What is STRIPE *NYTIMES on your bank statement?
Here's what this charge most likely is, grounded in our prefix dictionary and what the descriptor itself contains.
This charge appears to be a subscription or purchase from The New York Times, processed through Stripe.
- Most likely: The New York Times
- a news and media subscription service
- Processed by: Stripe
- Stripe is an online payment processor used by many businesses to handle card transactions. When you see STRIPE on your statement, Stripe is not the seller — the name after the asterisk identifies the actual merchant you paid.
- Category
- News & Media Subscriptions
Doesn't look right? Things you could check:
- Check your email for a receipt — The New York Times typically sends a confirmation email when a subscription is charged, which would show the billing amount and plan details.
- Review your NYT account — Logging in at nytimes.com and visiting the account or billing section would show any active subscriptions and recent payments.
- Look up the charge amount — The amount charged may help identify whether this is a recurring subscription (e.g. monthly or annual) or a one-time purchase such as a games or cooking add-on.
Stripe processes online payments for a wide range of businesses. The name shown with the STRIPE descriptor is the actual business you paid — Stripe itself is not the seller. After the STRIPE prefix the descriptor reads “NYTIMES” — that leftover text is the most likely seller.
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- STRIPE
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- ADBL*AUDIOBOOK PURCHASE
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