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Deep dives into chargebacks, fraud prevention, and payment intelligence.
What Is Friendly Fraud? The $40 Billion Problem Killing Stripe Merchants
Learn what friendly fraud is, why it costs merchants an estimated $40 billion annually, and how to fight back with automated evidence.
Chargeflow vs ChargePilot: Which Chargeback Tool Is Right for Your Business?
An honest comparison of Chargeflow and ChargePilot — pricing, features, transparency, and which tool is the better fit for Stripe merchants.
How to Reduce Your Stripe Chargeback Rate Below 0.9%
Learn why the 0.9% chargeback threshold matters, what happens when you exceed it, and 7 actionable strategies to keep your dispute ratio low.
Visa Compelling Evidence 3.0, Explained: Winning Friendly-Fraud Disputes in 2026
What Visa Compelling Evidence 3.0 is, which disputes qualify (Reason Code 10.4), the data you need to match, and why a CE 3.0 win keeps the dispute off your VAMP ratio.
Why Rushing Chargeback Evidence Loses Disputes
The case against rushing dispute evidence: how Stripe's response window works, why evidence accretes over days, and a deadline-aware chargeback response strategy.