The policy establishes country-specific prohibited and restricted business categories that apply in addition to the global prohibited and restricted lists, with materially different permissibility determinations for the same product or service category depending on the merchant's operating jurisdiction.
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This provision creates layered compliance obligations for merchants operating in multiple jurisdictions, requiring country-level assessment of permissibility for product and service categories that may be globally permitted but locally prohibited or restricted.
Under this provision, merchants operating in any of the listed countries are subject to additional country-specific restrictions that may prohibit business types or products that are otherwise permitted under Stripe's global policies, requiring jurisdiction-level compliance review for each listed country of operation.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The jurisdiction-specific restrictions reflect local financial services regulations, consumer protection laws, and licensing requirements in each listed country.
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This provision creates layered compliance obligations for merchants operating in multiple jurisdictions, requiring country-level assessment of permissibility for product and service categories that may be globally permitted but locally prohibited or restricted.
Under this provision, merchants operating in any of the listed countries are subject to additional country-specific restrictions that may prohibit business types or products that are otherwise permitted under Stripe's global policies, requiring jurisdiction-level compliance review for each listed country of operation.
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