I don't think they meant brand risk to Stripe. Credit card companies don't like "immoral" businesses and refuse to do business with them. There are quite a few

I don't think they meant brand risk to Stripe. Credit card companies don't like "immoral" businesses and refuse to do business with them. There are quite a few stories about porn stars having their credit cards closed just because of how they make a living. There is a portion in there that mentions Stripe sees this regulation as "overly moralistic" and that credit card companies have "old school morals".