Prohibited Businesses

Any illegal products and services

Illegal drugs, substances designed to mimic illegal drugs, including kava
Equipment and items intended to be used for making or using drugs
Fake references or ID-providing services
Telecommunications manipulation equipment, including jamming devices
Businesses that engage in, encourage, promote, or celebrate unlawful violence or physical harm to persons or property
Businesses that engage in, encourage, promote, or celebrate unlawful violence toward any group based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other immutable characteristic
Any other products or services that are in violation of law in the jurisdictions where your business is located or to which your business is targeted
Identity theft protection services including monitoring and recovery
Cyberlocker and file-sharing services
Pseudo-pharmaceuticals or nutraceuticals that are not safe or make harmful claims

Marijuana

Cannabis products
Cannabis dispensaries and related businesses
CBD products with THC levels greater than the applicable local jurisdiction’s legal limit, including CBD edibles
Hydroponic equipment and other cultivation or production equipment marketed for growing marijuana
Courses and information on cultivating marijuana

Adult content and services

Adult services, including prostitution, escorts, pay-per-view, sexual massages, fetish services, mail-order brides, and adult live-chat features Adult video stores
Gentleman’s clubs, topless bars, and strip clubs Pornography and other mature audience content (including literature, imagery, and other media) depicting nudity or explicit sexual acts
Any artificial-intelligence generated content that meets the above criteria
Adult games, erotic stories (direct or indirect), or sexually explicit content.
indirect or direct content services for mind of sexuality
Sexual content, creator services: Offering or promoting services that sell, distribute, or provide sexual content, either directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited.

Financial services

we can’t support many financial services businesses, including investment and credit services, money transmission, bill pay or crowdfunding services, digital wallets, or cryptocurrency-related business (crypto-mining equipment, initial coin offerings, or purchase and sales of cryptocurrencies), among others.

Funded prop trading
Money remittance or transfer services (similar to PayPal, Wise)
Check cashing
Debt collection agencies
Money orders and traveler’s checks
Payable-through accounts
Peer-to-peer money transmission
Selling bearer shares
Shell banks
ATMs
Cryptocurrency mining and staking
Initial coin offerings (ICOs)
Secondary NFT sales
Any insurance,mortgage and lending services are prohibited.
Financial consulting agencies are strictly prohibited

Gambling

Games of chance including gambling, internet gambling, casino games, sweepstakes and contests, and fantasy sports leagues with a monetary or material prize
Games of skill including video game and mobile game tournaments or competitions, darts, card games, and board games with a monetary or material prize
Payments of an entry or player fee that promise the entrant or player will win a prize of value
Sports forecasting or odds-making with a monetary or material prize
Lotteries
Bidding fee auctions

Government services

Offering products and services by or on behalf of embassies and consulates
Offering government services without authorization or value-add
Offering government services with misleading claims Disbursement of government economic support, such as grants

Legal services

Bankruptcy attorneys
Bail bonds
Law firms collecting funds for purposes other than legal service fee payment

Weapons, firearms, explosives, and dangerous materials

Guns, gunpowders, ammunitions, fireworks, and other explosives Weapon components such as firing pins, magazines, clips, and firearm conversion kits and any 3D-printed weapons
Improperly marked replicas of modern firearms, including toys Pepper spray and stun guns
Swords and katanas, unless they are meant as replicas or for the practice of martial arts Machetes
Disguised knives and knives with opening mechanisms designed for quick deployment of a blade
Pesticides requiring application by a certified professional Research chemicals
Toxic, flammable, combustible, or radioactive materials Unmailable goods, per the United States Postal Service

