How to handle chargebacks

The intent of this article is to guide Merchants on how to correctly process chargebacks through the merchant service provider.

Notification

Chargeback notifications are sent via email to the email address on file with Stripe.

Directions

Documents

Timeline

Initial Email from Stripe

Respond by March 16, 2026 at 6:59PM

Amount payment disputed because credit not processed The cardholder disputed this charge with their bank, and the bank decided to return the payment to them. This amount plus the $15.00 fee will be deducted from your account within a day. You may be able to recover your funds by responding to the dispute by March 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM.

Customer

Customer name
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REASON FOR DISPUTE

Your customer says this payment should have been refunded
Helpful resources
How to respond to disputes like this
Best practices when submitting evidence We realize how frustrating this can be. Just reply to this email if you have questions and someone from our team will be in touch.
Best,

The team
510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 59.email.team.com/C10/0101017094bad655…

Response time

One month is the usual amount of time required to investigate a chargeback. Stripe reports back via email with the result of the chargeback.

Notes

Successful chargebacks are routed to the Stripe account and reprocessed according to initial amounts.
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