Alternative to Paypal?

mrearlygold

I paid a new web guy using this and so far so good ( he doesn't use paypal )
https://www.payoneer.com/main/

Opinions? Alternatives?

Smudge

They may be fine, but in this day and age of crooks and scammers, I'll wait and see. Willing to give them a chance when they earn it. Please keep posting how they work out for you.

AUandAG

Payoneer is not a publicly traded company. I don't trust private systems. Too much can go wrong from the inside. At least with a publicly owned company there are multiple layers of oversight......not that something is perfect tho.

bob

KollectorKing

@AUandAG said:
Payoneer is not a publicly traded company. I don't trust private systems. Too much can go wrong from the inside. At least with a publicly owned company there are multiple layers of oversight......not that something is perfect tho.

bob

PP started out as a private co. Besides publicly traded co can & do commit frauds or have questionable practices.

BStrauss3

Here's the thing... when somebody posts about a new service, I Google it. What I'm looking for is trustworthy sites that link to it or review it or such. Doing this I've found scam sites that have hundreds of links, but all back to itself.

In this case, it's either legit or a very long con. After the 1st page you start to see links like this:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/22/payoneer-2018-disruptor-50.html
https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/482/how-do-i-use-payoneer-to-receive-payouts
https://marketplace.walmart.com/knowledgebase/articles/Article_links/News-Payoneer-for-Partner-Payments-Feb-2018

derryb

size matters when it comes to having the resources to prevent and fight fraud.

I imagine, since PP is on the hook for much of the fraud they experience, that they are throwing everything they can to fight it. Any reductions in the seller/buyer protections will be the first clue they are losing the battle.

ranshdow

Zelle. Run by the banks themselves. No escrow/refund option that I'm aware of, and some complaints can be found by Googling when monies were sent to the wrong emails or phone numbers, but until Apple Pay can be done over the web, it's probably one of the more secure methods. By secure, I mean it uses trusted intermediaries, e.g. banks.

CascadeChris

I like Facebook Pay using the messenger as a good alternative. They send payment via a debit or credit card and you accept using your debit card. The money is deposited into the checking account attached to your debit card very quickly.

topstuf

@CascadeChris said:
I like Facebook Pay using the messenger as a good alternative. They send payment via a debit or credit card and you accept using your debit card. The money is deposited into the checking account attached to your debit card very quickly.

What's recourse if SNAD? Also how are returns handled? Automatic or fight for it?

mrearlygold

@BStrauss3 said:
Here's the thing... when somebody posts about a new service, I Google it. What I'm looking for is trustworthy sites that link to it or review it or such. Doing this I've found scam sites that have hundreds of links, but all back to itself.

In this case, it's either legit or a very long con. After the 1st page you start to see links like this:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/22/payoneer-2018-disruptor-50.html
https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/482/how-do-i-use-payoneer-to-receive-payouts
https://marketplace.walmart.com/knowledgebase/articles/Article_links/News-Payoneer-for-Partner-Payments-Feb-2018

Great info

ricko

With computers and humans, nothing is really totally secure. Much like locks, if designed by a human, they can be defeated by humans. I will stick with the established system at PayPal for now.... knowing, that one morning, I will awaken to the headline "PayPal Hacked, millions compromised".... Cheers, RickO