Im a little concerned for 2 reasons and I wanted to clarify this with you..
I was interested in offering payoneer to affiliates and models. I was quite shocked but just wanted to verify this that setting up a partner account I have to give you $1000 up front?
Another question came up when I received a ver concerning email regarding payoneer shutting down a partners account here is the email I received.
"Yair
VP Sales Payoneer
NY NY
Dear Yair, Molly Et al,
It saddens me that you have closed BKS Studios Payoneer Business account for the sole reason that you are just now finding out that the models in some of the Eastern European Countries are working in violation of some of the local laws.
This is just part of our industry. All models are independent contractors. All Studios and Networks work as Fee for Service companies. Just as the phone company is not responsible for how the phone are used, and neither are we. I am a fully licensed corporation in the USA and you have my Articles of Incorporation on file.
Of course its your decision to not work with our industry. I have CC'd my partners so they understand now that you will not be working with ADULT CHAT and that all their models are NOW AT RISK as we are all in the same business and I work for them as a live content provider. These statements come directly from Mollies letter to me (see below, I translated it in to Russian for my Russian Partners).
I suggest you make an announcement to that effect ASAP. It is very important that we all know Payoneer's position on this as soon as possible. My partners do not want to have their cards, their performers cards, or their Studio Agency's accounts closed in the future just because you did not fully research the nature of our business.
Better that we all know right now if you intend to work with Adult Chat and the Millions of Dollars it produces each year in revenues.
I will circulate this letter to all my Chat Network Partners explaining that they should contact your Risk Control immediately. After the Epassporte fiasco this is a most disheartening letter that Mollie as written.
I truly hope this is just a misunderstanding and we can fix and correct this Immediately.
The fact that I did not even get a call, the fact that I called twice and Mollie was at her desk and did not attempt to talk to me has given me great concern as to whether she fully understands the impact her letter will have on our industry and your bottom line.
As the founder of MotherNature.com I have a bit of knowledge as to how Forums posts and improper customer services can effect a business. I would hate for my industry to get the incorrect message.
If I have misrepresented Mollie in any way I ask you now to correct it and write to the CC'd list so they can be assured you will not be closing all their accounts.
All my partners and myself are trying to do the right thing for our models. We are seeking a safe way to pay them for services rendered.
With all respect,
Ross A Love
CEO
BKS Studios TA, LLC
[email protected]
Tampa Florida
St Petersburg Russia
Bucharest Romania
Kiev Ukraine
CC: Industry Partners
CC: Larry Walters ESQ - First Amendment.com
CC: Kevin Love ESQ - Criden & Love, PA
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Mollie Searle <
[email protected]> wrote:
Ross,
Payoneer supports many companies worldwide and runs a huge operation of international payouts.
We have risks that we need to manage and control when adding a new partner and payees as we are accountable for any source of funds, knowing our customers, and having as much information as possible about the kind of business that they are running.
From your email below we understand that there are some things that cross the limits of what we can work with and after sharing the email with our compliance department, I was instructed to close the account.
Again good luck,
Mollie"
From what i gather in this email it seems that payoneer closed this account due to adult cam models operating illegally? Or was it the site owner? Im a little confused however this person was obviously upset and I want to make sure If im setting up an account that Im not going to lose out like with epass.
Thankyou.