Stripe Error: Transaction Not Allowed — What It Means & How to Fix It
Issuer does not allow this specific transaction.
Common causes
- Issuer blocks merchant category or region
- Card-level transaction controls
- Bank policy denied this payment context
How to fix it
- Instruct customer to contact issuer and approve merchant charge.
- Retry only after customer confirms issuer authorization.
- Use an alternate card if restrictions remain.
Should you retry this Stripe error?
Hard decline: Generally hard decline. RetryKit should avoid repeated unattended retries and route customer to issuer support quickly.
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