My PayPal account has recently been banned—suddenly and unfairly.

As a result, whenever I receive requests for commissioned illustrations from international clients in the future,
I will need to set up a new payment method.

April 09, 2026 - 07:06 UTC

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Nooooo ! 😢
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The risk of having the money you need to live suddenly taken away at the whim of someone else is unimaginably terrifying.

It's truly frightening that this kind of thing, like PayPal, is a mainstream business practice.😭
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Oh no- Yea im not happy with Paypals methods usually that is so unfair, hopefully you can find a new platform.
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I'll try my best to find a new method.🤩
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An overseas friend of mine uses Payoneer as a payment option for international clients. Maybe you can try looking into that since the person receiving the invoice doesn't need an account to pay it off.
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I'll look into Payoneer.

Thanks for the information!😀
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Gosh this is why there's other communication without rely at PayPal's note for art commission, as the messages can be harmful to the card processor
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Yeah, sadly PayPal is notorious for having a terrible reputation.

Despite I live in Europe, so PayPal has stricter rules to follow, I still tend to immediately transfer most of the money to my accounts out of fear they'd close it suddenly.

Here's a list of alternatives. Wise seems the best one. ⬇️
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Thank you!

Currently, Wise and Stripe seem to have good reputations.

I'm looking to choose a service that's easier to use for people living outside of Japan.🤩
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Oh my gosh are you ok??
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海外向けによく仕事をしている日本人です。私はpaypalのほかにStripeを利用しています。一時期海外でpaypalの評判が悪くStripeに切り替える人が多かったので比較的多く使われている支払い方法のように感じます。ご参考にしていただけましたら幸いです。
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ありがとうございます！！
実際に使用されている方からのご意見、とても参考になります！

ネットを介して、世界中の方々と交流する機会は増えたものの、そこを上手く繋げてくれるサービス、方法、手段などはまだまだ限られているのだと再認識し、色々な難しさを実感しているところでした

Stripe、活用してみようと思います！
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You can use kofi with stripe instead of paypal
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Wise and Stripe seem to be getting good feedback from others, in particular.

I'll think about various strategies.😀
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that's terrible!
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While there are alternatives like Skeb and Booth, are they easy for you overseas users to use?

If there are any of you who find alternative services like Skeb difficult to use, please let us know your specific needs.
We will do our best to accommodate you.
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I would of mentioned Ko-Fi as an option. For booth in the US i have to use a third party (tenso) to purchase and paid to get it shipped here
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i'm not sure if it would help, but i've commissioned artists in the past who take payments by Ko-fi instead of just paypal
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wise formerly known as transferwise would be an option, while i do not know the artists in your professional are using wise in relation to receiving commissions.
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As people have said kofi can be very good.

And, Skeb is available fully in English, so its very easy to use, yes!
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I think Ko-Fi is fairly popular when it comes to payments nowadays, but I could be wrong! You can even set up a section for commissions there.

I hope this helps you, good luck!
PayPal is notorious for doing these kinds of things unfairly, it sucks a lot.
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No matter how much I submitted transaction records or tried to prove my innocence, they flatly rejected it.
PayPal is not trustworthy.😡

Thanks for the information about ko-fi, I'll look into it!🤩
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Nooo 😭
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While new payment methods are still undecided, we would like to actively respond to requests from people overseas.😀

I will continue to accept commissions outside of Skeb as well.🤩
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