Short answer: it's Stripe (Payment Processor — Various Merchants) charging you Varies.
| Charge: | STRIPE* |
| Service: | Stripe (Payment Processor — Various Merchants) |
| Amount: | Varies/mo |
| Category: | fintech |
| Legitimate: | ✅ Yes (if you signed up) |
Stripe is a payment processor used by millions of businesses. If you see 'STRIPE' on your statement, it means a merchant forgot to set their statement descriptor properly. The charge could be from ANY online business. Check your email for receipts around the same date/amount. Common culprits: SaaS subscriptions, online courses, indie software, small e-commerce stores. The merchant name sometimes appears after 'STRIPE*'.
Find the actual merchant (check email receipts) and cancel through them. Stripe itself is just the payment processor — they can't cancel merchant subscriptions.
If you can't identify the charge, check email for receipts matching the date/amount. Contact Stripe at support.stripe.com. As a last resort, dispute with your bank — but identify the merchant first to avoid accidental chargebacks on legitimate purchases.
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