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Merchant delinquency risk


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Identify connected accounts at risk of delinquency that might lead to negative balances.

The merchant delinquency risk signal identifies connected accounts at risk of going and staying negative in their account balance. This includes accounts that are likely to accumulate unrecoverable negative balances from disputes, refunds or failed payouts.

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Retrieve delinquency signals

Use the Account Signals API to retrieve the delinquency signal for a connected account. The response includes the latest evaluation with a risk level and indicators to explain the risk assessment.

Risk levels

Each signal returns a risk_level with one of the following values.

Risk levelDescription
highestThe highest predicted risk of delinquency.
elevatedAn elevated predicted risk of delinquency.
normalA predicted risk that’s at or near the baseline.
lowA predicted risk of delinquency that’s below the baseline.

Indicators

The following delinquency indicators explain which financial and behavioural factors contributed to the risk assessment.

IndicatorDescription
account_balanceThe average, minimum or maximum balances and negative balance duration.
aovThe average order value relative to the industry or account’s past history.
charge_concentrationThe concentration of charge amounts, counts, and number of distinct payers.
dispute_windowThe dispute window estimates and a comparison to the industry average.
disputesThe recent dispute rate and amount relative to history.
exposureThe account and industry exposure.
firmographicThe account attributes, such as country, region or industry.
lifetime_metricsThe lifetime totals for transactions, disputes, and dispute rate.
payment_processingThe charge concentration, time between charges, and payment methods.
payment_volumeThe trends for total payment volume and average payment volume.
payoutsThe payout totals, comparison of instant versus regular activity, and relative trends.
refundsThe refund totals, rate and averages.
related_accountsThe accounts sharing identifiers associated with delinquencies in the Stripe network.
tenureThe age of the account since creation.
transfersThe failed transfer counts by reason, including insufficient funds failures.

Webhook event

Listen for v2.signals.account_signal.merchant_delinquency_ready event notifications when a delinquency signal is evaluated.

Take action on connected accounts

After you receive a delinquency signal, use the available Radar tools to take action on your connected accounts. See the list of available actions.

Last verified 2026-09-25

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