Explain merchant settlement breaks before approving correction

Join captured transactions, refunds, chargebacks, fees and bank credits to explain a PA merchant payable. Operations approves the ledger correction or partner query after reconciling the exception, preserving who owed what.

A new source file arrives or the scheduled reconciliation period closes.

People in the process

SSettlement OperationsProcess Owner
FFinanceParticipating Team
AAcquiring BankParticipating Team
MMerchant SupportParticipating Team

Records it works with

Source ledgers and transaction schedules
Bank, counterparty or operating records
Approved adjustments and prior exceptions

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Configure for the entity’s actual role. Payment-aggregator, gateway and lending-partner obligations are distinct; the workflow must use the relevant permissions, partner contracts and reviewed requirements.

Keep the work connected.

Settlement & Disputes

Substantiate payment aggregator escrow balances for audit

For a PA with an applicable escrow obligation, reconcile bank balances to merchant liabilities, permitted debits and open settlement breaks. Finance prepares traceable schedules for the statutory auditor to certify before authorised submission.

SEA

Settlement & Disputes

Defend chargebacks with transaction and fulfilment evidence

Gather authorisation, merchant order, delivery or service proof and refund history against the network reason code. Disputes specialists decide whether to represent, accept or seek merchant recovery within the scheme process.

MAC

Settlement & Disputes

Reconcile partner fees to signed transaction economics

Apply rate tables, slabs, reversals and taxes to processed volumes; expose fee disagreements and contract changes before finance accepts the partner invoice or passes charges to merchants.

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