If a refund is submitted not long after the original charge occurred, the refund may be processed as a reversal. This means that the original charge will drop off the bank statement altogether, as if it never occurred, and the bank account balance will adjust to credit that money back without a specific line item on the statement.

If you have issued a refund but your customer is reporting that they have not seen it after ten working days, ask them to look for the original charge on their bank statement. If they cannot see the charge on their statement, it has been reversed and the refund is complete.

If they still can't see a credit but can still see the original charge after ten working days, they should contact their bank for more information.

For card refunds, you may provide them with ARNs or STANs to be provided to their bank for tracing purposes.

It is also possible that your refund is still in pending status. Please ensure that you take the necessary steps to resolve any balance adjustments needed. More information here: Pending refunds due to insufficient funds or Stripe balance.