A rolling reserve is a chargeback risk prevention tool, and is used with any business model that is deemed high risk of getting them. For the most part bank will set a firm percentage based on the risk involved with the business. Can be 5%-20% of transaction value per month. (10% of 100.000 processed would mean 10.000 in rolling reserve per month). The rolling reserve will be held for x amount of months mostly 4-6 months.
What does this cover
The RR covers in the case you are getting terminated so that the bank, and it’s partners have a buffer between loss and chargebacks disputed by customers. A rolling reserve is possible to get reviewed after months of processing. When a merchant shows to be less high risk than deemed by bank.
Rolling Reserve – Is it for all
It will be applied to any merchant account based on the business model and the average delivery time of the goods and/or services. After applying for a merchant account additional information is required in order to draw conclusions. So always have your KYC close to you, in case they need more documents.
How do i get it back
Usually it is paid out to a merchant after a certain amount of time which can vary on business model, risk factors and bank. In the high risk space it is usually six months we are talking about, and 10% set from the start. As mentioned earlier in this post, it can be negotiated after proven processing history, to which you didn’t get above 1% in chargeback ratio nor hitting the count. It will be paid out to the merchant in their settlement accounts, after due period.
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