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Hamza J Community Member

The beneficiary name is mismatched

My name on Upwork and Paypal account are same as "Hamza Jamshed" but still upwork is saying, "The beneficiary name is mismatched." Can anyone help please with this ?

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Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Soner,

 

Our account support team actively reviews verified name mismatches. Please allow up to 4 business days 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.

 

In case you're adding a company account, the team will reach out to complete verification. You'll be asked to provide personal identification as well as one of the following:

  • An original bank statement showing the company name, as well as your name
  • A business license showing your name and the company name
  • Articles of Incorporation showing the company name with you as an authorized agent/owner

You can learn more about this in this help article.

 

If it’s been more than 4 business days and you still see the name mismatch notification on your account, you can contact support by: 

 

  1. Please visit Contact Support and click the ‘Chat with Upwork' button.
  2. Type a question or topic and select ‘Send’. The bot will find relevant Help articles for you.
  3. The chatbot will ask you to confirm if you need additional help. If you confirm that you need additional help, you will be asked to confirm the account type you need help with.
  4. From there, the support options available to you will be listed. Select either of the options to be able to contact the Upwork Support Team.

 

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 on this new thread.

 

Thank you!

~ Luiggi

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Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Moderator

Hi Colin, 

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I followed up with the team handling your case and your name mismatch is now approved. Let us know if you need further assistance. 

~ Nikola
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Ashfak Rahman S Community Member

I want to add a bank account in my Upwork, but Upwork showing that beneficiary name on my payment method does not match the name on my Upwork account. I have changed the name long ago and verified it. I am getting mail that payment method  updated in financial account "wiz retoucher". How can I change the financial account name to my Upwork name "Ashfak Rahman Sukh"? I am frustrated trying to get help from Upwork help center as it's take me to a chatbot only which is no use. I need help urgently.

 

 

Christine Noel's avatar
Christine Noel C Community Member

The same with me! Why won't the chatbot or the support page let me open a ticket! I have a unique situation regarding why it's unmatched and I need the help of a human!

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Christine,

 

I checked but don't see a payment method with a mismatched beneficiary name on your account. If you haven't already, you can try adding it, and if you get the error, the relevant team will review it to ensure it's correct. 

~ Luiggi
Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Ashfak,

 

I see that you've recently raised a support ticket regarding your concern. An agent recently replied with more information to assist you further.

~ Luiggi
Richard's avatar
Richard L Community Member

 
Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Richard,

 

I checked and can confirm that one of our agents responded to your ticket. You can access the ticket here. If you have any follow-up questions, please feel free to post them in the ticket, and the team will be happy to assist you further. 

~ Joanne
Upwork
Mohamed's avatar
Mohamed E Community Member

Hello,

appreciate your support as I am getting the below message while adding Paypal as a payment method however, there's no mismatch 

 

Your payment method has been deactivated because the beneficiary name on your payment method does not match the name on your Upwork account.
Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Mohamed,

 

I checked, but I am no longer seeing the error that your name is mismatched; however, it shows that you have not yet completed the form W-8BEN. The W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E are U.S. tax forms for non-U.S. Persons. We and the IRS use them to determine whether you live in the U.S. and what taxes, if any, we need to collect from your earnings on Upwork. You must have this form on file before you can withdraw earnings from Upwork. You can find more information on this page

~ Joanne
Upwork
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Fransisca E Community Member

Hi community, I am a new freelancer on Upwork, from Indonesia. In my case, I have completed all the bank details and changed my account name to the same name as my Indonesian bank account, but then when I go to the payment method setting, it still says that my name is not aligned with my Indonesian bank account - just because My name stated as " F " which stands for FRANSISCA (my baptized name). Is anyone has ever been in my case? What is the best advice to do to resolve this? 


Appreciate any answer :')

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Moderator

Hi Fransisca, 

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I shared your report with the team handling your case and one of our agents will follow up with you via support ticket as soon as possible to assist you further. 

~ Nikola
Feven's avatar
Feven G Community Member

I've created my upwork account a while ago and now im trying to be active and update my profile so when i add payment method it says your name doesn't much with your upwork account because when i created my upwork account i used the shortened name of my last name, and when i try to update my last name it keep saying it's under review and it requires 48hrs.

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Moderator

Hi Feven,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I followed up with the team handling your case and your name mismatch is now approved. 

~ Nikola
Omar's avatar
Omar M Community Member

My name on Upwork and Paypal account are same as "Omar Mamdouh" but still upwork is saying, "The beneficiary name is mismatched." Can anyone help please with this ?

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Moderator

Hi Omar,

 

Thank you for your message. I see that your payment method is already accepted. Please update the Tax Information page to activate your payment method.

 

- Pradeep

Mohamed's avatar
Mohamed S Community Member

My name is the same in PayPal and Upwork and the bank account.. but you keep saying that (Your payment method has been deactivated because the beneficiary name on your payment method does not match the name on your Upwork account. ) the naaaames are the saaame .. please help

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Mohamed,

 

Thanks for reaching out. We've escalated this to the relevant team and can confirm that your beneficiary name has been successfully verified. You should be able to start using your payment methods by 3/19/2024.

~ Luiggi
Louis Jaures's avatar
Louis Jaures Y Community Member

Hi, I don't know why after I tape my bank adress, I got this message: The beneficiary name is mismatched. What things can I do to resolved it?

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Louis Jaures,

 

I checked your account, and I can no longer see any name mismatch error. It appears like you need to complete the W-8BEN form. 

 

The W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E are U.S. tax forms for non-U.S. Persons. We and the IRS use them to determine whether you live in the U.S. and what taxes, if any, we need to collect from your earnings on Upwork. You must have this form on file before you can withdraw earnings from Upwork.

 

Without these forms as proof that you are a non-U.S. Person, Upwork will be required to withhold up to 30% of your future earnings on Upwork and send that withholding tax to the IRS. As long as a valid W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E form is filled out completely, we are not required to withhold U.S. income tax. Please check out this page for more information. 

~ Joanne
Upwork
HUILAN's avatar
HUILAN K Community Member

I need to resolve the issue of "The beneficiary name is mismatched."
I have confirmed that the account names are the same.

This issue has occurred before, and with your assistance, it was successfully resolved once through a transfer. However, after the completion of the transfer, no changes were made to the data, yet the same problem of mismatched account names has arisen again. Please assist in addressing this issue and preventing its recurrence. Thank you.


Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Moderator

Hi Huilan,

 

Thank you for your message. I followed up with the team handing your request and I am pleased to inform you that your payment method is already active now.

 

- Pradeep

Rhoda's avatar
Rhoda T Community Member

I am currently experiencing the same issue. I have been adding my payment method but it keeps saying that the name is mismatched, please help because it is not and I don't have any other payment method. 

 

Anastasiia's avatar
Anastasiia Y Community Member

Why doesn't my name match? How to fix it I want to withdraw money using PayPay, but it doesn’t work

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Moderator

Hi Anastasiia,

 

Thank you for your message. I am pleased to inform you that your payment method is already accepted and will be active starting March 24th. 

 

- Pradeep

Jordan's avatar
Jordan B Community Member

I have tried everything to get my names to match up. I have tried the name change methods provided by the help center, I have deleted and re-entered my accounts, and I have gone through the step-by-step methods shown in the forums. I can't figure it out and I could use some help.

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