>(not PayPal or Paysafe)...
As to paypal's policy...
https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/what-is-paypal%E2%8...
>We don't permit PayPal account holders to buy or sell: Sexually oriented digital goods or content delivered through a digital medium. Examples of digital goods include downloadable pictures or videos and website subscriptions.
Yeah it's a good question, why would they cite mastercard instead of their own policy?
It's entirely anecdotal, but in my 10 years of experience dealing with a multitude of processors and payment gateways... that's what processors do. Their very first instinct is to make things someone else's problem. With maybe the exception of First Data, this has held up consistently for me. Of course a lot of our high dollar business was through First Data so who knows what other people's experience is.
You are still completely avoiding the fact that processors that can handle this stuff exist. Sure Mastercard should probably change their rule, but that isn't going to change the situation.
That is why Itch is looking at their options:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/itchio-are-seeking-out-new-...