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Abta steps up campaign against ‘unfair’ chargebacks

Operators
Rob Gill
3 December 2020

Abta has stepped up its campaign against “unfair” credit and debit card chargebacks by writing to small business minister Paul Scully.

'Main losers are SMEs - like independent travel agencies'

The association has included evidence from members, particularly SMEs, on the increasing problems they are facing with chargeback schemes in its communication to Scully.

Abta has highlighted problems such as “double dipping”, where customers are getting refunds from both the travel company and their card provider, late notification of chargeback claims, chargebacks lodged against the wrong trader in the chain, and difficulties with the dispute process.