Guy earned $140K in 3 months with AI Companions, then Stripe cancelled him
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Re: Guy earned $140K in 3 months with AI Companions, then Stripe cancelled him
#2As I understand it, they cancelled him for NSFW content.
Whether it's 5% or 0.05%, if it is in Stripe's terms that you can't, there's nothing he can do, right?
> We understand that your business may be legal, but for now, due to various reasons including requirements that apply to Stripe as a payment processor, requirements from our financial partners, and the potential risk exposure to Stripe, we're currently not able to work with businesses that sell or offer adult content or services. [0]
Doesn't seem like much of a story.
[0]: https://support.stripe.com/questions/restricted-business-lis...
Re: Guy earned $140K in 3 months with AI Companions, then Stripe cancelled him
#3As I understand it, they cancelled him for NSFW content. Whether it's 5% or 0.05%, if it is in Stripe's terms that you can't, there's nothing he can do, right? > We understand that your business may be legal, but for now, due to various reasons including requirements that apply to Stripe as a payment processor, requirements from our financial partners, and the potential risk exposure to Stripe, we're currently not ab…
Not really my point. My point is that it's weird that payment processors ban NSFW content from AI companions
Re: Guy earned $140K in 3 months with AI Companions, then Stripe cancelled him
#4As I understand it, they cancelled him for NSFW content. Whether it's 5% or 0.05%, if it is in Stripe's terms that you can't, there's nothing he can do, right? > We understand that your business may be legal, but for now, due to various reasons including requirements that apply to Stripe as a payment processor, requirements from our financial partners, and the potential risk exposure to Stripe, we're currently not ab…
Kagi now lets you pay with Bitcoin or Lightning.
This way you are not depending on a 3rd party payment processor.
Re: Guy earned $140K in 3 months with AI Companions, then Stripe cancelled him
#5It's insane how a single decision by a NGO can cut off your cashflow overnight!
Re: Guy earned $140K in 3 months with AI Companions, then Stripe cancelled him
#6As I understand it, they cancelled him for NSFW content. Whether it's 5% or 0.05%, if it is in Stripe's terms that you can't, there's nothing he can do, right? > We understand that your business may be legal, but for now, due to various reasons including requirements that apply to Stripe as a payment processor, requirements from our financial partners, and the potential risk exposure to Stripe, we're currently not ab…
Kagi now lets you pay with Bitcoin or Lightning. This way you are not depending on a 3rd party payment processor.
Thank for the recommendation! Will check it out.