Because the bank has to make up
the loss for fraudulent charges, and the less information they have, the less they can be sure the charge is legitimate.
Not exact matches
Of course, many banks offer a $ 50 cap or no fees at all
for fraudulent charges — my bank once happily resolved some bad
charges for me at no
loss to me — but banks are under no obligation to shield debit card customers from fraud.
Greg Ferrara, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs
for the National Grocers Association, says merchants that aren't able to put their new equipment into service risk incurring significant
losses in the form of chargebacks caused by
fraudulent or disputed
charges.