Stripe Error: Not Permitted — What It Means & How to Fix It
The issuer does not permit this transaction under current card settings or account controls.
Common causes
- Card blocked for online or recurring purchases
- MCC/category restrictions from issuer
- Corporate card policy controls
How to fix it
- Ask customer to contact issuer and enable this transaction type.
- Try a different card without those restrictions.
- Confirm charge context so customer can authorize with bank.
Should you retry this Stripe error?
Hard decline: Generally hard decline until issuer settings change. RetryKit should focus on customer action and alternate methods.
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