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I was recently browsing a social media post where I realized that people were discussing that digital nomads and online entrepreneurs living in Georgia face problems when it comes to collecting online payments. Many people were also discussing that Stripe, which works awesome for businesses in multiple nations, sometimes does

The Right MCC Code for Tattoo Shops The standard Merchant Category Code (MCC) that is used by payment processors across the US, UK, EU and Australia for tattoo shops and body piercing studios is 7299 (Miscellaneous General Merchandise / Personal Services). This MCC code is used by payment processors to

The business may not automatically require high-risk payment processing if the products are legal and are accurately described, and the purchase is supported by clear customer consent. However, any kind of surprise deliveries, risky messaging, adult-adjacent products, and possible recipient dispute can certainly cause a payment processor to apply enhanced

Many short-term rentals and vacation rental hosts, they first realize how fragile their payment setup is only after their payment processor flags their account as high-risk and when the processor begins withholding or even closing the MID. This particular post was inspired by a real discussion that was happening among

Most of the merchants, they discover it for the first time that how critical billing statement descriptors are only after a payment processor flags transactions as fraudulent and starts shutting down their account. This particular post was inspired by a real discussion in a payments forum, where a tour booking

Your first payment is the proof that you can sell, and your first restriction is the proof that you are ready to scale in a smarter way. A merchant is restricted notification by PayPal or any other payment service provider simply means that the risk engine has temporarily paused your