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This clause establishes a contractual mechanism for Checkout.com to maintain liquidity protection against merchant-originated liabilities. The unilateral determination framework allows the payment processor to adjust reserve parameters based on its own risk evaluation without requiring merchant consent for each adjustment.
Merchants operating under these terms must account for the possibility that a portion of their settlement funds will be held in reserve rather than remitted immediately. The specific reserve amount and duration are not predetermined but instead subject to Checkout.com's ongoing risk assessment, creating variable cash flow conditions for the merchant account.
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"Checkout.com may hold a reserve from your settlement funds as security against potential chargebacks, refunds, fees, fines, or other amounts you may owe. The reserve amount, type, and duration will be determined by Checkout.com based on risk assessment.— Excerpt from Checkout.com's Checkout.com Terms
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This clause establishes a contractual mechanism for Checkout.com to maintain liquidity protection against merchant-originated liabilities. The unilateral determination framework allows the payment processor to adjust reserve parameters based on its own risk evaluation without requiring merchant consent for each adjustment.
Merchants operating under these terms must account for the possibility that a portion of their settlement funds will be held in reserve rather than remitted immediately. The specific reserve amount and duration are not predetermined but instead subject to Checkout.com's ongoing risk assessment, creating variable cash flow conditions for the merchant account.
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