Feb 1, 2023 10:30:14 AM by Sidney V
Is there a way to designate different payment methods for different long-running projects? I have several related, but separate, entities. I would like to clearly segregate the payment methods used. This is a big problem because I just had several thousand dollars drawn on the wrong freaking bank account, and upwork has zero, none, zilch actual support from human beings that is in any way useful.
Feb 1, 2023 12:10:35 PM by William T C
Sidney,
Yes, it is possible to designate different payment methods for different projects on Upwork. You can set up each project with its own payment method in the Payments tab of the settings section. This will ensure that payments for that particular project are drawn from the designated account and not from any other accounts you may have set up. If you ever need help changing or setting up your payment methods, you can contact Upwork's support team who would be more than happy to assist you.
Feb 23, 2024 10:23:16 AM by David N
I had the identical question. Here's the big take away. 1) If you already initiated the job, you are stuck with the initial payment method you associated with your profile. I agree- that is so dumb. 2) Apparently you need to create a team within your account in order to designate a different payment method to a different project. That payment method will only work if the new job is initiated once that team has been formed (and I assume assigned within that team).
They gave me two links to explain this. I tried to paste them here and they wont let me do it. Like... really! lol. Anyway I'm sure if you cut and paste these in their help forum, the articles will come up. To form a team, the title of the article they gave me is a) Group Contracts Within Teams – Upwork Customer Service & Support | Upwork Help and then to enable that team, the title of THAT article is b) Enable Teams – Upwork Customer Service & Support | Upwork Help
Here's what support said: