Stripe or Payment Processing Not Working

Customers can't pay. Revenue stops.

What Operators Usually See

Checkout pages show errors. Payment forms fail to load. Transactions decline incorrectly. Customers report they paid but you didn't receive the order. Refunds won't process. Subscription renewals stop.

What This Usually Means

API keys expired or were revoked. Account verification is incomplete. Webhook connections broke. Stripe account limitations were triggered. Platform updates broke the payment integration.

Related Disaster Pattern

This is a revenue system failure that requires immediate attention.

See Revenue System Failure

When This Happens

After Stripe account updates. When API keys expire. After website changes. During payment gateway migrations. When verification documents expire.

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