Stripe payout disagrees with captured payments
Potential exposure
$5,582.64
Verified loss
—
Confidence
medium 80%
Why?
- Stripe is payment authority
- Payout may still be in transit / reserve
- Fees subtracted from captures before comparison
What happened
Captured Stripe payments $7,163.84 minus fees $207.70 expect $6,956.14. Payouts received $12,538.78. Difference $5,582.64.
Why we think this happened
Reserve hold, delayed payout, or unposted refund. Not verified loss until the balance report confirms it.
Calculation
expected = captures − processing fees; expected − payouts = $5,582.64 potential exposure.
potential_exposure = (sum(stripe captures) − sum(stripe fees)) − sum(payouts)
Evidence
Payout math · stripe · po_northwind_sept
captures=7163.84 fees=207.70 payouts=12538.78
$5,582.64
Timeline
2026-09-01 10:16:00 UTC
Captures summed
stripe · $7,163.84
2026-09-08 18:00:00 UTC
Payout received
stripe · $12,538.78
Recommended action
Pull the Stripe balance transaction report. Do not treat this as recovered cash until the payout lands.
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Displayed amount $5,582.64 is potential exposure — not a promise of recovery.