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40%
40% -- chargeback fraud cost growth rate for global merchants (2026)
The cost of chargeback fraud to merchants is projected to increase by 40% by 2026 compared to 2023.
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40%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
bitdefender.in
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Tier C
https://bitdefender.in/stop-losing-money-to-chargebacks-10-tips-for-small-business-owners/ ↗
Source Article
Bitdefender Premium Security, Bitdefender Online Buy - Blog
Stop Losing Money to Chargebacks: 10 Tips for Small Business Owners
Chargebacks can quietly chip away at your profits if you’re not paying attention. A chargeback happens when a customer contacts their bank to reverse a payment instead of asking you for a refund. Maybe they didn’t recognize the char…
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bitdefender.in
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global merchants: 40% chargeback fraud cost growth rate. Source: bitdefender.in (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chargeback-fraud-growth-vs-2023
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chargeback-fraud-growth-vs-2023" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- chargeback fraud cost growth rate for global merchants<br><small>Source: bitdefender.in (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chargeback-fraud-growth-vs-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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