Best way to get paid by US companies to outside US?
 

What do you recommend as the payment method(s) to get paid by US companies to outside US, and more exactly in my case, to EU country? All the way up to my bank account.

Cashing checks is no option around here, because the charge per check is 40 € + up to two weeks waiting time. Also US companies take from wire transfer about 30-40 $ and the minimum sums are from 100 $ to 1000 in some cases.

Some alternatives I already know are ePayservice, Paxum and Payoneer.

So what methods do you recommend?

Cheapest and fastest: Paxum
Safest: Wire

Is there something unsafe with Paxum?

Paxum :thumbsup

yes after trying few things i can say this true
seems the whole internet thing is scam hole :winkwink:

Not at all and I use them a lot - I am also very happy with them! But you asked and I replied from a risk standpoint alone.

Since you seem to be bothered by the wiretransfer fee, I would go with Paxum. If we are talking large amounts (that would be at least xx,xxx) I would do wire transfers directly to my "local" bank.

I get bank wires. There is a small charge but that's fine...

Actually prefer checks since I found a local bank that only charges a minimal fee for that.

It's always a bit of a thrill since it's usually about one person at most at any given branch that even knows how to cash a check internationally.

Paxum seems to be the favorite of adult
Payoneer for mainstream
ePayservices for Russians

They all use the same bank, unless something has changed

On GFY, you will get the best support from Paxum, Ruth!!

It seems that Paxum would be good alternative. I already did signup to Payoneer, but I cannot even find their prices anymore (I think I did before with some digging), so no good.

I have thought that ePayservices because every US paysite supports that check option, but the whole operation is still a bit unclear to me (how it works). Currently I have opted for wire transfer if available, but paying 30-40 dollars for it and waiting account to accumulate to something like 300-500 dollars per every single paysite (besides CCBILL) is pain in the ass.

And thanks for the answers so far.

I use to work for epayservices, you can send your CCBill or other checks to them to have cashed and they have good rates. If you are not in the US, then cashing checks this way makes sense

So how the sending checks actually works? Do I wait until they pop into my own mailbox and then send those back to USA of where ever, or do I update ePayservices address into my information per affiliate program?

Paxum, Payoneer, Paypal :pimp

Open a bank account in the US and deposit your checks into that account. By far the best solution. It will save you thousands of Dollars in fees every year.

i cunt a4d to get paid by US companies to outside US... :(

How do I get the checks into that account? Can I just send the checks to the bank?

Also sending checks to that ePayservice is a bit unclear. If my questions seems silly to you guys, you have to understand that I haven't seen a check in my lifetime (besides TV), they have been pretty much obsolete around here for decades.

Yes, you can just mail them to the bank. Some banks allow you to scan them with your mobile phone.

OK, thanks. But there is one link left: wire transfer to my account here in EU. Do you happen to have any idea what that feed would be regarding the US bank? I have made international wire transfers, but only from here to outside.

EDIT:

Gaagh... this can't be real. Lowest fee is 40 $. Even my soul sucking expensive domestic bank takes just about 10 euros.

http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/20...s-spring-2014/


Well, it's about the same than with those payment services.

forget about the checks, you're making it harder than it needs to be. Just go with payoneer & paxum. Simpler & cheaper than those doesn't exist. You can go to almost any ATM in the world with their cards.

Well, I have to figure out that option, but I need the money into my bank account. It also might be that my bank charges for depositing cash, although I am not sure.

Everything is done electronically in here, so it's somewhat incompatible with USA, where things are not done as electronically. Checks are practically obsolete and cash is becoming more or less obsolete with very fast pace.

If you want to give up thousands of Dollars a year in ATM fees, sure, it's the lazy man's way.

But it is just 2 bucks per withdraw whil check is around 40

It came into my mind from that banking topic, that US companies do pay dividents to all over the globe, so why some simple wire transfer can be so expensive for regular customers?

And US companies pay usually quarterly. I get paid by US companies 4 times a year, and it's enough to own 1 share to get paid. Something doesn't add up in here. Although they don't pay directly to me, but still.

Since finding ePassporte and Paypal I have basically lived my banking life digitally. Sure I got burned a little when ePassporte took a shit, but in the long run I saved thousands over paying wire fees and countless hours not going to the bank with checks.

At one time I had 3 ePassporte cards and 4 accounts and each could withdrawal $5K a day. When they finally took a shit and ATM withdrawals were the only thing working. I helped a lot of people get their money out of that sinking ship. Granted I charged a fee for my services. So even though I lost my own cash that I had in one wallet that wasn't tied to a card, I was able to make way more on those fees helping others.

It seems that Payoneer is easily the cheapest one if paysite supports that, and I want moneys straight into my own bank account. But they don't receive checks. I think I will go with Payoneer if paysite support that, and besides that Paxum. Although that check sending is still a bit unclear. If here is some Paxum representative, some clearing regarding this issue would be helpful. Who posts the checks for you (me, paysite), in whose name they must be or can be issued and so far. I have never even a seen check, so I am very newbie check wise.

Nevermind the check question, I will ask straight from Paxum and update the results to here, if someone else wonders the same.

Okay, I had understood something wrong. Paxum doesn't take checks from third parties. From known options only Payoneer cashes checks. Why this has to be so fucking hard, just to get paid.

Usually when you sign up with an affiliate program the first thing you have to choose is how you're paid. Did you choose how to get paid before promoting them?

Getting paid per se, is not hard. Getting paid fluently and cost effectively is. Getting paid with 50 $ checks is not cost effectively when cashing that costs 54 $. Just hoarding sums up before payment doesn't make it any more fluently or cost effectively, other than relatively.

Hi aka123,

I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have about Paxum.

We offer multiple withdrawal options, it's always free to receive money to your account, there are no monthly fees and no minimum balance required, and most adult sponsors offer Paxum as a payout option.

My email is [email protected]
My Skype is PaxumRuth

I look forward to speaking with you!

Thanks to everyone who recommended Paxum! :)

Ruth

Basically in Canada I set up a cross border American account - overseas wire to that account then transfer it back. Prefer that method since you'll always get a confirmation number - especially since for example Russia has difficulties and tighten down their funds going out so it has to be checked and monitored.

Thanks, I will ask if there comes additional questions.

Here comes one.

This EFT thing is totally unfamiliar to me, I know ETF, but not EFT. I set account in your service and for withdrawal there are options like wire transfer and EFT. I fail to see what is the difference between these? And there is that authorizitation form. Does that work in EU area and to what in exactly I would be authorizing for? Why you need that for transferring money to my bank account?

Thanks.

Oh, one more thing. I set the Paxum account currency to be EUR, I assume that USD payments will be automatically converted to euros?

Electronic Funds Transfer. Cheaper alternative to wires.

Okay, I got that from the name, but how it does differ from wire transfer?

Around here we have just one transfer. Domestic (today EU) price is from free to some cents.

No, nothing unsafe w/ Paxum.
But, I agree with him in that order..
WIRE, PAXUM...

You can put down for things like CCBill to send the checks to epayservices instead of you and once they get their, they deposit them into your account.

Works good if you are outside the US and can only get checks and the service doesn't cost that much.

Like I said, I don't work for them anymore, but I will always give out any info I can to help people on GFY. I would rather work with Ruth

Thanks. I already have wire transfrer in CCBILL, although not very cheap option, but the ePayservice is not any cheaper (for wiring the money to my account). The wiring part is always the most expensive part. Don't really get it, well actually I do (lack of competition), but it's bullshit anyways. Not really the more expensive than sending this message.