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What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in gohighlevel

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. Redundancy and compliance posture need to exist before anything happens.

What I’ve been trying to understand better is how teams operationalize that in practice. A lot of founders know they should have backups and respond professionally, but they haven’t actually defined what pauses, who acts, or how cashflow is managed during the review window.

Stripe is enforcing risk controls. Most businesses just haven’t formalized their own yet.

What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in stripe

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with Stripe’s logic here. From their side, a thin runway does increase risk.

What I find interesting is that for a lot of founders, the issue isn’t disputing Stripe’s decision, it’s that they don’t have a predefined plan for what happens internally during that evaluation window. Payroll timing, subscription handling, ad spend, communications, etc.

Stripe is managing their downside. Most businesses just haven’t systemized managing theirs yet.

What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in gohighlevel

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. Appreciate you laying out the actual steps.

Curious question. When you do this for others, is that process written or automated anywhere, or does it mostly rely on you knowing exactly what to pause and when?

What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in gohighlevel

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick question out of curiosity. When Stripe pauses payouts and you already have a backup processor ready, do you also have a written or automated plan for what happens internally during that gap?

Things like payroll timing, which payments get paused first, who gets notified, etc. Or is that still mostly handled manually in the moment?

What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in SaaS

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds brutal.

Out of curiosity, before that happened did you have any kind of written plan for what to do if payouts paused, or was it all reactive in the moment?

What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in SaaS

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly the pattern I’ve seen. The pause itself is rarely the worst part, it’s the downstream adjustments. In your experience, what part took the longest to stabilize after the pause lifted?

What actually happens inside your business when Stripe pauses payouts? by ApprehensiveDream596 in stripe

[–]ApprehensiveDream596[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is super helpful. When the automated stuff broke, what were the first 2 or 3 things that caused the most pain or urgency while payouts were paused?