Fintech Lab
Lesson 11Accrual and engineering patternsIntermediate
The chargeback lifecycle
Provisional reserves, the resolution, and the moment money becomes a loss.

A customer disputes a ₦5,000 card payment from last month with their bank. The bank issues a chargeback. Your provider immediately deducts the disputed amount from your account, pending resolution. Weeks later the dispute resolves: you either win (the money comes back) or you lose (the deduction stands). Three ledger events across two months.

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