{"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":"#240 Stripe Withheld Your Funds – 4 Steps That Actually Work","slug":"240-stripe-withheld-your-funds-4-steps-that-actually-work","published_at":"2026-06-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/240-stripe-withheld-your-funds-4-steps-that-actually-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","url":"https://directpaynet.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c835f18b-445f-4fbf-bd58-9d2da7568612.mp3","summary":"Your Stripe account closed and Stripe is still holding your funds? Here's what's actually happening and how to recover Stripe money faster. When Stripe shuts down your account, your remaining balance doesn't get sent to your bank automatically. Instead, Stripe moves those funds into a reserve and holds them — typically 90 to 180 days, sometimes longer — to cover any refunds or chargebacks that come in on past transactions. For high-risk businesses or accounts with messy chargeback history, that hold period can extend even further. In this episode, Maria walks through what happens to your money after a Stripe account shutdown, why the reason you were shut down directly affects your chances of getting paid out, and the exact steps you can take to push for a faster fund release. She also covers one critical mistake founders make with their company and bank account that creates serious delays — and how to avoid it. 👉 Stripe shut you down and you're still waiting on your money? We can help you understand your risk profile, your options, and how to build a payment stack that isn't this fragile. Contact us today! 🎯 Key Concepts Covered 🟩 Stripe Withheld Funds — When Stripe withholds your remaining balance after an account shutdown, typically for 90 to 180 days, to cover potential chargebacks and refunds on past transactions. Fund holds can extend beyond 180 days for merchants flagged as high-risk. 🟩 Termination Reserve — A freeze on your full remaining balance applied specifically after Stripe closes your account. Unlike a rolling reserve, a termination reserve locks the entire balance and can last 180 days or more after closure. 🟩 Rolling Reserve — An ongoing hold where Stripe withholds a percentage of each transaction — typically 10 to 30% — for 30 to 90 days before releasi…","meta_description":"Your Stripe account closed and Stripe is still holding your funds? Here's what's actually happening and how to recover Stripe money faster. When Stripe sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":847,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/episodes/240-stripe-withheld-your-funds-4-steps-that-actually-work/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-1375413/240-stripe-withheld-your-funds-4-steps-that-actually-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}