Client cannot make payment since card not supported

[shaikhatik2019]

Hi, I have brought one of my clients to upwork.

He has posted the job, invited me, which I have also accepted.

But now the problem is that my client does not have a Visa or MasterCard.

He has a Rupay card since he is from India.

Rupay, unfortunately, isn't supported by upwork. He doesn't have a PayPal either.

So what can we do in this case?

Kindly let me know.

Regards.

[petra_r · Accepted solution]

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Atik S wrote:

But now the problem is that my client does not have a Visa or MasterCard.

He has a Rupay card since he is from India.

Rupay, unfortunately, isn't supported by upwork. He doesn't have a PayPal either.

So what can we do in this case?

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Then he can either hire you using a proper credit card (not some prepaid) or not hire you on Upwork.

[robin_hyman]

Why would you bring your client to Upwork?  Do you like extra fees taken out of your payment?

[shaikhatik2019]

No, obviously not.

But I wanted to start getting some reviews and projects on my profile.

Seeing the competition on upwork, I understand that its gonna be a while till regular clients start hiring me.

So I decided to bring my local clients to upwork.

There are a total of 3 clients who have agreed to work with me via this platform.

And yes, its a big hit in terms of fee deduction, but I am thinking of the future. A little bit amount deducted is no problem compared to the quality of projects available at upwork.

[petra_r]

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Atik S wrote:

So I decided to bring my local clients to upwork.

There are a total of 3 clients who have agreed to work with me via this platform.

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Hopefully they are "real" clients with "real" projects.

The last chap who had 3 of his pals "hire" him for cheap projects was removed from the site for it.

Upwork has no tolerance for feedback and metrics manipulation.