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Stripe Error: Lost Card — What It Means & How to Fix It

The card has been reported lost and should no longer be used.

Common causes

  • Cardholder reported card missing
  • Issuer replaced the card with a new number
  • Old card remained on file in your billing system

How to fix it

  1. Stop retrying this card immediately.
  2. Ask the customer to add a new valid payment method.
  3. Route customer to secure billing portal update flow.

Should you retry this Stripe error?

Hard decline: Hard decline. Do not retry this payment method. RetryKit should pivot to urgent card replacement messaging.

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