diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-comparison-operator-strpos-and-remote-payment-suggestions b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-comparison-operator-strpos-and-remote-payment-suggestions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..91c28afdaf7eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-comparison-operator-strpos-and-remote-payment-suggestions
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fix
+
+Fix strpos php8 compliant and payment gateway recommendation rule default value
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/PaymentGatewaySuggestions/DefaultPaymentGateways.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/PaymentGatewaySuggestions/DefaultPaymentGateways.php
index 09af178d1e015..1d5426c91c1b7 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/PaymentGatewaySuggestions/DefaultPaymentGateways.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/PaymentGatewaySuggestions/DefaultPaymentGateways.php
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ public static function get_rules_selling_offline() {
 			'option_name'  => 'woocommerce_onboarding_profile',
 			'operation'    => 'in',
 			'value'        => array( 'no_im_selling_offline', 'im_selling_both_online_and_offline' ),
-			'default'      => array(),
+			'default'      => '',
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/RemoteInboxNotifications/ComparisonOperation.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/RemoteInboxNotifications/ComparisonOperation.php
index 82caffb187dc5..501a32a875ce6 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/RemoteInboxNotifications/ComparisonOperation.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/RemoteInboxNotifications/ComparisonOperation.php
@@ -36,22 +36,34 @@ public static function compare( $left_operand, $right_operand, $operation ) {
 				if ( is_array( $left_operand ) && is_string( $right_operand ) ) {
 					return in_array( $right_operand, $left_operand, true );
 				}
-				return strpos( $right_operand, $left_operand ) !== false;
+				if ( is_string( $right_operand ) && is_string( $left_operand ) ) {
+					return strpos( $right_operand, $left_operand ) !== false;
+				}
+				break;
 			case '!contains':
 				if ( is_array( $left_operand ) && is_string( $right_operand ) ) {
 					return ! in_array( $right_operand, $left_operand, true );
 				}
-				return strpos( $right_operand, $left_operand ) === false;
+				if ( is_string( $right_operand ) && is_string( $left_operand ) ) {
+					return strpos( $right_operand, $left_operand ) === false;
+				}
+				break;
 			case 'in':
 				if ( is_array( $right_operand ) && is_string( $left_operand ) ) {
 					return in_array( $left_operand, $right_operand, true );
 				}
-				return strpos( $left_operand, $right_operand ) !== false;
+				if ( is_string( $left_operand ) && is_string( $right_operand ) ) {
+					return strpos( $left_operand, $right_operand ) !== false;
+				}
+				break;
 			case '!in':
 				if ( is_array( $right_operand ) && is_string( $left_operand ) ) {
 					return ! in_array( $left_operand, $right_operand, true );
 				}
-				return strpos( $left_operand, $right_operand ) === false;
+				if ( is_string( $left_operand ) && is_string( $right_operand ) ) {
+					return strpos( $left_operand, $right_operand ) === false;
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 
 		return false;