What is a Payoneer Account – a Legit Way to Transfer Money?

If you have any kind of income online, you have probably also been looking for the best way to get your money paid out. I am myself using online money transfer services to for example get paid from the survey sites I am a member of, but they can also be used for many other purposes.

Most people have heard of PayPal as an online payment method, but what is a Payoneer account? And is it a legit and trustworthy service to use?

I am myself using Payoneer to get paid from ySense, but it can be used for many other purposes as well, and in this article, I will give you the details about this online money transfer service, what you can use it for, and if it is worth using.

What is Payoneer and how can you use it?

Payoneer was founded in 2005 and is based in New York. It is now available in over 200 countries, in 150 different currencies, and has more than 3 million users.

It is an online money transfer service and whether you are a private person that needs to have money transferred from a company or another private person, or if you are a business that needs to get paid, you can receive your money from all over the world with a Payoneer account.

Once you have received your money, you can then withdraw or use them in a few different ways depending on your preferences. I will go more into details about these options below.

What can you use Payoneer for?

You can use Payoneer for a number of different things if you need to receive or send money online. Some of the most popular ways to use Payoneer are:

Getting paid for surveys:

I am myself mainly using Payoneer to get paid from survey companies, and that is also the reason I am making a whole article about Payoneer here on my website that is mainly about getting paid from surveys. Many people are not aware that some platforms offer Payoneer as a payout method, and it can be a great platform to consider for certain survey sites.

Affiliate marketing:

If you are working with affiliate marketing on your website, Payoneer cooperates with many of the top companies within this industry, and you can choose to have your earnings paid out through Payoneer from for example Tradedoubler, ClickBank, Matomy, dailymotion, and many more.

If you are an Amazon associates:

Amazon Associates is a way to get paid a commission to promote Amazons products. It is also affiliate marketing, but as it is one of the most popular programs, I think it needs to be mentioned separately.

If you for example are promoting products from Amazon.com, but do not live in the US, which is the case for many people, you can only get paid through check or with Amazon gift certificates. However, you can also use a Payoneer account and get your money this way. That is the case fornot only Amazon.com but also in the platform in the UK, Spain, Germany and more.

So if you are an Amazon Associate, Payoneer can be a great way to receive your money electronically and save a lot of fees, and many people are not aware that this option exist.

If you are a freelancer:

The internet has made it easy to work as a freelancer online, and offer your services worldwide. You then of course also need a way to be able to get paid for your work. If you are a freelancer on platforms like fiverr, Upwork, 99designs, or welocalize, you can use Payoneer to get your money.

If you are in the vacation rental market:

If you are renting out your home through platforms like airbnb, HomeAway, PandaBed and more, you can receive and send money easily through Payoneer.

This is not a complete list of what Payoneer can be used for, and the offers are continuously being updated. To get a full list of what you can use Payoneer for, you can visit the website through the link below.

See the Best Online Jobs that Pay via Payoneer

How can you withdraw money from your Payoneer account?

One thing is that it is great to be able to receive money electronically in a fast and easy way. But it is also important what you can do with the money once they are in your Payoneer account. Below I will give an overview of this, so you can see if that fits you.

Withdraw money to your bank account:

You can choose to have your money transferred from your Payoneer into your local bank account, and in your local currency in over 150 different countries. There will be a fee for this, which you can read more about below.

Personally, I prefer online money services that offers this option, as I think it nice to know that I can always get the money to my bank account, if I want to. But that is of course a matter of personal preferences.

Pay others:

You can transfer money to any other Payoneer customer all over the world for free. So if you are doing business with or buying services from platforms that offers this method of payment, it can be a great and free option to use.

Withdraw in ATMs or spend in stores:

Payoneer also offers the option to get a prepaid Mastercard. Once you have an account, you can order this card and will receive a physical card. You can then use this card to withdraw the funds you have in your Payoneer account in an ATM in more than 200 different countries, and you can use it to pay in stores wherever they accept Mastercards.

