As a leading global payout solutions company, we always look to accelerate the growth of our account holders by improving the way they manage their business. At Payoneer we work hard to make it possible for you to work on different online platforms and help you receive your payments from multiple online marketplaces in a safe, easy & secure way.

We are excited to share with you a testimonial from our account holder in Tunisia, Ahmed Feki, who works as a freelancer on oDesk and also as a seller on Amazon – using Payoneer to receive his payments. Enjoy!

Can you explain your line of business?  What are the services you provide on oDesk and Amazon?

I’m an oDesk freelancer from 2009, specialized in developing websites & Web APP & ERP. After oDesk became my primary job and I started making good profits I decided to start working on Amazon as a Magic mug seller in 2013.

How did you hear about Payoneer and why did you choose it as your payment solution?

Well, here in Tunisia it’s almost impossible to get an international credit card. After countless meetings with many bank managers I found out that this option is given only for businessmen, while I’m just a man looking for a credit card to make my internet business idea become alive. My success story started when I heard about Payoneer from a close friend who is also using Payoneer to manage his online business. This was really my lucky day! Payoneer helped me find oDesk, the best opportunity I have ever found, where I can easily make money by selling my programming skills 🙂

How does Payoneer help you manage your business and receive your payments from different sources at the same time?

As you might know, PayPal in Tunisia has very limited service with no option to withdraw money. Payoneer makes it possible by helping me get my money from oDesk and Amazon in my country. I found the Amazon selling opportunity before Payoneer launched the US Payment Service, the puzzle was not yet completed, because I could buy products and resell them but I couldn’t withdraw my money from Amazon since I don’t have US bank account. After a while, it looked like Payoneer thought about me when they launched the US Payment service, it was my lucky day!  So I start to transfer my oDesk earnings to US selling business channel in Amazon US, that’s how I became a seller on Amazon. My next lucky day came while I was thinking to extend my US Amazon business to Amazon Europe, I faced the same problem to withdraw my money to EUR Bank account, but as always Payoneer’s magic worked again and they launched the EUR Payment Service, which allowed me to extend my sales to Amazon.uk, Amazon.it, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de and Amazon.es…Enormous opportunities are awaiting! Payoneer deserves all the credit for making me a lucky professional.

Are you satisfied with our service? Would you recommend Payoneer to people?

I’m really satisfied with Payoneer’s service, I really recommend it to anyone who wants to run a business online, especially for people who live in a country with limited opportunities and can’t get an international credit card. If you don’t have an online business opportunity yet, you can start working with Payoneer’s partners same as I did and start your journey to success.

Would you also like to share your experience or interesting story with the Payoneer community? We’d love to hear about it – let us know by sending an e-mail to community@payoneer.com, or post your comment below!

Film-making has always been a popular interest, however real world opportunities can be hard to find. If your dream is to one day have a career in film-making, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a global community ready to help you get there.

Genero connects filmmakers to the music and advertising industries, and today provides more than 300,000 filmmakers with opportunities to advance their careers and work on exciting projects. In addition to empowering global filmmakers, Genero provides businesses with fast and affordable access to professional video content.

Since launching in 2009 Genero has had an amazing Journey, which has inspired over 6,000 videos worldwide. I had a chance to speak with the Co-Founders Andrew Lane and Mick Entwisle, who shared a bit more information about this journey, and also some tips for professional filmmakers looking to grow their careers:

Genero is very popular among the film-making community, in many cases creating careers that would otherwise have not been possible. What gave you the idea to start Genero, and why did you decide to focus on film-making?

Mick had the original idea, wanting to tap into a bunch of growing and parallel trends. We were seeing a global pool of creatives and filmmakers emerge with the ability to generate amazing & broadcast quality videos, because the technology and tools required had been democratized and made available to almost anyone. We were also seeing a huge shift in audiences because of social media and technology advances, placing screens in any direction our eyes went! Bringing this all together, we knew there was a better way to make engaging video content, faster and cheaper.

With more than 6 years of experience working with filmmakers worldwide, you both must be experts on the subject. What would you say are the main obstacles faced by a filmmaker looking to grow their career, and how does Genero help to overcome those obstacles?

