Stripe Restricted Businesses

Stripe added one line to this merchant eligibility page: credit monitoring services, previously banned, can now apply to use Stripe in the United States. No other content changed.

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1	1	We've made important updates to the list of restricted and prohibited businesses. Here's what you need to know:
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3	3	- Clarified our stance on tobacco products in the United States.
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	5	- Updated credit monitoring services from prohibited to supportable in the United States.
+ ADDEDCredit monitoring services no longer automatically banned in the US Stripe added a bullet saying it updated the status of credit monitoring services in the United States from 'prohibited' to 'supportable.' This means businesses offering credit monitoring can now apply to use Stripe to process payments in the US, where before they were turned away outright. The diff does not say anything about what approval process, if any, applies.
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5	7	## Why this page exists
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7	9	Stripe builds economic infrastructure for the internet that enables businesses to accept payments and access other financial services. We want to make it easier for businesses of all kinds - from large enterprises to small businesses - to start, run and grow. We aim for our platform to be broadly accessible, just like other forms of infrastructure, such as roads or telecommunications networks.
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9	11	Crucially, in the area of political expression, we want to avoid becoming an arbiter of what speech is legitimate. At Stripe, we do not restrict access to our services based on political viewpoints or affiliation.
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