Prohibited businesses, by processor

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.

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.

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.

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.