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Ed Shaw's avatar

I hope your billing gets fixed. It doesn’t matter the size of an enterprise, the sudden suspension of ‘cash flow’ really hurts! Some of your writing does not fit the mold that everyone in business and government in Japan would enjoy. It’s possible influential person(s) revealed by one of your articles is behind the complaints to Stripe.

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Rei Saito's avatar

Thanks, Ed, I really appreciate it. Losing cash flow overnight hits hard, even for small ops like mine. Mostly in pride and a feeling of fragility though...

As for the controversy, I hope it means I'm getting recognized at least 😄 I’ve gotten flak before, especially for my Rakuten bashing, but never anything serious. This time, sadly, it’s probably just a scammer abusing Stripe’s weak system. And like any “startup,” their customer service is nowhere to be found. Still waiting on a real reply.

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