The Sudden Stripe/Shopify Ban
One algorithm flag and it's over: account freezes, 25% rolling reserves withheld 90+ days, and locked payouts with zero warning.
Live Tier-1 Underwriting Ready
Ditch the ban-risk on Stripe & Shopify. Deploy an independent, compliant brand store with a pre-approved, direct-MID merchant account in 72 hours.
US DOMESTIC RAIL // OFFSHORE COA ROUTING
Volume Counter
$42,390.00
Chargeback Shield
0.04% ratio
The Problem
Consumer-grade processors were never built for research chemicals. Here's how they take your store — and your revenue — down.
One algorithm flag and it's over: account freezes, 25% rolling reserves withheld 90+ days, and locked payouts with zero warning.
A MATCH/TMF placement follows you everywhere, permanently killing future merchant banking relationships before underwriting begins.
Shutdowns triggered by missing research disclaimers, no CoA integration, or improper 21+ age gates — gaps acquirers treat as red flags.
The Solution
Two pillars, one contract: a ban-proof storefront and the underwritten payment rails behind it.
Pillar 1
A conversion-ready, compliance-first storefront engineered for research brands — launched in 72 hours, not months.
Pillar 2
Underwritten card rails from Tier-1 acquiring banks — so your checkout keeps running when Stripe says no.
Bank-Grade Compliance
Every store we launch ships with the compliance layer acquirers audit first — so underwriting sees a legitimate operation, not risk.
Mandatory legal checkbox at checkout plus dynamic disclaimer headers on every product and invoice — establishing research-use intent in the underwriting record.
Persistent, cookie-backed age verification on first touch and at checkout — blocking underage buyers before they become chargeback disputes.
Batch-level Certificate of Analysis uploads tied to SKU barcodes, so every order maps to verifiable lab documentation auditors can trace.
Clean, recognizable merchant descriptors on card statements so customers never file "unrecognized charge" disputes against your MID.
Fast-Track Onboarding
A sequential three-day pipeline — no guesswork, no waiting on hold with a legacy processor.
Step 1
EIN/LLC verification, domain audit, and a full website pre-compliance review — your application reaches the acquiring bank already clean.
Step 2
Headless Next.js or WooCommerce store configured live, with multi-MID cascade routing set up for failsafe transaction routing.
Step 3
Test swipes cleared, direct descriptors confirmed, and live Visa/Mastercard processing active on your new merchant accounts.
Established merchants ($50k+/mo) can qualify for zero-reserve approval avenues.
Apply Now
Answer five questions and our underwriting desk will map the fastest approval path for your brand.
Clear Answers
Instead of riding on aggregator platforms like Stripe or PayPal — which share risk across millions of accounts and terminate entire categories at the first sign of trouble — we underwrite your business directly with Tier-1 acquiring banks. That means your own Merchant ID (MID), transparent processing history you actually own, and pre-dispute alert tooling (Ethoca / Verifi) to intercept chargebacks before they hit your ratio. Your approval isn't tied to another company's risk appetite.
Rates and reserves are set by the acquiring bank during underwriting and depend on your monthly volume, chargeback history, and entity structure. High-risk domestic and offshore merchant accounts typically price above standard low-risk interchange, and some approvals include a rolling reserve. We negotiate competitive tiers for established merchants — including zero-reserve avenues for brands processing $50k+/mo — and we never quote guarantees before your application has been reviewed.
We build on WooCommerce for merchants who want full self-hosted control, custom Next.js headless architectures for performance-focused brands, and independent self-hosted storefronts tailored to high-risk compliance requirements — including CoA management, age-gate modals, and research-use disclaimers. If you already have a store, we can usually integrate our processing rails without a rebuild.
No — but it helps. We support US domestic entities (LLC + EIN) as well as offshore structures (e.g., BVI, Belize, or HK entities with a US processing nexus) for merchants who prefer or require them. During underwriting we'll map which entity structure gives you the strongest approval odds for your volume and jurisdiction, and help you get the documentation in order either way.
Most complete applications receive an underwriting decision within 72 hours. Once approved, we connect the MID to your store and go live — timelines from there depend on your platform (WooCommerce, headless, or custom) and whether you need a full build or a processing integration onto an existing store. Rush reviews are available for merchants who've already been shut down.
Still have questions? Apply for processing & store setup and our underwriting desk will answer them directly.