Email is tough: Major European Payment Processor's Emails aren't RFC-Compliant

Europe’s payments heavyweight Viva.com got dragged after a user discovered its signup emails lacked a basic “Message-ID” — think of it like the license plate on an email — so Google Workspace just bounced them. The kicker? Support allegedly replied with a cheery “your account is verified, so no problem,” which the crowd read as pure corporate gaslighting. Cue the popcorn. One camp lit up the thread with righteous fury: if a company moving money can’t send a compliant email in 2026, what else is off? Others piled on the wider trend, calling this the “corposphere” in action — glossy surfaces, broken guts, and support scripts tackling real bugs with flowcharts. An IT crowd fave even dropped an xkcd 806 nod to the tech support bingo vibes. Not everyone agreed. A contrarian voice swore “their emails do arrive tho?” and hinted the recipient setup might be the problem. Meanwhile, jokers went full infomercial spoof — “Pay €49.99/month to receive emails!” — dunking on the absurdity. Practical types offered escape hatches: try Adyen for the Greek instant-pay system IRIS, since Google’s guidelines are crystal clear about rejecting non‑compliant mail. The mood? Equal parts comedy roast and existential worry about European fintech reliability, with users wondering if this is a one-off blip or a symptom of something bigger.