{"podcast":{"title":"Click & Convert with Maria Sparagis","slug":"click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","podcast_index_feed_id":1375413,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/maria-sparagis/","website_url":"https://directpaynet.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0bfda54a-9b87-4d2d-8065-e279d8530fce/pod-cover-1.png","author":"Maria Sparagis","episode_count":200,"summary":"Maria Sparagis has spent 20+ years helping online businesses find the revenue they didn't know they were losing. As president of DirectPayNet and a payment solutions expert, she knows that the difference between a good business and a great one often comes down to how you handle payments and conversions. On Click & Convert, Maria shares the strategies, tools, and insider knowledge that ecommerce founders and online entrepreneurs need to scale to 6 and 8 figures — from optimizing your checkout flow to maximizing what hits your bottom line. Featured in American Banker, Vice, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect at mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T20:18:52.125688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413"},"episode":{"title":"#233 Stripe Payout On Hold? Fastest Way To Get Paid","slug":"233-stripe-payout-on-hold-fastest-way-to-get-paid","published_at":"2026-04-30T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/233-stripe-payout-on-hold-fastest-way-to-get-paid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","url":"https://directpaynet.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8b740fd1-0fe4-4f92-90fa-dd4807f8469a.mp3","summary":"Stripe holding your money? This video shows you how to speed up the process and get your funds released. Stop making the common mistakes that delay Stripe payouts, and follow this guide instead to handle a Stripe account on hold correctly and move things forward. If your Stripe payouts are stuck, frozen, or on hold, this is the process to follow. Maria covers what to do when Stripe holds funds, why Stripe places payouts on hold, and how to deal with a frozen Stripe account without making the situation worse: Why Stripe freezes funds How to recover your Stripe funds What to do if Stripe denies your request to release How to prevent future holds on Stripe and Beyond Whether your Stripe payout is pending, your account is restricted, or your funds are stuck on hold, follow these steps to speed up the process and get your money back. 👉 If you’re dealing with ongoing Stripe holds or want a more stable payment setup outside their risk system, you can contact us here: https://directpaynet.com/contact-us/ ____________________________________________ 📍 Stripe Headquarters (USA) 354 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080 United States 📍 Stripe Technology Company Limited (Europe) One Wilton Park Wilton Place Dublin 2 D02 FX04 Ireland ____________________________________________ 🎯 Key Concepts Covered 🟩 Stripe Payout On Hold — A temporary pause on your funds before they are released to your bank account, usually triggered by risk signals, account activity changes, or verification requirements. 🟩 Stripe Risk System — Stripe’s internal system that evaluates merchant activity to determine whether funds can be released, delayed, or held for review. 🟩 Stripe Account Review — A review process triggered when Stripe detects unusual activity, which can result in payout delays…","meta_description":"Stripe holding your money? This video shows you how to speed up the process and get your funds released. Stop making the common mistakes that delay Stripe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1182,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/episodes/233-stripe-payout-on-hold-fastest-way-to-get-paid/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/233-stripe-payout-on-hold-fastest-way-to-get-paid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}