Stripe wants me to pay 25k$ of fine
What do you think i should do?
Here is Stripe' email.
"Card brands and Stripe's financial partners have regulations about what products and services cannot be processed on their networks and a violation of these regulations is subject to substantial fines. Examples of violations include selling copyrighted products without authorization or selling pharmaceuticals without proper verification.
Your account has been found to be in violation by a card network for illegal transactions. Despite our efforts to provide the card brands with evidence to the counter, your business was found to be in violation, and fined $25,000.
When you signed up to Stripe you agreed to the Stripe Services Agreement, which states that your business acknowledges that ‘Stripe may deduct, recoup or offset Fees and other amounts you owe under this agreement’.
We’ve already applied this fine to your account. If your account does not have sufficient funds in the available balance, you can update your bank account information through your Stripe dashboard at any time. You can also wire the funds to Stripe if you prefer. Please let us know if you would like information on how to do that. However, if you refuse to pay the amounts owed under the Stripe Services Agreement, Stripe will defend its interests and seek full recovery of all amounts owed, including all legal fees and expenses, and recoverable interest.
In addition, per card network rules, you and your business have been added to MATCH or another terminated merchant file operated by the card networks.
Going forward, we’re unable to provide you with continued service and your account has been closed."
Posted Apr 2, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC