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Hassan's avatar
Hassan W Community Member

Unable to add/use payment method

Hi, Upwork can't accept my credit card for some reason, it keeps on declining it.

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Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Hassan

 

In general, this happens when the transactions youโ€™re attempting on your card keep being declined by the bank. Please contact your card-issuing bank for more information about the specific charge decline.

If youโ€™re still experiencing issues after checking with your bank, you can contact support by:

 

  1. Please visit Contact Support and click the โ€˜Chat with Upwork' button.
  2. Type a question or topic and select โ€˜Sendโ€™. 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!

~ Joanne
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Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Stefan,

 

 
~Andrea
Hammad's avatar
Hammad H Community Member

I've been trying to upgrade my membership from basic to plus.
But I'm unable to add a billing method. I've tried to add my Pre-paid (Mastercard) as well as Debit Card (Mastercard) but both ways it kept showing this message "We are unable to authorize your card. Please add another billing method or contact your issuing bank."

I've contacted my bank. And they said, "there's no issue on our end. you should check it with your requested website".

kindly fix it asap.

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Hammad,

 

I'm sorry to hear about the trouble that you've experienced in upgrading your membership. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you as soon as possible via a support ticket to assist you further.


~ AJ
Upwork
Erghn's avatar
Erghn N Community Member

Hi team, 

 

I tried to pay using my credit card and it was blocked by my Bank because the transfer was international. I have since called my bank and they ave allowed for these transfers. 

 

I ended up making the payment with my colleagues PayPal account but there is still a block on my account. 

 

Can you please remove the block so the freelancer can accept the job and commence work? 

 

Kind regards, Erghn

Erghn's avatar
Erghn N Community Member

Hi team,

 

still need help with this. Can someone please get back to me as we are waiting to engage services with a contractor.

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Erghn,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us and I sincerely apologize for the delay and inconvenience this may have caused you. I have checked your account and I see that it's currently active. That's a brilliant move calling your bank to allow international transactions on your account. I have also reached out to the team handling your case and they will be in touch with you directly via support ticket. You can check here or your email for updates and further assistance.

 

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
Erghn's avatar
Erghn N Community Member

Hey Arjay,

 

I have followed the link you have posted however I have not had a response to my follow up in that link. This is concerning as I have now been waiting over a week to engage this contractor and it is very negatively effecting my business. Can someone please resolve this today and provide the next steps.

 

Regards,

 

Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Erghn,

 

I went ahead and followed up with the team handling your support ticket. You should expect a reply soon.

 

~Andrea
Stefan's avatar
Stefan S Community Member

I am constantly having this issue while trying to hire writers. I have a Master debit card that I use for all the purposes online and it works very well in all cases except here. Currently, I don't have any funds but even when I do Upwork gives me the "You don't have a valid billing method on file with Upwork. Please correct this before making an offer" message. I tried removing the payment method and adding it again but it didn't seem to work... Any ideas on what I should do? 

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Stefan,

 

Please note that some card-issuing banks will restrict the use of debit cards on Upwork due to the payments being classified as 'recurring'. Please, make sure that you are filling all the required fields correctly and that your card-issuing bank allows recurring transactions. I would also suggest checking with your bank if your account is enabled for international charges. Alternatively, you may use any other of the available billing methods.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
Ahmed's avatar
Ahmed H Community Member

My card has been charged for a project that I've just bought. But Upwork said the payment hasn't been processed. Help please!

 

Gabriel's avatar
Gabriel M Community Member

Hello

 

How are you?

I have one problem in adding billing method.

I tried to add paypal as billing method but I can't see option for paypal.

There are only credit card option.

If let me know with solution, I appreciatel your help.

 

Thanks.

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Gabriel,

 

Thank you for reaching out and I sincerely apologize for not being able to get back to you sooner. Freelancers with a verified PayPal account can use PayPal as their billing method. To learn more about verifying and linking your PayPal account, go here. 

 

Please note that A credit card needs to be added as a backup billing method if you plan to use PayPal to purchase Connects or pay for a membership plan. Let me know if you need further assistance. Thank you!

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
Minimax's avatar
Minimax S Community Member

Facing this issue while I'm adding my UBL Mastercard for the payment method:

"We are unable to authorize your card. Please add another billing method or contact your issuing bank."

My card is correctly working on other social sites. So why Upwork not accepting it
 
Minimax's avatar
Minimax S Community Member

Is there anyone who help me out ?

 

Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi Minimax,

Someone from our team will reach out to you via support ticket in order to assist you further.

~Andrea
Munza's avatar
Munza Q Community Member

 You don't have a valid billing method on file with Upwork. Please correct this before making an offer.

 

This is the notification I receive every time I try to pay using my visa card. Guide through it.

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Munza,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you via a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.


~ AJ
Upwork
Munza's avatar
Munza Q Community Member

Hi Annie, 

I havent been contacted yet. Also, how do I access the ticket? Whatโ€™s the process?

Kamaljit's avatar
Kamaljit S Community Member

We are unable to authorize your card. Please add another billing method or contact your issuing bank

 

 

hello, team upwork, I tried to attach to my MasterCard/Visa in the payment method but it's showing unable to authorize your card.
How can I resolve this issue? 

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Kamaljit,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you via a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.


~ AJ
Upwork
Kumar's avatar
Kumar S Community Member

Card payment are all correct but it show they were wrong. Like this  - 

We were unable to authorize this payment card. Please check the card information or try another card.
 
Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Kumar,

 

In general, this happens when the transactions youโ€™re attempting on your card keep being declined by the bank. Please contact your card-issuing bank for more information about the specific charge decline.

If youโ€™re still experiencing issues after checking with your bank, a quick way to contact our support team is by clicking the "Get Support" button that is shown on this page. You may be asked what type of account you need help with, please select the best option for your situation. If you don't receive the information you're looking for, you can select "Get Support" for more options, including contacting our support team.


~ AJ
Upwork
Ramisha's avatar
Ramisha K Community Member

Hi, I am a new Upwork client from Pakistan I want to hire a professional from here but Upwork is not accepting my debit Mastercard what could be the reason? please anyone who can help me in this regard will be appreciated. I need to verify my account urgently.

 

Regards,

 

@clients@billingmethod

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Ramisha,

 

In general, this happens when the transactions youโ€™re attempting on your card keep being declined by the bank. Please contact your card-issuing bank for more information about the specific charge decline.

If youโ€™re still experiencing issues after checking with your bank, a quick way to contact our support team is by clicking the "Get Support" button that is shown on this page. You may be asked what type of account you need help with, please select the best option for your situation. If you don't receive the information you're looking for, you can select "Get Support" for more options, including contacting our support team.


~ AJ
Upwork
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