Why is my Shopify payment on hold and how can I resolve it quickly?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A merchant’s Shopify Payments account is under review, resulting in temporarily held payouts.

Current Status:

  • Payouts are on hold pending a routine compliance review
  • The merchant has uploaded all requested documentation
  • Review process typically takes 2 business days

Next Steps:

  • Payouts will either automatically resume after 2 business days, or the support team will contact the merchant for additional information
  • If no update is received after the 2-day period, the merchant should contact live support through the Help Center

Important Notes:

  • Customers can still complete purchases during the review period
  • This is a standard regulatory compliance procedure that Shopify conducts periodically
  • The merchant is now waiting for account reinstatement
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Upsetting, any expedient resolve for this?

Thanks,

Dan

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Hi, @OpenRoadT !

Thank you for posting in the Shopify Community. As shown in the message from your screenshot, your Shopify Payments account is being reviewed and your payouts are temporarily on hold. We are required to review all Shopify Payments periodically to comply with various regulations. In two business days your payouts will either automatically be reinstated, or our team will get in touch with you if we need more information. Your customers can still check out on your store during this process.

If after 2 business days your payouts are still on hold and you haven’t received an update, you can get in touch with our live support team through the Help Center and we can look into the status of your review.

Please let me know if you have any other questions!

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Thank you for this information Greta. I uploaded all my documents and am waiting for the account to be reinstated.

Thank you,

Dan

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Thank you for the update, @OpenRoadT !

Our team will review your documentation and get in touch with you directly if we need anything else.

By the way, if you’re interested, I’d be happy to review your store and provide feedback! It always helps to have a second set of eyes on your store to catch anything you may have missed, or just to provide an outsider’s perspective. You can share your URL here and I can take a look.

Please let me know if you have any other questions!