What does STRIPE mean on a bank statement?
Stripe processes online payments for a wide range of businesses. The name shown with the STRIPE descriptor is the actual business you paid — Stripe itself is not the seller.
Stripe is a pass-through: it handles the payment, but it is not the seller. The real merchant is the name that appears right after the prefix.
Processor: Stripe
- STRIPE
This charge was processed through Stripe, but the descriptor contains no merchant name — the actual business that received the payment cannot be identified from this information alone.
- STRIPE *NYTIMES
This charge appears to be a subscription or purchase from The New York Times, processed through Stripe.
- STRIPE* SUBSTACK
This charge appears to be a payment to Substack, a newsletter and subscription publishing platform, processed through Stripe.
Have a STRIPE charge of your own?
Paste the full line from your statement — the result appears right here.