On your bank or credit card statement, Fansly almost always shows up as Select Media or Select Media LLC, the name of the company that operates the platform.1Fansly. Contact – Fansly Depending on how the payment is routed, you might instead see a third-party processor like CCBill or Epoch. The word “Fansly” itself rarely appears on the transaction line.
What the Statement Line Actually Looks Like
When your bank processes a Fansly payment, it records the billing entity rather than the website you visited. That entity is Select Media LLC, based in Baltimore, Maryland, or one of the payment processors Fansly routes transactions through. The result is a line that typically reads something like “SELECT MEDIA” or “CCBILL” followed by a location, date, or reference number.
Your bank may also append a city and state, a customer-service phone number, or a short merchant ID. Some banks print everything in capital letters; others use mixed case. The descriptor can also get truncated when a bank’s system has a character limit, which sometimes chops off the end of the merchant name and makes it even harder to recognize. Visa requires that the merchant name on your statement match the business’s registered “doing business as” name, which for Fansly is the parent company and not the platform URL.2Visa. Visa Merchant Data Standards Manual
Why It Doesn’t Say Fansly
Many online platforms, particularly those hosting adult content, bill through a parent company or a specialized payment processor instead of the consumer-facing brand. Card networks and acquiring banks classify merchants by category, and processors that specialize in digital content often handle the billing relationship on behalf of the platform. Your bank only sees the entity that submitted the charge. That is the processor or parent company, not the site where you clicked subscribe.
Federal law requires your bank to list the third party involved in each electronic fund transfer on your periodic statement.3Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 12 CFR 1005.9 – Receipts at Electronic Terminals; Periodic Statements But “the third party” is the billing entity, so the statement is technically accurate even when it confuses you.
Pending Charges and Verification Holds
When you add a new card, you may see a small pending charge of $0.00 or $1.00. That is an authorization hold, not a purchase. The platform is confirming the card can accept charges. These holds drop off within a few business days on their own. If a hold lingers past about five business days, contact your bank.
Why the Amount May Not Match the Price
Seeing a statement amount slightly higher than the subscription price is common. In many states, digital subscriptions are subject to sales tax, and the rate varies by jurisdiction. A $9.99 subscription can post as $10.60 or similar depending on where you live. Check the confirmation email or your Fansly transaction history for the tax breakdown before assuming the charge is wrong.
How to Keep Fansly Off Your Statement
If privacy is the real concern, a few payment methods can keep any Fansly-related descriptor off your primary bank or credit card statement.
Prepaid Gift Cards
Fansly accepts prepaid Visa and Mastercard gift cards that support 3D Secure verification. Buy the card at a retail store, load it, and use it on Fansly. Your statement shows only the original purchase of the gift card at the retailer. Once the balance runs out, there’s no recurring billing to manage.
Virtual Card Services
Services like Privacy.com let you create virtual card numbers linked to your bank account. Transactions normally appear as “PWP*” followed by the merchant name, but with Private Spend Mode enabled, the entry reads “PWP*Privacy.com” with no merchant information.4Privacy. What is Private Spend Mode? – Privacy Card Your bank sees a transfer to Privacy and nothing else. You can also cap each virtual card, which is a useful guardrail for subscriptions.
Cryptocurrency
Fansly lets you load its internal wallet with cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several others.5Fansly Help Center. How to Add Funds with Crypto (Crypto Wallet Top-Up) Because crypto transactions settle on the blockchain rather than through your bank’s payment network, nothing related to Fansly appears on your statement. If you bought the crypto through an exchange tied to your bank, the statement will show the exchange name, not Fansly.
The Fansly Wallet
Fansly has an internal wallet you can preload.6Fansly Help Center. General Fan Wallet Information Once it has a balance, individual subscriptions and tips draw from it without generating separate bank charges. Your statement shows only the deposit. Fund the wallet with crypto or a prepaid card and nothing hits your bank statement at all.
Stopping Recurring Charges
If repeated Fansly charges are posting and you want them to stop, cancel through the platform first. Go to your Subscriptions page, click the gear icon next to the subscription, and select “Disable Auto-Renew.”7Fansly Help Center. What is Auto-Renew? Access continues until the end of the current billing period, and no further charges post after that.
Don’t skip this step and ask your bank to block the merchant. Fansly’s terms treat purchases as final and nonrefundable, and the platform reviews disputes at its own discretion.8Fansly Help Center. Disputing a Transaction A chargeback filed without first canceling through the platform can get your account flagged or restricted.
Charges You Didn’t Authorize
If a charge from Select Media, CCBill, or another Fansly-related processor appears and you genuinely did not authorize it, work two channels at once. Email Fansly support at support@fansly.com with the subject line “Dispute Subscription Charge,” and include the transaction ID from your Fansly history, the date, the amount, the reason you believe the charge is unauthorized, and any supporting evidence.8Fansly Help Center. Disputing a Transaction
Then contact your bank or card issuer. Under federal law, your liability for unauthorized electronic fund transfers is limited if you report them promptly, and credit card protections are stronger still. If you believe your card information was stolen, don’t wait on Fansly’s internal review. The bank’s investigation runs on its own timeline.