There are two really big challenges faced by aspiring filmmakers, one is developing their creativity in a commercial sense, and the other is gaining exposure. We’ve got some great success stories with changing the lives of young filmmakers that have gone on to win industry awards and work in prestigious production companies. We have done this by providing access to some of the biggest music artists in the world including Moby, Muse, alt-J, M83, Damon Albarn, Linkin Park, James Brown, David Guetta, Robert Plant, David Lynch, Passion Pit, The Flaming Lips and the list goes on. We have also provided incredible opportunities working with many of the major partners, agencies and brands including Tribeca Film Festival, London’s BFI, Miller, Yoplait, Movember, eHarmony, Saatchi & Saatchi, Mediacom, Havas, Carat, etc!

The global film-making industry continues to develop with the introduction of new technology and the influence of social media. How do you see the industry evolving over the next few years, and does that have any impact on your future vision for Genero?

​We recognize that we are in a fast-paced industry, and nothing stays the same for very long, so we constantly need to adapt. With developments in technology, filmmakers now have access to equipment enabling them to create incredibly high quality content and deliver impressive production values, often on tight budgets. The shift away from broadcast to digital is fragmenting audiences, which is going to really influence decision-making over the next few years. Genero is in the media business, to date mainly focused on content generation, but stay tuned! We will stay focused on video though, which is still the most engaging form of media, and unlikely to change! Even though we work across every vertical now, we will stay very connected to music, because of the creativity this association brings to our platform – a key differentiator when working with Genero. This unique creativity, coupled with technological advancements in the industry, will definitely be core to how we see our community and business growing in the future.

There are always new projects being created on Genero. Are there any upcoming projects or campaigns we should be sure to keep an eye out for?

We’re running some fantastic projects at the moment. In the music space we are excited to be running a project on behalf of Olivia and Dhani Harrison to create the official video for George Harrison’s, ‘What Is Life’. We also have a storytelling project with the Music World Cup looking for content that celebrates music culture from around the world, as well as a great travel project with Visit Britain. There are $80,000 in filmmaker payments for the Visit Britain project, so it’s a great opportunity. We have lots of exciting music projects in the pipeline, and some really cool brand projects coming up too, so definitely keep your eye out for those.

 Are you a filmmaker? Part of the film-making industry? How are you developing your career? Let us know in the comments!

We are happy to share the latest testimonial on Payoneer’s Refer a Friend Program by one of our top referrers from Japan, Mr.Takashi Aoki. Enjoy!

Hello, my name is Takashi Aoki. I have started to selling products online as side business when I was still working for a company. After a while, I decided to work on exporting online as my main business. And now I have customers all over the world. I encountered a difficult problem how to have an account in US to start Amazon export.  I searched by internet the solution and I found the Payoneer service. I signed up immediately.

Describe your general experience with our Refer a Friend Program and how you feel about it.

I start to refer this program by my social media. I’m happy to have one role introducing lots of people about Payoneer and their service to who interested in online exporting. 

Based on your experience, what advice would you give to our account holders that are just starting to refer friends?

Please don’t pushing to sign up the card. I believe that the people who understands the service and if it’s fit to their needs, they will sign up!

Are you satisfied with this service?

Yes, I’m very satisfied.

Do you have any efficient information about Payoneer as one of our account holders?

For anyone who wants to try having business on US Amazon, the Payoneer is just like a messiah. Because it required to fly to US in order to open an US account and to have an US company, it was not easy to get started.  

From now on targeting clients outside of Japan, I can recommend that Payoneer’s payment solution will help us to expand the business all over the world. And the Refer a Friend Program is a wonderful program, too. There are not so many people who use this program yet.  I wish much more cardholders start to join the program.

What is the tip for online exporting business in Japan? 

Try to display many kinds of Japanese products that buyers to be familiar with those products. Japanese service has ranked as very high level, so that we can promote it as one of our strategies and approaching by satisfying customers. By doing so, we should have frequent buyers. 

To conclude our interview…

We are now in the era that exporting products from Japan to all over the world even as individuals. It’s not such difficult to get started. We can start own business for the big “world” market. So Payoneer is a solution for those people! I feel very much that Payoneer has been making efforts to satisfy their cardholders by improving their service. And their system is great, too. Once the funds is loaded to the account you can withdraw money by ATM or use Payoneer Mastercard for shopping payments.

To visit Mr. Aoki’s blog, click here.

Would you like to be interviewed for the Payoneer blog as well? Send an e-mail to community@payoneer.com with further details!