Payoneer Global Cashback monthly fee
I've been a Payoneer user for over a decade. Multiple cards, monthly payments, the whole deal. I had an overall positive experience. But they've been getting increasingly predatory this past year or so.
So, a couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Payoneer offering 1% cashback on every card transaction, available to all users until December 31. The email made it sound like a no-brainer. Free perk. Why not, right?
Wrong.
Turns out, this "perk" comes with a $29.95 MONTHLY FEE that they conveniently forgot to mention anywhere in that shiny little email. I only caught it by pure luck while randomly checking my card details in the app. A recurring charge I never agreed to.
This is a deliberate, predatory dark pattern designed to trick users into opting into a paid program under the guise of a free benefit. They're banking on people not noticing the monthly drain on their accounts.
So, do not fall for this. Check your accounts right now. If you clicked that offer thinking it was free like I did, you're probably being charged too. Payoneer needs to be called out for this scummy behavior.