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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

  1. Ask customer to contact issuer and enable this transaction type.
  2. Try a different card without those restrictions.
  3. 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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