Fiverr Suspends Business in Russia

[dev_jatan]

Fiverr is a global community made up of skilled and talented freelancers. This is our expectation that fiverr will make a thoughtful decision

[zubairtopu]

War can't give us happiness. The both country's people are facing problem. I hope that soon the war will be end. We don't need blood. We need happiness. 

[nisher_islam]

On 3/10/2022 at 11:11 AM, mjensen415 said:

From the Fiverr Blog. A message from CEO Micha Kaufman:

Our hearts break for the people of Ukraine and we join the world in grieving for the lives lost and destroyed due to the senseless and unjustifiable violence. We also mourn with our global community of freelancers and business owners, who work daily across borders, languages, and cultures to create opportunity. They know that any conflict that divides like-minded and good people into “us vs. them” represents a loss for all of humanity and is contrary to everything the Fiverr community stands for. 

That said, the devastation in Ukraine requires action and has triggered global economic sanctions aimed at ending the conflict. In light of the ongoing situation, Fiverr is suspending its business in Russia starting today. We will not allow the opening of new accounts or the use of existing accounts to buy or sell on our platform. We are, however, allowing our Russian freelancers to withdraw their current earnings to ensure we have fulfilled our obligations to them.

Going forward, Fiverr will continue to prioritize efforts to support our Ukrainian community.  Today we launched a dedicated store featuring talented Ukrainian freelancers who are ready and able to work. Fiverr will donate our fees from this store to the Ukrainian Red Cross who are providing first aid, clothes, food, medications, and clean water in the region.

We’ve also made the decision to return all fees collected in the past few weeks to our Ukrainian freelancers as a way to offer additional financial support. We will continue to look for ways to support our Ukrainian community, as well as all victims of the war.

Of course, nobody can say when the war will end, but please know that Fiverr continues to work with urgency and compassion to find ways to help our community. As we do, we welcome your ideas and participation.

Micha

I hate war and I like it how fiverr support Ukrainians

[mikavirtanen]

19 hours ago, nisher_islam said:

I hate war and I like it how fiverr support Ukrainians

Some Ukrainians were banned by fiverr. I guess it's not the support they wanted.

[graphic_king99]

 We need happiness. 

[amzon_graphic]

We want peace. I hate this war and so sad for Ukraine's innocent people. May God bless Ukraine's innocent people.

[neo_kaiser]

I'm pretty much convinced that Fiverr didn't want to ban anyone but a higher up (probably a bank) forced their hand. They're just trying to save face lol

[catwriter]

@mikavirtanen, I can't find your account on the main site. Do Russian accounts still exist but can't be found (not even with gigs all paused), or did Fiverr delete all Russian accounts?

[mikavirtanen]

9 minutes ago, catwriter said:

@mikavirtanen, I can't find your account on the main site. Do Russian accounts still exist but can't be found (not even with gigs all paused), or did Fiverr delete all Russian accounts?

My account still exist, I even have 2 active orders (they were started before 14/03). But I can't access any other Russian accounts too.

But I saw some posts from Russian and even Ukrainian users, they had their accounts permanently disabled.

[toner2d]

2 hours ago, catwriter said:

@mikavirtanen, I can't find your account on the main site. Do Russian accounts still exist but can't be found (not even with gigs all paused), or did Fiverr delete all Russian accounts?

[catwriter]

Thank you both for clarification.

[queeck]

Fiverr has stopped business in Russia?

[jonbaas]

Yes, it has. This is due to the political needs of current events.

[charu_hannan]

OK, but isn't it wrong to be punished without committing a crime?

[liana_petr]

Many here say that this is a good solution.  But, guys, this hasn't affected you yet, and therefore it's easier for you to talk about it.  But if it touches you, then you will speak differently.  First of all, this is not the humanity that everyone is talking about.  And secondly, this is a barbarous deprivation of people of work and money.

Edited May 2, 2022 by liana_petr

[fastcopywriter]

So, you're basically suspending our Russian buyers, you're suspending our income. There's no justification! You're virtue signaling is costing us money, and doesn't help Ukraine in any way.  

