargeback rate below 0.5 percent, the stated target for 70 percent of those surveyed. More than a third of respondents who fight chargebacks win less than 30 percent of dispute cases; one-fifth win less than 15 percent.
Among those surveyed, 40 percent of organizations engaged in the financial services and education/training sectors realized chargeback rates in excess of 1 percent. Merchants selling digital goods and services experienced higher chargeback rates as well.
Posting the lowest chargeback rates were businesses involved in the event ticketing, apparel/accessories/jewelry, home/kitchen/pets/toys and travel/entertainment/leisure industry categories. At least half of these organizations reported chargeback rates of 0.5 percent or less. Reducing chargeback rates was a priority for 50 percent of the organizations surveyed.
Eight-eight percent of respondents currently deploy multiple tools or services to combat fraud and chargebacks. Following are the most commonly used fraud fighting techniques cited by organizations surveyed:
The full report is available for download at info.kount.com/white-paper/state-of-chargebacks-2018 .
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