STRIPE*PLANETSCALE Charge (What It Is + Is It Legit?)

PlanetScale processes its subscription payments through Stripe, one of the most widely used payment platforms for SaaS companies, which is why your bank statement shows STRIPE*PLANETSCALE rather than the company name alone. Stripe automatically prepends its own name to the merchant identifier as part of how it labels transactions on behalf of the businesses it serves, resulting in that combined descriptor format. If you have an active PlanetScale plan for their serverless MySQL database hosting, this charge is almost certainly legitimate and tied to your monthly billing cycle.

No, this is a legitimate charge from PlanetScale. However, if you did not authorize this charge or cancelled your subscription, you may be eligible for a refund.

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