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by gnicholas 1232 days ago
They're claiming that it costs them 20 euros to manage evidence that the merchant uploads? What does this process entail, other than forwarding that evidence on to the customer's bank?

I find the dispute fees to be high already, since a customer can initiate a dispute with near-zero effort, but then I have to run around and gather evidence showing that their claim (for which they have to provide zero evidence) is not true. If someone has a subscription with me and it's renewed for several years, and then they decide they don't want it anymore (but don't tell us), they can initiate a "fraud" claim with their bank, which means that I have to prove it wasn't someone else who used their card — with their email address — to set up the account years ago.

I have usually been able to email the customer, ask if/when they asked to terminate their account, and submit that as evidence that no request was made prior to the fraud allegation.

But there should be a higher standard for the initial claim (some evidence should be required, which would at least ensure that claims are correctly categorized as "third party fraud" versus "I forgot this was a subscription").