Has anyone else experienced withheld funds on their new store?

Topic summary

A merchant reports that Shopify placed a 120-day hold on funds from a new store that was generating $500-$1,500 daily. Despite fulfilling all orders without chargebacks, the funds were not released on the scheduled October 12th date.

Key Issues:

  • The merchant received conflicting information from support, with no clear timeline for fund release
  • Risk team sent notification that Shopify Payments can no longer be used
  • The original poster mentions needing funds for a family medical emergency

Community Response:

  • Multiple users report experiencing identical situations with withheld funds
  • Common pattern: reserves expire but funds remain unreleased
  • Support provides vague responses and repeated delays (“2 more days” cycle)
  • Promised account specialist emails never arrive

Status: The thread remains unresolved, with several follow-up commenters asking if the original poster ever received their payout. No confirmation of fund release has been provided.

Summarized with AI on October 30. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

If my reserve expired 10 days ago. Why haven’t I received my funds in my bank account?