 

 
 

[freelancerrizvi]

It's simply astounding.
It looks like to no end I trusted that somewhere around Fiverr during this frenzy with the abrogation of the Russians will stay an island of good judgment.

I reliably gave 20% of my pay to Fiverr, kept every one of the guidelines and offered the most ideal quality types of assistance. Also, what do I receive consequently - I am denied of my main occupation in a country that is nearly default.

You have no clue about what normal residents who were adequately unfortunate to be brought into the world in Russia are going through the present moment. I came to Fiverr exactly to abstain from working for the neighborhood system and starving absurdly simultaneously. I could possibly leave the nation, however if not, I will have no way out.

[toner2d]

I want to say - do not use payoneer. This company will steal thousands of your dollars just because you are russian 🙂 Hundreds of thousands of Russians today cannot withdraw their money from payoneer. Was it the sanctions? No. Is there any court decision? No. You are Russian, that's all 🙂

Do not trust any "western" company. Their TOS are garbage, their lawyers are liers, their the judicial system is dead.

Edited May 15, 2022 by toner2d

[mikavirtanen]

3 hours ago, toner2d said:

I want to say - do not use payoneer. This company will steal thousands of your dollars just because you are russian 🙂 Hundreds of thousands of Russians today cannot withdraw their money from payoneer. Was it the sanctions? No. Is there any court decision? No. You are Russian, that's all 🙂

Do not trust any "western" company. Their TOS are garbage, their lawyers are liers, their the judicial system is dead.

well, it seems like our proрagаndists are telling truth about russорhоbes in the west🤯

[liana_petr]

13 hours ago, toner2d said:

I want to say - do not use payoneer. This company will steal thousands of your dollars just because you are russian 🙂 Hundreds of thousands of Russians today cannot withdraw their money from payoneer. Was it the sanctions? No. Is there any court decision? No. You are Russian, that's all 🙂

Do not trust any "western" company. Their TOS are garbage, their lawyers are liers, their the judicial system is dead.

Payoneer works for me.  Yes, the site is crooked, but working. Sometimes it gives errors. But the recipient's bank also needs to be chosen, which is not under sanctions. Maybe it really doesn’t work for some.

[mikavirtanen]

23 minutes ago, liana_petr said:

Payoneer works for me.  Yes, the site is crooked, but working. Sometimes it gives errors. But the recipient's bank also needs to be chosen, which is not under sanctions. Maybe it really doesn’t work for some.

does it work with tinkoff? which bank did you use?

[vovkaslovesnyy]

3 hours ago, mikavirtanen said:

does it work with tinkoff? which bank did you use?

I can confirm Tinkoff, Russian Standard, and Citibank (they are selling their bank now, so it's not the best option). 

I prefer Russian Standard because they process payments faster than TInkoff and they don't ask stupid questions. 

[liana_petr]

3 hours ago, mikavirtanen said:

does it work with tinkoff? which bank did you use?

Yes, it works through Tinkoff.  But I only recently found out that Tinkoff charges 100 rubles a month for maintenance.  But I not only withdrew money through the fiverr (payoneer), but also simply directly through the customer.  But there you need to confirm your activity and identity.

[mikavirtanen]

On 5/15/2022 at 8:06 PM, toner2d said:

I want to say - do not use payoneer. This company will steal thousands of your dollars just because you are russian 🙂 Hundreds of thousands of Russians today cannot withdraw their money from payoneer. Was it the sanctions? No. Is there any court decision? No. You are Russian, that's all 🙂

Do not trust any "western" company. Their TOS are garbage, their lawyers are liers, their the judicial system is dead.

I have just received my money through payoneer. Luckily I have a card of non-sanctioned bank (Tinkoff).

Bye-bye, fiverr⚔

[surajkartha]

Late to the party but in case you are unhappy with the services provided by the front-end support team of Payoneer, you do have the option to follow Payoneer's escalation matrix. The first stage would be to escalate your concern to the team lead at CustomerServiceManager@Payoneer.com. Within 15 business days, if the concern isn't resolved, you can escalate it to VPOperations@Payoneer.com.

Look for "Customer Assistance, Complaints and Disclosures Policies" page under Payoneer homepage for more information on the escalation matrix.