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Prohibited businesses, by processor

Every mainstream processor publishes a list of businesses it won't serve. We've mapped each one to its real policy — and to the compliant merchant account that will approve you.

Stripe

9 categories

Stripe is built for standard e-commerce. Its published Restricted Businesses list bars or gates many high-risk categories, which is why approvals get reversed once volume grows. Here's exactly what Stripe restricts, and the compliant home for each.

See what Stripe restricts

PayPal

9 categories

PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy bars some categories outright and gates others behind pre-approval. Here's what its policy restricts, and where each high-risk business can process compliantly instead.

See what PayPal restricts

Braintree

8 categories

Braintree is a PayPal service and is governed by PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy — so the same categories are prohibited or gated behind pre-approval. A better integration cannot overturn a policy-level decline; here's where each business can process compliantly.

See what Braintree restricts

Wise

9 categories

Wise's Acceptable Use Policy lists categories it does not support and will decline. If you were turned away, it's a category decision — here's where each high-risk business can process compliantly instead.

See what Wise restricts
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