bug reportBusiness Operations · Payments & BillingstructuralBillingSAAS

Canva charges for Pro subscription that the customer cannot access

A Canva customer reports being charged for a Pro subscription but being unable to actually use the paid features. The billing and access-provisioning systems appear to be out of sync.

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