“Adult services, including prostitution, escorts, pay-per-view, sexual massages, fetish services, mail-order brides, and adult live-chat features”
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Businesses operating in any of the named adult service categories cannot use Stripe as a payment processor.
Merchants offering these services are barred from using Stripe, which may limit payment options available to consumers in those markets.
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"Adult services, including prostitution, escorts, pay-per-view, sexual massages, fetish services, mail-order brides, and adult live-chat featuresExcerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
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Businesses operating in any of the named adult service categories cannot use Stripe as a payment processor.
Merchants offering these services are barred from using Stripe, which may limit payment options available to consumers in those markets.
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