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Sandra Angela M Community Member

Beneficiary name is mismatched

My direct to bank payment method has been deactivated since my upwork account name does not match the name in my bank account---this is because I previously used my nickname when I created this account.

But I have already edited my details to replace my nickname with my full name here in upwork. Any chance you could have my payment method activated already?

Thank you!

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Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi all,

 

Our account support team actively reviews verified name mismatches. Please allow up to 48 hours for the team to review the name mismatch on your account. If our team finds an issue with your payment method, we will reach out to you directly with instructions on how to correct it. You can learn more about this here.

 

If it’s been more than 48 hours and you still see the name mismatch notification on your account, a quick way to contact support is by clicking the "Get Support" button that shows at the bottom right corner of this page.

This thread has been closed from further replies due to its size. We appreciate your participation in the Community and welcome you to continue the conversation here.

 

Thank you!

~Andrea

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Dmitriy's avatar
Dmitriy S Community Member

Hello, thanks for the answer.

I already has payment method with the same name ("IP Shishkin Dmitriy Ivanovich").
My name is: "Dmitriy Shishkin"
But bank accounts requring: "IP Shishkin Dmitriy Ivanovich"

Shishkin - surname
Dmitriy - name
Ivanovich - patronymic
IP - “company prefix” in the Russia like LTD

Upwork requested the account verification with statement from the bank. Instead of to verify peyment method. Why if I already verified by the video. Feels very unfrendly. I need to verify payment method asap because now is end of month and bank has monthy limits.

I submitted ID photo and some statement from the bank.

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Retired Team Member

Hi Dmitriy,

 

Thank you for your message. I am pleased to inform you that your payment methods are accepted and will be active in 3 days.

 

Thank you

Pradeep

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Dmitriy S Community Member

Thanks

Rahul's avatar
Rahul P Community Member

Hi,

 

My payment method has been deactivated due to some name mismatch. However, I do not find any name mismatch.

 

Please help me.

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi Rahul,

 

This is now fixed. 

~ Joanne
Upwork
Rahul's avatar
Rahul P Community Member

Thank you so much.
Gaurav's avatar
Gaurav P Community Member

Hello Upwork Team.
I need to link my company bank account to my Upwork profile. I have done so, however it was refused due to a name mismatch.
So I went to help doc and discovered that I could provide additional information about this company's bank account in order for it to be approved.
Please help me with that, as I'm the owner of the mentioned company and can provide all the supporting documents.
I have attempted chat support, but it is full of auto-responses with no further request escalation to an agent.

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Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi Gaurav,

 

I can see that you already have an open ticket regarding this issue. I have followed up with the team, and one of our agents will update your ticket and assist you further. 

~ Joanne
Upwork
Serhan's avatar
Serhan O Community Member

Hello,

I'm having a problem with payment. I have a beneficiary name mismatched warning in my profile for 4 months at least. It says that they will review in 3 days but nothing is happening. Also, I have had withdrawal before and there was no problem that time.

The main problem is with the Upwork my name is FirstName-Surname but on my bank account Surname-FirstName. Can someone please help me?

Thanks!

Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Serhan,

 

Our team will update your payment method shortly and you will be able to use your payment method. Thank you.

~ Goran
Upwork
Ahmed's avatar
Ahmed H Community Member

My name on Upwork: Ahmed Hossam

My name on PayPal: Ahmed Hossam

 

but when I try to connect Upwork with PayPal, Upwork tells me there's a name mismatch!

Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Ahmed,

 

Your payment method is now updated, thank you.

~ Goran
Upwork
Hilal's avatar
Hilal K Community Member

Hello, my Upwork name and bank account name is same. But still I am getting 'name mismatch' error and I could't get my payment. I think there is a mistake. Can you activate my payment method?

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Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Hilal, 

 

Our team will update your payment method as soon as possible and you will be able to withdraw your funds. Thank you.

~ Goran
Upwork
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Hilal G Community Member

Thank you, have a good day!

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Kathleen L Community Member

I'm glad the name mismatch is fixed. I have had my Paypal attached here for years. I wait the 5 days, now another 3 (no fault of mine), and my electric will be shut off on the 27th, and they release on the 28th. What to do now ?

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Hilal G Community Member

Hi, 

My full name is Hilal Genç. It includes a Turkish character "ç". I cannot enter my full name into the "Account Holder Bank Information" section because Turkish characters are not allowed. So I get this notification: "Payment method verification in progress. Your payment method has been deactivated because the beneficiary name on your payment method does not match the name on your Upwork account." 

 

Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Hilal,

 

Our team will update your payment method shortly and you will be able to withdraw your funds. Thank you.

~ Goran
Upwork
Maria's avatar
Maria R Community Member

Hi, I have a very specific issue. Upwork says the beneficiary of my bank account doesn't match my name on Upwork, but it does and it always has. I've been using this bank account with Upwork for quite a while, so I'm not sure why they disabled it. The FAQ isn't helpful in my case and neither is the bot, and I really need to get my money out of Upwork because this is my only source of income. I can't find any other way to contact Upwork so I'm trying my luck here. Please help!

Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Maria,

 

Your payment method is now updated and you can withdraw your funds. Thank you.

~ Goran
Upwork
Maria's avatar
Maria R Community Member

Thank you very much!

Utku's avatar
Utku B Community Member

Hello,

 

My direct to bank payment method has been deactivated since my upwork account name does not match the name in my bank account but i always use my real name. I think there is a problem about my surname because it contains "ş" but you do not allow me to enter "ş"

Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Utku,

 

Please allow 48 hours for this to be reviewed.

 

~Andrea
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Luigia P Community Member

I tried to get paid but it said that the name on my account and the one on my bank account are not the same but it's not true because I've been paid before and I've never had this problem and the names match. I need help!

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Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Luigia,

 

It looks like the team was able to address this for you! If you need any further assistance please let us know.

 

~Andrea