Card issuers deny chargebacks for software that fails to work as sold
A customer disputed a $2,500 charge for automated trading software that, once delivered and installed, failed to connect or integrate with the trading platforms it was marketed to support, arguing this constituted breach of contract and misrepresentation. The formal chargeback request seeks reversal on the basis that the core advertised functionality never worked.
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