October 2026: complaints in the archive
14 distinct call outs with a first reported source in October 2026. This month is still in progress. Records last updated 9 October 2026.
Prepared by the Fintech Wall of Shame editorial team from the currently published archive. Outcomes below reflect the latest recorded evidence, including updates after this month; they do not describe the outcome at month-end.
Reported problems
A call out can include more than one problem, so issue counts overlap.
What happened next
Mercury: 0 reported resolutions, 0 partial resolutions, 0 unresolved at the last update and 1 without an established outcome. 0 call outs have a reviewed company response.
PayPal: 0 reported resolutions, 0 partial resolutions, 0 unresolved at the last update and 7 without an established outcome. 0 call outs have a reviewed company response.
Stripe: 0 reported resolutions, 0 partial resolutions, 0 unresolved at the last update and 6 without an established outcome. 0 call outs have a reviewed company response.
Read the supporting call outs
The 12 most recent records in this monthly cohort are listed below. Each links to its original sources and known updates.
- PayPal: my paypal got locked cuz i have "suspicious" activity (too many transactions too close together) — Outcome not established
- Stripe: My account was closed over 180 days ago, and Stripe has kept my remaining balance frozen for over 7 months. — Outcome not established
- Stripe: the influx of demand prompted @stripe to cancelled payment processing on the vhcls app — Outcome not established
- Stripe: they have withheld 25% of my funds as a reserve. Do you know how much money they are holding? £29,262.81! — Outcome not established
- PayPal: PayPal limited my account and I may have to refund money I can't withdraw — Outcome not established
- PayPal: Why is PayPal closing my account that I use actively and have logged into over the past 3 years? — Outcome not established
- PayPal: every time i need to pay for something with PayPal, my account is blocked because of some random new information they ne — Outcome not established
- Stripe: Stripe closed my add-on account 😑 Haven’t even made any sale yet. — Outcome not established
- PayPal: PayPal is holding my paycheck for 3 weeks again — Outcome not established
- Stripe: My account was closed July 17. You paid out CA$20,033.12 on July 16, then pulled it back out of my bank on July 20. It h — Outcome not established
- Mercury: Holding a 16k realtime payment for over a week now — Outcome not established
- PayPal: Last night my PayPal account got blocked AGAIN with 1500 USD of all the commissions of September — Outcome not established
Scope and limitations
These counts describe our selected archive. They do not measure the total number of affected customers, complaint rates, provider reliability or overall customer satisfaction. Differences can reflect collection coverage, provider size and what people choose to publish. We do not infer an outcome from a lack of updates.
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Cite as: Fintech Wall of Shame, “October 2026: complaints in the archive,” records updated 9 October 2026, https://fintechwallofshame.com/insights/2026-10. Include your access date because corrections can change these figures.