universalanswer
hello guys ! I know this subject has been discussed before but i couldn't find the answers and the updates i need.
Have any of you guys used Payoneer before ? How was the experience ? Do you still use it today ?
I saw a lot of talks about the payoneer mastercard saying it say that I need to have minimum of 30 dollars for fees so where or how do I fund the payoneer account ?
Also there's rumors saying they take every month 3$ for nothing and that if we don't pay them we might get into debt. Is that true ? Has any of you experienced this ?
Again if there's no problems and its safe to use how to actually get it to Lebanon ? They're asking for ZIP codes. Should i contact LibanPost and put the ordering address there ? i really need help with this.
Thank you so much for reading this and i hope you can help me with this situation.
Ari
universalanswer almost all the banks in Lebanon charge you 3$/month for doing nothing, i have heard about this card and i am interested in it too, please whenever you have further information DM me
NuclearVision
I got One a few years ago.
They never charged me 3$ per month, i don't know if that's new.
They charge used to charge me 30$ per year, only if your card has the amount, so if your card has only 20$ they won't charge you 30$.
Again i don't know if that changed over the years, As for the zip code just type anything, like 1999, liban post delivers According to your conventional address, Building xxx road xxx Floor xxx. Just make sure to type your phone number in case You never got a package delivered to you.
Shlagem
Looked into this recently as well. Can you top up a Paypal account with it?
NuclearVision
Yea you can, but you can't topup the card it self. They improved their system, and they will detect self topping up, it is not allowed.
Payoneer is meant for free lancers, so unless it's company paying you, or someone from abroad, they will refuse the payment... You can still try it though, it's free.
NuclearVision
I think it's the standard 5$ per transaction. I could be wrong though.
nuclearcat
FYI payoneer is blocked today in Lebanon.
First i was WTF, then asked people around about reasoning, it looks because all management and founder - Israeli.
For me it was a surprise, i actually never used them (i can use bank account in my home country), but i know they are one of last options (except crypto) for Lebanese developers.
I know entropay is over for Lebanon too, and Revolut dont support Lebanon.
I wonder, what options Lebanese developers still have to transfer earnings from platforms like upwork?
imadgeek
Recently, they banned payoneer in lebanon because "its
founder is Israeli". So guys what is/are the alternative/s if there's any?
Johnaudi
Skrill does the job for me.
Try to make a non Lebanese account (if you have a land outside Lebanon), you'll receive a card and everything.
imadgeek
Johnaudi wroteSkrill does the job for me.
Try to make a non Lebanese account (if you have a land outside Lebanon), you'll receive a card and everything.
No sadly i don't. And I can't travel now. Maybe i could get it through liban post?? But everytime I'll have to withdraw money i have to pay 500$ for traveling lol.
Johnaudi
imadgeek wrote
No sadly i don't. And I can't travel now. Maybe i could get it through liban post?? But everytime I'll have to withdraw money i have to pay 500$ for traveling lol.
The physical card is only available if you are a resident of Cyprus (or normal countries for that matter)
infiniteloop
Johnaudi wroteimadgeek wrote
No sadly i don't. And I can't travel now. Maybe i could get it through liban post?? But everytime I'll have to withdraw money i have to pay 500$ for traveling lol.
The physical card is only available if you are a resident of Cyprus (or normal countries for that matter)
I have some $ on Skrill by selling photos on shutterstock, I used to send them to my bank account in $ but right now I don't want to pt a penny in my bank account so I rather buy things with them online, can we buy stuff like on aliexpress or amazon?
Johnaudi
In case of cash necessity, purchase crypto from a third party (although it can go up to 15% loss) and sell them in the black market here.
It was never easy with so many restrictions on Lebanon since the beginning of time hahah.
@infiniteloop no idea on that, it is quite website dependent.
Adnan
Basically don't try to get paid online in Lebanon, try with another country you can access to through someone.
The company I work in had to open a branch in another country for this exact problem.
aiajouz
good morning guys, if i have a monthly internet limit of 100 dollars, is there any e-wallet that i can save the 100 on a monthly basis.
and if i send the money back from the wallet, wont it be considered fresh funds?
m0ei
You can cash out fresh money from the banks normally.
Fouche
Hello guys, anyone here still using payoneer ? i have a few questions
Guitaret
Is there anyone using a virtual credit card in Lebanon to transfer his/her international monthly quota?
Don't want to withdraw them, just to make online purchases.
zizo99
Guitaret wroteIs there anyone using a virtual credit card in Lebanon to transfer his/her international monthly quota?
Don't want to withdraw them, just to make online purchases.
i'm looking for something similar, if you have answers please tell me
hAdy_994
Yeah you can deposit money into skrill, but if you look at the supported platforms you can buy from with your skrill account, they are very rare. As for payoneer, I registered in 2017 and never worked online. I received the card, and never had any cash to withdraw from it. Their policy only accepts payments from companies. They never charged any amount in 3 years though.