We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination

Posted by dissapointedst on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:19PM
from the self-post dept.

We recently got rejected from Stripe because we sell Iranian food. We are a UK importer of food. We have been featured in numerous high profile newspapers and magazines.

Stripe's answer was that they do not deal with any company that deals with Iran in any way. But what does that mean ? If the director goes to Iranian restaurants does that make him a criminal ?

But food!!!! That is not even sanctioned

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Re:We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination by edwinwee on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:36PM (#21635673)

I work at Stripe. Could you email me at [email protected]? I'd like to dig into this more.

US sanction regulations generally mean we can't work with entities that have business connected to Iran (but that doesn't necessarily mean Iranian food is prohibited).

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Re:We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination by nocubicles on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:22PM (#21635624)

Wonder would they also block you if you were lets say takeaway shop that's selling Iranian Street Food. When you source your supplies locally but make it into Iranian food?

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Re:We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination by dissapointedst on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:28PM (#21635643)

Seems yes according to the response they gave me. Anything that even comes from Iran is banned

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Re:We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination by mean_gene_1976 on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:20PM (#21635618)

Do you have a record of this answer?

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Re:We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination by dissapointedst on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:25PM (#21635632)

Yes I do

Here it is

Be assured this decision does not reflect on the reputation of your business. As a regulated company, Stripe adheres to a risk tolerance threshold which is determined by a combination of local and international regulatory requirements, commercial partnerships, and other factors. Due to this, Stripe has a policy not to do business with people or companies that deal in high-risk regions, including Iran.

We are truly sorry to disappoint you.

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Re:We Got Rejected from Stripe – Iranian Food - discrimination by larnmar on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:34PM (#21635664)

Sounds like the issue is not “Iranian food” as a cuisine, but specifically the importation of ingredients from Iran.

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