To ensure a long life of your high-risk credit card processing account, you should make sure that your chargeback ratio does not cross the allowed limit. There are multiple ways you can reduce the chargeback ratio. The easiest way is to maintain an excellent relationship with the cardholders. Many companies face an excessive amount of chargebacks just because they do not keep a proper customer service team. If your customer service team is decent enough and understand how to maintain an appropriate business relationship with the customer, then there is a vast possibility that you will be able to reduce chargeback ratio. High-risk credit card processing does not mean that you can have a high amount of chargebacks. Processing companies have to follow the same guidelines as others the only difference is that these processing companies reduce the risk by charging a higher transaction fee, offering a delayed payout, charge a fixed or rolling reserve and rigorous account monitoring.