5 Best Online Payment Methods for Freelancers in Pakistan

1. Payoneer

Payoneer is the most popular and widely used payment method for freelancers in Pakistan. This payment method is not only used by freelancers to save payment from international clients but is also used by Fiverr UpWork. It can also be linked with all freelancing platforms, and through these freelancing platforms, we can directly transfer payment to our Payoneer and this payment to our Bank. Pakistanis can also transfer within bank accounts This is the best facility of Payoneer that Pakistanis can transfer payment to a bank account, and it also provides us with a MasterCard, which is in multiple currencies, and this card can be carried both virtually and physically, and this card can also be used for international ATM withdrawals.

Advantages:

• Its best advantage is low transaction fees.
• we can do worldwide bank transfers for free.
• we can use this card for ATMs anywhere in the world.

2. Wise & PayPal

Transferwise and PayPal are the best payment methods for freelancers who work internationally. Transferwise we could use it directly in Pakistan earlier but it has been closed in Pakistan at the end of 2024. Using both TransferWise and PayPal is possible in Pakistan, but you need a UK LTD or USA LLC for that. Apart from this, Transfer Wise gives us many facilities in which we can transfer payment within a Pakistani bank account with low fees. PayPal also gives us a lot of convenience in which PayPal to PayPal we can accept international payments from any client.

Advantages:

• Through PayPal, we can easily take payments from any client in the world. 
• TransferWise gives us the best conversion rates.
•  Both TransferWise and Paypal also allow us to create business accounts.

3. Western Union

Western Union is a very old payment service that operates in Pakistan, through which you can receive payments from any international client. If your client has a Western Union account, they can transfer money to you. You can withdraw this amount from your bank or the Western Union office, this method is very good if you have no other payment method.

Advantages:

• You can get instant payment through Western Union. 
• Its service is available in all cities of Pakistan. 
• You can also use Western Union without having a bank account.

4. Bank Transfers

Bank transfer is the best method for freelancers to get paid. Sometimes the client won’t transfer the payment inside Western Union PayPal or TransferWise, which means I Will Pay On your bank account will transfer here. Sometimes freelancers don’t have these payment methods so the best and most affordable way for you guys is to use bank transfers. Here are some of the best banks in Pakistan that Easly Freelancers can use, the first being Meezan Bank and UBL Bank.

Advantages:

• The biggest advantage of this is direct payment.
• It is a safe and very good method.
• And within it, you can also take big payments.

5. JazzCash & EasyPaisa

Easypaisa and JazzCash are very popular payment methods for local use in Pakistan, if you are working as a freelancer locally, they will be more efficient for you and these are the most used platforms. These are used locally in Pakistan through which Direct can receive payments from clients in Pakistan and can do up-easy bank transfers, bill payments, easy loads and many more. And they also provide us with our card which we can use in Pakistani ATMs.

• The best advantage of them is that they have zero per transaction. 
• We can access them through the Easy app.

There are various payment platforms for freelancers in Pakistan that they can use to receive their payments and it depends on your needs which one you prefer if you work with international clients. So you can use transfers PayPal and Payoneer but if you work locally then you can prefer Easypaisa Jazzcash