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Laura's avatar
Laura R Community Member

The beneficiary name is mismatched

Hello there,

 

at my payment methods it says that the beneficiary name is mismatched, I guess because my surnames in my bank account have accent marks and in my Upwork profile I can not put them.

Any chance you could have my payment method activated already?

 

Thank you!

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Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Laura,

 

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.

 

 

Update:

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!

~ Arjay
Upwork

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Aiza's avatar
Aiza P Community Member

Hi Pradeep,

 

Thank you very much for your reply.

Looking forward to it.

 

Regards,

Aiza

Elle's avatar
Elle M Community Member

Hi Arjay.

My name on pay pal is my full name and on here I use my shortened name.

Upwork hasn't accepted this and I have no way of claiming my payments.

Can somebody assist. My I'd has been provided.

 

Thank you and kind regards

Elle

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Elle,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I checked your account and can confirm that the name mismatch has been resolved.

 

Generally, it may take 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.


~ AJ
Upwork
Hadeer's avatar
Hadeer M Community Member

Hi,

I am trying to link my PayPal account with Upwork and I get a beneficiary name is mismatched error, However, my name on both is identical so please help me fix this problem!

Thanks

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Hadeer,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I can see that you opened a support ticket regarding this issue.  I reached out to the team assigned to your ticket and they will reach out to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.


~ AJ
Upwork
John Leo's avatar
John Leo N Community Member

hello i have the same issue too. but the email says verify my identity but i'm verified. i have ñ in my upwork name and in bank details didn't accept "ñ" so i put "n " instead 

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Moderator

Hi John,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I checked and it looks like your name mismatch is already approved. Could you please let us know if you need further assistance? 

 

~ Nikola
Furkan's avatar
Furkan S Community Member

Hi Nikola,

 

I have taken the first job recently and then I have seen that there were something to do for verification.
I tried to verify my ID and it was accepted. My bank account was also able to be found and verified.

 

However, the actual problem was my Upwork account name and it was writing there is a mismatch between my account name and my bank account name. Before getting this error, I requested to change my account from "Furkan Sahin" to "Hüseyin Furkan Şahin" in order to meet the conditions of a match.

 

I could not get any response about my name change request and I do not know whether my bank account has been verified or not. Since I cannot see the error anymore when I go to the "Get Paid" section, I got a little bit confused about it has been verified or not.

 

Could you please check my condition as well? I will be very happy to see that my request is being handled by someone.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Warm regards,

 

Hüseyin Furkan Şahin

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Moderator

Hi Furkan

 

I would be happy to help. One of our team members will reach out to you directly via a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your tickets on this page.

 

~ Nikola
Arslan's avatar
Arslan S Community Member

I'm getting this notification:
Your payment method has been deactivated because the beneficiary name on your payment method does not match the name on your Upwork account.

But, both names are same, why upwork is still saying this.
Please resolve my issue. 

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Arslan,

 

I can confirm that the name on your account and payment method matches and it's currently active. Can you please try clearing your cache and cookies or use a different browser? Let me know if the error message persists and I'll look further into that for you.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
Ammar's avatar
Ammar A Community Member

Hey Ajay,

So I have a Payoneer account which gives me the leverage to use another 2 accounts (US & UK). The US account is in my name, and I was thinking of withdrawing that amount into my Payoneer (linked to the US) account and then to my Pakistani bank account. Is it possible? I am not required to fill out any form of W-8BEN or anything to assure I am not a taxpayer of the US. Is that possible? if so, then how?
Thanks!

Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Ammar,

 

I checked your account and it looks like you've already added your Payoneer payment method. Feel free to withdraw there, however, we can't advise what you can or cannot do with your funds afterward. As for the Form W-8BEN, it looks like you've already provided it on Upwork so you're all good on our end.

 

~Andrea
Ammar's avatar
Ammar A Community Member

Hey Andrea,
Thank you for responding. I have a question; my US bank account beneficiary name is not matched the verified name on Upwork, so what can I do in this case? Plus, If I withdraw that amount into my US bank, do I have to fill out the form of W-8BEN because I am not a US resident? 
Thanks 

Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Ammar,

 

To set up payment, you must be listed as an account holder or authorized signer on the chosen account, or be able to demonstrate that you are authorized by the business to do so. The listed name on the account must match your verified name on Upwork.

 

~Andrea
Krisztian's avatar
Krisztian K Community Member

I have the same issue, It changed in the last month - it was fine for 4 years...
I'm not able to change my name on my bank account - impossible - and the Upwork system rejects all accent marks.

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Krisztian,

 

After escalating this to the relevant team, I can confirm that you should longer see this error on your end. Don't hesitate to let us know if you need further assistance.

~ Luiggi
Evgeny's avatar
Evgeny K Community Member

Hey!

 

I've got this badge "Payment method verification in progress" when I tried to withdraw money to my LLC bank account. I understand that I should provide verification documents that I'm an owner of this LLC. And I can provide those.

 

But 6 days have gone and nobody contact with me. Also I sent a request to support 2 days ago.

 

May you help me with that, may you speed up this process.

 

Thank you!

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Evgenii,

 

I can confirm that your case has been forwarded to the appropriate team and a support ticket has been set up as well. Please don't hesitate to provide all necessary documents for our team to review and assist you more efficiently with your concern. You can access your ticket and communicate with the team here and in your email.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
Evgeny's avatar
Evgeny K Community Member

Thank you for responding! I've uploaded my proofs through my ticket. 

Carlos Bert's avatar
Carlos Bert C Community Member

Hey Arjay, I'm also facing the same problem but mine is as I verify my account the upwork mispelled my first name so I do have a correct spelling on my government id they just mispelled it, i cant withdraw funds because of that. 

 

Carlos Bert's avatar
Carlos Bert C Community Member

I'm facing a problem where Upwork mispelled my first name on my ID verfication the reason why I can't withdraw funds today. It is clearly spelled on my government ID that my first name is " Carlos" but Upwork mispelled it into "Carlod"

Hope someone can notice this and fix this.

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Carlos Bert,

 

I have reached out to the team handling your case and I'm pleased to inform you that the name mismatch on your account has been cleared. The name on your profile has been corrected as well. Let me know if you need further assistance.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
U's avatar
U A Community Member

I have the same error message: "The beneficiary name is mismatched". Please advise how to fix this as it's delaying me from receiving payment for work I have completed.

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi there U A,

 

I have reached out to the team handling your case and one of the team members will be in touch soon with assistance on how to clear the name mismatch on your account. Kindly expect an email and a support ticket that can be accessed here once been set up.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
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