Hey everyone — looking for advice from people who’ve dealt with high-risk/adult payment + acquisition issues.
We’re running an AI NSFW image-to-video product and have about 2 weeks of runway left. Payment has become the biggest bottleneck. We’ve been rejected by a lot of high-risk payment processors, and because we’re MATCH-listed from Stripe, most external card/payment options haven’t worked. Creem also just added a mandatory moderation API that needs to be implemented by the 30th.
Right now, crypto is basically our only reliable payment method, but conversion hasn’t been great. A lot of users seem interested, but the crypto checkout friction is killing purchases.
We’re trying to figure out the best path forward without doing anything that gets us permanently banned or funds frozen.
Things we’re considering/testing:
We’re running an AI NSFW image-to-video product and have about 2 weeks of runway left. Payment has become the biggest bottleneck. We’ve been rejected by a lot of high-risk payment processors, and because we’re MATCH-listed from Stripe, most external card/payment options haven’t worked. Creem also just added a mandatory moderation API that needs to be implemented by the 30th.
Right now, crypto is basically our only reliable payment method, but conversion hasn’t been great. A lot of users seem interested, but the crypto checkout friction is killing purchases.
We’re trying to figure out the best path forward without doing anything that gets us permanently banned or funds frozen.
Things we’re considering/testing:
- Adult ad networks like JuicyAds, TrafficJunky, ExoClick, etc.
- Telegram/Reddit/community promo where allowed
- Creator/affiliate partnerships
- Improving crypto checkout conversion
- Finding adult/high-risk processors or hosted checkout options
- Which adult-friendly processors or hosted checkouts have actually worked for you?
- Has anyone had luck getting approved after being rejected by multiple high-risk processors?
- Are adult ad networks worth testing for AI NSFW products, or is the traffic mostly low-quality?
- Any tips for making crypto checkout convert better?
- What compliance steps helped you get approved by processors?
- Any emergency survival moves you’d recommend for a 2-week runway?