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There's a tendency within the payments space to view chargebacks as a problem that primarily impacts merchants.

It's true that merchants absorb more than two-thirds of overall costs connected to disputes. However, every payment dispute carries consequences for each member of the value chain. Financial institutions are exceptionally vulnerable in this regard; in fact, they see billions of dollars in chargeback losses every year.

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