Cant make payment on my bill due to Identity verification issue

Topic summary

A merchant is unable to pay their Shopify bill due to an identity verification requirement that prevents payment processing. Multiple payment cards from different banks have been attempted, but all transactions process briefly before reverting to unpaid status.

Key Issues:

  • Shopify support directs the merchant to contact their bank, but the bank confirms the issue originates with Shopify
  • The same cards work successfully on the merchant’s other Shopify stores
  • Support has not acknowledged the identity verification requirement or provided guidance on how to complete it
  • Screenshots show payment attempts failing with identity verification prompts

Current Status:

  • The issue remains unresolved
  • The merchant faces potential store suspension if the bill isn’t paid
  • No clear resolution path has been provided by Shopify support
Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

I’ve been experiencing a major issue with paying our latest Shopify bill due to Shopify requiring identity verification. No matter how many different cards we use, the payment doesn’t go through—it processes for a moment and then reverts to unpaid.

I reached out to support, but they keep saying there’s nothing they can do and that I need to contact our bank. However, our bank has confirmed this is a Shopify issue, especially since we have multiple stores using the same card without any payment problems.

I also asked Shopify support how to verify my identity, but they haven’t acknowledged that verification is required or considered that there may be a glitch in the process.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated because if this bill isn’t paid, our store will be frozen for a completely unreasonable reason. To confirm, we’ve tried multiple cards from different banks, and all result in the same issue.