High Risk Merchant Accounts Payment Challenges

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26 03, 2026

FTC Warns PayPal, Stripe, Visa and Mastercard Over “Debanking” Crackdown

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-26T17:23:52-07:00March 26th, 2026|Categories: LGBT News|Tags: adult industry banking discrimination, FTC debanking crackdown, high risk merchant accounts USA, LGBT Business Finance News, PayPal business account policies, Stripe merchant account restrictions, Visa Mastercard payment network rules|

By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON — (March 26, 2026) — A major escalation in the debate over financial access is underway after Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued formal warnings to the CEOs of PayPal, Stripe, Visa and Mastercard over alleged “debanking” practices targeting lawful businesses. In [...]