Assemble the business picture for a processing application

The index is a map, not a stack of files

A provider cannot reconstruct the business from unrelated attachments. The index should let a reader see the legal name, the public brand, what is sold, how an order is taken, where the order ships from, and whether any processor has already handled sales. Each line points to the record that supports it. A line without a record stays blank.

Stripe's setup document says a live account requires business verification, including information about the business, the product, and the person's relationship to the business. Its business-information article says Stripe must verify identification, including address and website ownership, and bank-account information; what the business sells and whether Stripe can support that category; and the overall risk level. If those checks are not confirmed, Stripe may ask for more information or a fix. Its verification article says the exact requirements differ by country and generally include the individual opening the account, the business, and people who own or control the business. Outstanding items appear in the Dashboard. That is Stripe's process. Paste another provider's written list beside it rather than assuming the lists match.

Five pictures have to describe one business

The entity picture is the name on the formation document and the name customers see. If they differ, the index says so. The catalog picture is the product types on the live site, not a shorter list prepared for the application. Stripe's website article says the business name and the descriptions of the goods or services must align with what Stripe was told, and that the products being sold have to be listed. Its prohibited-use rule forbids misleading information about the business and processing for products that were not disclosed.

The channel picture separates a live online checkout, a wholesale invoice, and a channel that is only planned. The fulfillment picture says where inventory ships from, which can be a different country from where the business is formed. The history picture is either processing records you can identify or a clear statement that the business has not processed before. A sales forecast is not history.

Stripe's website article also says that, by the time goods or services are sold, the site needs customer-service contact details, a return policy if physical goods are sold, a refund and dispute policy, a cancellation policy if applicable, legal or export restrictions if applicable, and the terms of any promotion. Put those on the index only as website facts you can open. Do not treat the list as every provider's application form.

Point to specialist records instead of rewriting them

Statement files, ownership documents, and a line-by-line check for contradictions are separate jobs. This index names the record and where it is kept. It does not copy a stack of statements into one cell, and it does not decide whether two dates disagree. If a specialist record does not exist yet, the index says missing.

Stripe's verification article says the Dashboard banner shows what that account still needs, and that document types vary by country and entity. Read that banner for a Stripe application. Do not build a universal folder of identity documents from this page. Do not send identity documents, bank records, card numbers, passwords, or customer lists through Prism's public form.

What you can assemble, and what the provider still verifies

You can decide whether the five pictures agree and whether each line has a record. You can stop an application draft that describes a different catalog or a different company. You cannot decide that the package is complete, because completeness is the provider's list, and Stripe says it may ask for more as more services are used.

Prism's solutions page says processing preparation includes a description of the products and how the business operates, the current processing situation, and the questions you need a provider to answer. The provider sets the document requirements and decides eligibility and terms. A consultation request does not submit an application. Scope and any fee are discussed before work. Whether a non-Stripe provider wants a different index is unknown until that provider's instructions are in front of you.

Application evidence index

Point each row at a record you already have. Write missing when the record does not exist. Do not enter identity numbers, full account numbers, or customer data. Worksheet entries are not submitted by this worksheet or saved by this site. Use only non-sensitive summaries; do not enter credentials, government identifiers, card or bank-account numbers, private receipt links, or customer details.

Worksheet entries are not submitted by Prism’s worksheet and are not saved by the site. Use record types, availability, anonymized observations, or match/mismatch results. Do not enter government identifiers, customer names or addresses, customer messages, receipt-access links, card or bank details, passwords, or keys. Send sensitive documents only through the provider’s verified secure channel.

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