Bring structure to every dispute.
Organize dispute-related information, track case progress, and help teams manage investigation and resolution workflows with clearer ownership and visibility.
Case queue
Every dispute by stage, with an owner and linked records.
New
2
Investigating
2
Awaiting info
1
Resolved
1
New2
Investigating2
Awaiting info1
Resolved1
How it works
A case lifecycle that keeps ownership, evidence and transaction context in one place.
- 1
Create or receive a case
Record dispute details through the configured intake process.
- 2
Connect transaction context
Associate relevant payment, settlement, or reconciliation references where available.
- 3
Assign and investigate
Route the case to the responsible team and collect relevant information.
- 4
Update case progress
Track actions and status through the configured workflow.
- 5
Review outcomes
Maintain a clear view of resolved and outstanding cases.
Overview
Disputes involve multiple records, supporting documents, teams, deadlines, and communications.
Without a consistent workflow, it is difficult to understand case status, identify the next action, and maintain a complete view of the investigation. Eterna-X Dispute Management is designed to support a structured process for recording, reviewing, assigning, and tracking disputes, configured to the customer's dispute processes and applicable provider requirements.
The problems it addresses
Unclear ownership
When responsibility for a case is not explicit, follow-up stalls between teams.
Scattered case information
Details, documents and transaction references live in separate inboxes and tools.
No single view of progress
It is hard to tell which cases are open, which are waiting, and what the next action is.
Inside the workflow
Every case, its owner and its next step.
Cases move through the stages your process defines, each with an owner and the linked transaction reference.
- Case created
- Context linked
- Assigned
- Investigating
- Resolved
Dispute case
DSP 1042
Linked records
History
- Assigned to disputes team2h ago
- Settlement file attached5h ago
- Context linked from reconciliation1d ago
Key capabilities
What Dispute Management brings to your operations.
Centralized case records
Keep dispute details and related transaction references organized in a consistent case view.
Case assignment and ownership
Support clear responsibility for cases through configured assignment and team workflows.
Status and workflow tracking
Track cases through defined stages appropriate to the customer's process.
Evidence and document organization
Associate relevant supporting information with a case where the implementation supports document handling.
Investigation history
Maintain visibility into case updates and actions according to the configured audit and history capabilities.
Cross-workflow context
Use available payment and reconciliation references to help investigators understand the transaction behind a dispute.
Business value
What changes for your teams.
Designed for
- Banks and financial institutions
- Payment operations and dispute teams
- Merchant operations teams
- Customer service and back-office teams handling transaction issues
Improve visibility into dispute status and ownership.
Organize case information in a consistent workflow.
Reduce fragmented follow-up across teams.
Connect dispute investigations with relevant transaction records.
Support more consistent operational reporting.
Use cases
Where Dispute Management fits.
- Use case 01
Transaction disputes for banks
Record, assign and track customer transaction disputes through a defined case process.
- Use case 02
Merchant dispute operations
Give merchant operations teams a consistent view of open cases and their next actions.
- Use case 03
Back-office issue resolution
Help customer service and back-office teams hand over transaction issues with full context.
Connected products
Dispute Management works with the rest of Eterna-X.
Each product area hands its records to the next, so teams keep the same transaction context from start to finish.
FAQ
Questions teams ask.
Can the case stages match our existing process?
Cases are tracked through defined stages appropriate to your process. Workflows are configured according to your dispute procedures and applicable provider requirements.
Does it submit disputes to card networks automatically?
Scheme or network submissions are not part of the published scope. Talk to the team about the integrations your dispute process requires.
How does a case get transaction context?
Investigators can associate relevant payment, settlement or reconciliation references with a case where that data is available.
Manage dispute workflows with greater clarity.
Talk with Eterna-X about your case lifecycle, investigation requirements, and operational handoffs.