You can only spend the amount you have in your Payoneer account, so you cannot overdraft. Once you have received money into Payoneer, you can use them on the card within 2 hours. This can be an easy way to get to spend your money, but just make sure to also check out the fees below, as fees are always best to know about in advance:-). If you do not have a bank account, the prepaid Mastercard can be a good option to get your money, as you do not need a bank account to use this option.

What are the fees for using Payoneer?

Now I have explained about what you can use Payoneer for, and how you can get your money out, once they are in your Payoneer account. Let’s now look a bit on the fees that there are to use Payoneer, as this is a very important aspect for most of us.

On Payoneer’s website, it is claimed that independent research has found out that you can save up to 71% of the fees by using their service compared to other similar services. If you are interested in looking more into this, you can find the name of the report on their website and check it out for yourself. I did find the report, and it is quite interesting to look into, if you want to have deeper knowledge about the fees.

Let’s looks at the actual fees!

Opening an account:

It is free to open and have a Payoneer account.

Receiving payments:

• From another Payoneer customer – free
• From marketplaces or networks (for example ClixSense, fiverr, Airbnb, Upwork, etc.) – the fees are set by the individual marketplaces and you have to check the specific network you are a member of to see the fees for you.

Making payments:

If you need to pay a friend, a contractor, a service provider or similar, and they have a Payoneer account, it is free to make your payment.

Withdrawing to your bank account:

The fees for this depends on your local currency.

• If you have a bank account in a different currency than USD, GBP, or EUR – The fee will be maximum 2% above mid-market rate (you can read more about what this means on Payoneer’s website). Lower fees are available, if you are a high earning customer.
• If your local currency is in USD, GBP, or EUR – the fees will be $1.50, £1.50 or €1.50 respectively.

Be aware that Payoneer mentions that there might be additional fees charged by your bank that is not directly related to them. So to get the full picture, you need to check this with your local bank.

Prepaid Mastercard:

• Annual fee – you can order a card in USD, EUR or GBP. Whatever card you order, the annual fee for having the card will be $29.95.
• Card replacement – if you end up losing your card, you can order a new one for a fee which is $12.95 for a USD card, €9.95 for a EUR card, and £9.95 for a GBP card.
• Purchase – it is free to use the card to purchase online or in stores.
• ATM withdrawal – it is an option to withdraw money in any ATM with the prepaid card. The fees for this are $3.15 per transaction for a USD card, €2.50 for a EUR card, and £1.95 for a GBP card.
• Currency conversion – if you use a card in a country where the currency is different than the currency on the card, there will be a fee of up to 3.5%. I for example live in a country where we do not have USD, GBP or EUR, so if I use the prepaid Mastercard here, I will have to pay this conversion rate.

I have tried to give you an overview of the most of the fees there are when using Payoneer. They are however sometimes updated, and I could not include all the possible fees in this article either, as it would then be too comprehensive (and boring). So I encourage you to check out the full terms, conditions and fees on Payoneer’s website as well.

Can you get support?

If you should need support, Payoneer offers support 24 hours a day, every day.

I have myself been in contact with the support, and it worked fine.

Is Payoneer worth joining?

If Payoneer is worth joining really depends on so many different things. I my case, I first heard about it as I needed payment from a platform that offered Payoneer, and I wanted to find the best and cheapest way for me to get my money. At first it was a bit confusing for me to find out exactly what Payoneer offered, and if it would be a good option for me. So I have spent a long time to look into the descriptions of it and testing it out.

For me it has been a great platform to join to get paid from ClixSense, and I know several people that really like using Payoneer to get paid from Amazon Associates.

So it all depends on the platforms you are using and what your preferred way of being able to get your money are. But Payoneer is a reliable site and can definitely be worth considering depending on your needs, the country you live in, etc.

Hope this article has given you a good overview of Payoneer, what this service has to offer, and if it might be for you.

If you have any comments, questions, or have any experiences with Payoneer yourself, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.