Credit card for freelancers...

Discussion in 'Payment Processing' started by Important, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. #1
    Ok, I am a freelancer and the local banks over here in Asia either want you to be employed in the same country or own a registered business before they can give you a credit card. Annoying :mad: .. They rejected me despite having a strong 6 months credit history with valid bank statements.

    So I thought to turn to a virtual credit card. I have checked payoneer but it won't accept international Bank/wire transfers to load the virtual debit card.

    Any other idea? I really need cards for online payments. You can't always keep doing wire transfers. I want to load the card with one wire transfer, and then continue using it for some time.

    Is there any similar service you're using?
     
    Important, Aug 20, 2007 IP
  2. Coder

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    #2
    Why don't you use paypal for payments? You can verify paypal with VCC...
    You can also withdraw your money through Xoom from your paypal account..
     
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  3. Important

    Important Peon

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    Paypal isn't available for my country.
     
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    #4
    There are other ways to get paypal, like vcc.
     
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    Well paypal is ruled out for me. VCC can get activated but that's just too much risk to take. I better go with some service like payoneer.com, epassporte or any similar service that accepts INTERNATIONAL wire transfers for loading.
     
    Important, Aug 20, 2007 IP
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    #6

    what is VCC?
     
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    #7

    You can go for www.wirecard.com. There you can open a virtual Mastercard account. It can be loaded through IBAN, Swift transfer and credit card. You can also get a physical Mastercard after verification. All you need is a mobile number to recieve activation code.

    Hope this helps

    Kind regards
     
    Hellfire81, Aug 20, 2007 IP
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    Thanks Hellfire81, I will look into it. :)
     
    Important, Aug 20, 2007 IP
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    if you need more help about this just pm me, i will try to help you.
     
    Hellfire81, Aug 20, 2007 IP
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    Virtual Credit Card, many people use them in paypal.
     
    apex1970, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    #11
    Before I open a foreign currency account with some bank, I am now rather looking for some service that accepts "Western Union" for loading purpose.

    Now I have looked at http://www.eternitycard.com/, but how can I trust a company who can't spell "Transfer" correctly on their website? .. and that too in a menu. That's not professional at all.
     
    Important, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    Can I know which asian country u leave in..?
     
    mac83, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    #13

    Eternitycard (Accentcard Visa) is issued from legit US bank (Tomatobank). It is 100% trustworthy even if they spell transfer wrong
     
    Hellfire81, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    You're right. It seems pretty legit after looking around more, though the requirement of utility bills is rather harsh for someone living in a rented house. In that case, they're never on your own name in here.
     
    Important, Aug 21, 2007 IP
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    #15
    Is Eternitycard the sme as RealUSBank.com ?

    They also work with TomatoBank too. I think perhaps they are both agents.


    Best wishes,

    Martin
     
    happy_martin, Aug 24, 2007 IP
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    yes, it is. also the same like accentcardvisa.com

    regards
     
    Hellfire81, Aug 24, 2007 IP
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    #17
    This is almost in every country. You have to be employed to get a CC.
    But why you want a CC? you can have a prepaid/debit card.
    I have about 2-3 cards for online payments/paypal
     
    gibex, Aug 25, 2007 IP