Stripe Metric
Payments
Chargeback Rate = (Chargebacks / Total Transactions) × 100
Chargeback rate is the percentage of transactions that result in a customer-initiated dispute with their card issuer. Keeping this rate below card network thresholds is essential to maintaining processing privileges.
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Chargeback rate is the percentage of transactions that result in a customer-initiated dispute with their card issuer. Keeping this rate below card network thresholds is essential to maintaining processing privileges.
How to calculate chargeback rate
Why chargeback rate matters for Stripe users
Exceeding chargeback thresholds set by Visa and Mastercard can result in monitoring programmes, fines, or loss of processing ability. Prevention is far less costly than remediation.
Stripe users benefit from real-time dispute tracking to identify fraud patterns, product issues, or unclear billing descriptors before chargeback rates reach dangerous levels.
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Related Stripe metrics
Dispute Resolution Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Dispute Resolution Rate = (Disputes Won / Total Disputes) × 100
Dispute resolution rate measures the percentage of chargebacks and disputes that are resolved in your favour after evidence submission. It reflects the effectiveness of your dispute management process.
Fraud Detection Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Fraud Detection Rate = (Blocked Fraudulent Transactions / Total Fraudulent Attempts) × 100
Fraud detection rate measures the percentage of fraudulent transactions correctly identified and blocked before processing. It reflects the effectiveness of fraud prevention rules and machine learning models.
Refund Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Refund Rate = (Refunded Transactions / Total Transactions) × 100
Refund rate is the percentage of transactions that are refunded, either fully or partially. It indicates customer satisfaction issues, product problems, or policy-related returns.
Charge Success Rate
PaymentsMetric Definition
Charge Success Rate = (Successful Charges / Total Charge Attempts) × 100
Charge success rate is the percentage of payment attempts that are successfully authorised and captured. It encompasses card network approvals, 3D Secure completions, and gateway processing outcomes.
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All Stripe metrics
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