About CheckoutReady

Independent Payment Compliance for Software Founders

CheckoutReady is built by developers and compliance specialists who experienced the frustration of opaque payment rejections firsthand. We provide automated, evidence-backed pre-audits so indie founders and software teams can launch without fear of sudden account freezes.

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Why We Built CheckoutReady

CheckoutReady is an automated compliance verification engine designed to audit public SaaS, digital goods, and subscription storefronts before merchant underwriting review.

Modern payment processors—including Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Creem, and PayPal—rely heavily on automated scrapers and machine-learning risk filters to screen incoming merchant applications. When an applicant's website lacks required recurring billing disclosures, transparent refund windows, or explicit entity credentials, the application is frequently denied or silently flagged for deferred termination after the first high-ticket sale.

Founders often spend weeks waiting for support responses without ever learning the exact rule violation that triggered the rejection. CheckoutReady reverses this dynamic by scanning public website copy directly against known card network rules (Visa Core Rules, Mastercard AN 4843) and processor-specific underwriting heuristics, highlighting the exact sentences to remediate.

Our Core Principles

Zero-Log Privacy

We never store confidential business plans, customer databases, or proprietary code. Audits only parse publicly visible website HTML, and all crawl artifacts are purged after scan delivery.

100% Unbiased

CheckoutReady is completely independent. We are not owned by, affiliated with, or funded by any payment provider. Recommendations and fit scores are computed purely on technical and regulatory compatibility.

Verbatim Evidence

We don't give vague “compliance scores.” Every diagnostic finding quotes the exact snippet of copy on your site and pairs it with the governing platform clause and suggested fix.

Contact Our Compliance Team

Have questions about an underwriting rejection, need a manual proof-pack audit, or want to contribute to our open-source tools? Reach out directly to our team: