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PayPal, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard receive US FTC warning over debanking customers

( March 26, 2026, 15:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent letters to PayPal, Stripe, Visa and Mastercard warning them about denying customers access to services due to their political or religious views, the agency said in a release. The letters warn the companies that any act or practice to deplatform customers or deny them access to financial products or services, or to facilitate such conduct by other companies, that is inconsistent with their terms of service or a customer’s reasonable expectations may violate the FTC Act and could lead to an FTC investigation and potential enforcement action.Statement follows in full. Also see attached files. ...

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