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The policy states that the specific categories of prohibited and restricted businesses may differ across the countries in which Stripe operates, and users are directed to consult country-specific versions of the policy for jurisdiction-applicable restrictions.
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This provision establishes that the prohibited and restricted category determinations are not globally uniform, requiring businesses operating across multiple Stripe markets to conduct jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction policy review to determine their eligibility in each market.
Interpretive note: The document indicates country-specific variations exist but does not enumerate them in the available text, making it difficult to confirm the specific differences without reviewing each country-specific policy page.
Under this provision, businesses operating in multiple countries where Stripe is available must review country-specific versions of the Prohibited and Restricted Businesses policy, as a business category permitted in one jurisdiction may be restricted or prohibited in another. The terms do not consolidate cross-jurisdictional requirements in a single document.
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"The prohibited and restricted business categories may vary by country. Users should refer to the country-specific pages for the applicable prohibited and restricted business lists in their jurisdiction.Excerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The country-specific variation reflects the underlying divergence in national regulatory frameworks governing payment services, including PSD2 in the EU, the UK Payment Services Regulations, APRA requirements in Australia, and varying national financial services licensing regimes. Card network rules from Visa and Mastercard also vary by region and may drive category differences. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Multi-national businesses must maintain an ongoing country-by-country policy compliance matrix, and changes to any country-specific version of the policy may create compliance gaps for businesses that do not monitor all applicable versions. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU member states may have divergent category treatments despite operating under shared EU-level frameworks. The UK's post-Brexit regulatory divergence creates a separate compliance track. Emerging market jurisdictions including India, Brazil, and Southeast Asian countries where Stripe operates may have country-specific prohibited categories reflecting local regulatory requirements. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Businesses with Stripe integrations across multiple markets should implement a policy monitoring process that covers all country-specific versions. Vendor assessments should identify which Stripe entity is the contracting party in each market and confirm which policy version applies. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should maintain a register of country-specific Stripe policy versions applicable to their operations and establish a change monitoring process. Material changes to any country-specific version should trigger re-evaluation of the business's category eligibility in that jurisdiction.
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This provision establishes that the prohibited and restricted category determinations are not globally uniform, requiring businesses operating across multiple Stripe markets to conduct jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction policy review to determine their eligibility in each market.
Under this provision, businesses operating in multiple countries where Stripe is available must review country-specific versions of the Prohibited and Restricted Businesses policy, as a business category permitted in one jurisdiction may be restricted or prohibited in another. The terms do not consolidate cross-jurisdictional requirements in a single document.
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