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Stripe card_not_supported

Card Not Supported

Hard Decline
Permanent failures that should not be retried
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed

Description

The card does not support this type of purchase.

Recommended Action

Ask the customer to check with their card issuer that the card can be used for this type of transaction, or use a different card.

Common Causes

  • Prepaid card used where not supported
  • Card type not enabled for e-commerce
  • Regional card restrictions

Recovery Tips

  • Request an alternative payment method
  • Ensure you support the most common card types

Quick Reference

Code
card_not_supported
Category
Hard Decline
Retryable
No
Source
Stripe
Recoverability verdict

Retrying card_not_supported will not work

This is a hard decline. Retrying code card_not_supported will not recover the payment. But most merchants seeing this code also have soft declines they are not recovering. Check what your retry strategy is leaving behind.

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