The most important thing to keep in mind about Payoneer, is that you can’t apply for a card on your own. The fact is, if you browse the Payoneer website you won’t find an application form anywhere. This is because they do not interact with “individuals”.
To be able to access the application form, you need to be referred by a Payoneer partner, a sort of endorsement if you want.
Payoneer has partnered with many online businesses to offer them the possibility to make mass payouts easier, faster and more convenient for them and those who will receive them. If you are not already making money from one of Payoneer’s many partners, you will have to start by signing up with one of them.
We provide a complete list of Payoneer partners for you to choose from but we advise you to use the ones we recommend in our step by step Payoneer card application tutorial.
Once you have managed to apply for your card, you will have to wait for your application to be reviewed and accepted (or rejected). The review process usually takes no more than a week and you should receive an email informing you that you application has been approved both from Payoneer and the partner you went through to apply. The email will also inform you that your card has been sent to you by regular mail.
Depending on where you live on the globe, you might have to wait for your card to arrive for several weeks. Of course if you live in the US, it will be much faster.
Once you receive your card, the next steps are to activate the card and load money on it before you can start using it.
Do you qualify for a Payoneer card?
Because you need to go through a Payoneer partner to apply for a card, an implicit requirement is that you have to have an (online) activity that generates money. For example, if you are a computer programmer, you could sign up with a freelancing service to earn money and if you have a popular website or blog, you could sell links and reviews and get paid for that…
This is quite obvious because Payoneer has no interest in people that do not earn anything because they would never be able to load money on their card and pay the fees. However, you shouldn’t worry much about that as there are so many ways to make money online (and so many partners) that you will ultimately find something that suits your skills.
Unlike most Payment solutions, Payoneer is available to almost anyone from any country on the globe. YES, you read it right, anyone from any country