Banks Abruptly Terminate Small-Business Merchant Processing Over Internal Documentation Errors
A small business banking with Wells Fargo for years had credit card processing terminated mid-day, including rejection of already-authorized payments, due to an internal audit claiming missing documentation the business had already submitted and confirmed received. This highlights the fragility of relying on a single bank for merchant processing with no failover when internal errors trigger abrupt service termination.
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