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Illustration of the compliance process between merchant bank and issuer in card payments

Chargeback

What Is Compliance (Regulatory Compliance)?

Compliance means adherence to card scheme rules. Outside chargebacks, it is how a bank that loses money because card payment organization rules were broken recovers that amount from the party that caused the loss.

Illustration representing a no-show hotel reservation fee

Chargeback

What is No Show?

A no-show fee is the one-night/one-day charge collected by merchants for hotel reservations and car rental bookings that were made but not used, and not canceled when they should have been. It means an unused and uncanceled reservation.

Illustration representing an AI agent making purchasing decisions

Agentic Commerce

Agentic Commerce Series – Part 3

Can AI Decide on Our Behalf? Letting an AI agent handle research can make life much easier. The real question is where that should stop, and how much decision-making authority we are ready to hand over.

Credit card being presented at a POS terminal for a pre-authorization transaction

Merchant & POS

Is a Card Required for a Pre-Authorization Transaction?

Whether a card is required for a pre-authorization transaction depends on the type of POS used. On a physical POS, the card must be swiped or inserted to start the transaction. On a virtual POS, entering the card details manually is enough.