Industry guide · Disputes & Chargebacks

Chargeback management for jewelry and precious metals businesses

A dispute is usually an evidence problem rather than a fraud problem. The merchants who win them are the ones who already had the paperwork before the dispute arrived.

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25+ YEARS

of payment processing
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25+ YEARS

of payment processing
experience

Disputes & Chargebacks · Jewelry & Precious Metals

Reduce avoidable disputes through better operations.

A good payment solution plans for disputes before they arrive.

01Map the dispute causes
02Improve evidence and policies
03Monitor results and refine

What we review

Practical details. Real context.

Clear customer descriptors and receipts.
Document fulfillment and cardholder agreement.
Track refunds, disputes and alerts.
Use verified provider tools where offered.

We look at communication, identity checks, policies, proof of delivery or service, fraud-screening controls and who handles each response.

Jewelry & Precious Metals workflow

Know the transaction before the rate.

01Confirm buyer
02Verify item
03Take payment
04Ship or hand over

Documentation checklist

Build a complete submission.

Product catalog and valuation
Shipping / insurance policies
Order and fulfillment records
Financial and prior processing history

AltirasPay prepares and supports the file. The acquiring bank decides approval, pricing and terms.

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Where disputes come from here

In jewelry, diamonds & precious metals, disputes cluster around a few specific moments. Knowing which one you are exposed to is most of the fix.

Card fees eat the whole bullion margin

Choose the rail per product

Friendly fraud and the goods never come back

Layer the fraud controls

Large orders need a human in the loop

Set review thresholds

AML paperwork sits outside operations

Connect it to the transaction

What the networks are watching

Card networks monitor dispute and fraud rates at the merchant level and combine them rather than treating them separately. Crossing a threshold brings fees, mandatory remediation, reserve changes or closure — and responsibility sits with the merchant and the acquirer together, which is why a processor asks how you handle disputes before approving you.

Card testing is monitored in its own right, and a merchant can be caught by it without having done anything wrong.

How monitoring programs work