Piracy & Prohibited Activities

IPTV Services: The sale or distribution of unauthorized IPTV services is strictly prohibited.
Hacking/Cracking Tools: Any tools, software, or methods related to hacking, cracking, or other malicious activities are illegal and not allowed.
Payment Cards: The sale of any credit or debit cards (whether legal or illegal) is strictly prohibited.
Card Testing Services: Offering or promoting card testing services, in any form, is not allowed.
Copyrighted Content: The unauthorized distribution, streaming, or resale of copyrighted material (including movies, TV shows, music, software, games, or e-books) is strictly forbidden.
Pirated Software & Keys: Selling or sharing pirated software, license keys, or activation cracks is prohibited.
Illegal Downloads: Promoting or providing access to torrenting, file-sharing, or other methods of obtaining copyrighted works illegally is not allowed.
Reselling OTT accounts, keys not limited to Netflix, Adobe, Spotify, or similar services, is strictly prohibited.

Physical Products & Restricted Items

Adult Products: The sale or distribution of sex toys, sex dolls, accessories or other adult products is strictly prohibited.
Vape & Tobacco Products: The sale or promotion of vapes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products is not allowed.
Alcohol: The sale, promotion, or distribution of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
Illegal or Controlled Goods: Any product restricted by law, including drugs, firearms, or counterfeit goods, is strictly forbidden.
Stolen or Unauthorized Products: The sale or distribution of stolen items or any products you do not legally own is strictly prohibited.

Donations, Charity, Fundraising, and Crowdfunding

We support the use of donations, charity, fundraising, and crowdfunding services, as long as they are legal in your country. However, accepting donations or conducting charity for personal needs, whether directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited.

Charity:

A charity or donation campaign started by a celebrity, individual, or organization to promote themselves, gain votes, or attract attention, directly or indirectly, for personal or professional benefit is not allowed.

Jurisdiction-specific prohibited businesses

Brazil

Genital and nipple jewelry
Genital prosthetics
Sex accessories and lifelike sex toys

Canada

Alcohol (Restricted)
Mortgage consulting

India

Airbags
Alcohol
Captive insurance companies
Cash couriers
Charities
Chit funds
Cross-border jewellery sales
Currency exchange
Currency transportation
Dating and matchmaking services
Gambling equipment
Genital prosthetics
Junket operators
Lobby groups and political organisations
Mining and oil drilling and refining
Non-profit organisations (NPO)
Personal investment vehicles/companies
Religious organisations
Sex accessories and sex toys
Trust service providers
Unlicensed financial institutions

Indonesia

(Prohibited = P, Restricted = R)

Alcohol R
Insurance R
Live chat / streaming R
Live stock R
Packaged food and cosmetics R
Pilgrimage / Umrah tour packages R
Precious metals and jewellery R
Products requiring national-standard certification R

Japan

Advisory services related to drop shipping and the resale of goods
Animals
C2C services outside Stripe Connect
Consultation and advisory or prediction services relating to online gaming or gambling
Consultation or advisory services providing guidance, information or tools on how to profit through trading or investments in financial products or cryptocurrency or running a resale or dropshipping business
Donations to individuals
Fundraising for or financing of businesses that are listed above as prohibited or restricted
Genital and nipple jewellery
Genital prosthetics
Health instruments
Industrial waste disposal and garbage disposal devices and water purifiers
International marriage brokerage businesses
Mortgage consulting
Private investigators or protection services
Psychic services and fortune tellers
Sex accessories and lifelike sex toys
Businesses without a “Commercial Disclosure” page on their website as required by the Specified Commercial Transactions Act (SCT) – for more information, see how to create and display a Commerce Disclosure

Malaysia

Genital and nipple jewellery
Genital prosthetics
Matchmaking
Sex accessories or sex toys

Mexico

Adoption agencies
Cross-border currency exchange services
Debt collection agencies
Direct marketing travel
Electronic cigarettes for card-not-present transactions
Ephedrine
Game console modification devices
Genital and nipple jewellery
Genital prosthetics
HCG weight loss
Investment services
Lifelike sex toys
Penny auctions
Private investigators or protection services
Psychic services and fortune tellers
Search engine optimisation
Telemedicine

Thailand