Chargeback Intercept resolves an open cardholder dispute before it becomes a formal chargeback. The dispute already exists. The cardholder has reported it to their bank or credit union. Chargeback Intercept notifies the participating merchant in real time, giving them a window to issue a refund through their acquirer before the chargeback is submitted to the network. If the merchant credits the cardholder, the chargeback is never filed, saving the institution the network fee, the investigation time, and the chargeback ratio impact. It is built directly into the FusionDMS investigation workflow. This is sometimes called dispute deflection in the payments industry.