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Sunnylexie
04-10-2018, 10:48 PM
Just letting people know because we're getting a lot of questions:

If your account is with us, under normal circumstances you don't need to touch your payment settings. There's no need to do so.

If you have any means of getting an ACH direct deposit account, via a number of websites (Transferwise, for example), US banks, foreign banks with US ACH accounts (such as RBC), or any pre-paid card - you are just fine. Please let us know if you need help finding your ACH numbers.

If you need help finding or selecting a bank in your area, just let us know.

If you have a Paxum or FC card, get your money out now as a precautionary measure.

Paxum is fine to use with their ETF and deposit services. Their cards are temporarily out of order.

Hello, do you know if Paxum offers transfers to Russia?

BuffyFlame
04-11-2018, 12:21 AM
Just my fucking luck. I took Tuesday off and thanks to that, I missed the Tuesday deadline for changing payment methods by a few hours.

Now that means this next payment automatically rolls over, right?

Caseycurvaceous
04-11-2018, 12:51 AM
Just my fucking luck. I took Tuesday off and thanks to that, I missed the Tuesday deadline for changing payment methods by a few hours.

Now that means this next payment automatically rolls over, right?

sadly yes buffy :(

uglyblonde
04-11-2018, 12:53 AM
So CB told me to create paxum and I did, but I just can't log in. Is the site dead or am I doing something wrong? It doesnt say any error, the site just refreshes after I write my email and password in.

Kristen_Krystal
04-11-2018, 01:16 AM
So CB told me to create paxum and I did, but I just can't log in. Is the site dead or am I doing something wrong? It doesnt say any error, the site just refreshes after I write my email and password in.

I just tried to see if I could log on & I'm getting a message that the site down due to maintenance. Paxum are probably overloaded right now with new sign-ups & site visitors due to the FCP issues so I wouldn't be surprised if Paxum are having a few problems due to the overload at the minute.

Sunnylexie
04-11-2018, 01:17 AM
So CB told me to create paxum and I did, but I just can't log in. Is the site dead or am I doing something wrong? It doesnt say any error, the site just refreshes after I write my email and password in.

Paxum site is under maintenance. The luck lol.
Could be due to everyone rushing forth to create accounts with them.

uglyblonde
04-11-2018, 02:03 AM
I'm still confused tho lol. Bonga says you should use different payment method instead of paxum, CB says I should create paxum. So is paxum really safe or no? Should i use another payment method?

Caseycurvaceous
04-11-2018, 02:11 AM
The word on the street and mails im getting is DONT USE PAXUM - Paxum is tied somehow to fcp AND WELL , if one goes down , how long till the other.
I've been researching the monese card , and transferwise with a ACH system so i can get direct deposits from us accounts.Im based in Denmark too!

Sunnylexie
04-11-2018, 02:17 AM
I'm still confused tho lol. Bonga says you should use different payment method instead of paxum, CB says I should create paxum. So is paxum really safe or no? Should i use another payment method?

They prolly meant the trouble Paxum is having with their Choice Bank issued cards. Paxum themselves are saying they're issuing new cards promptly so this is gonna be resolved sooner or later.

BuffyFlame
04-11-2018, 02:28 AM
49760

No go on Paxum in the US.

BuffyFlame
04-11-2018, 03:01 AM
Any of you have a Paxum business account? Thinking of applying for one. Feeling pretty pushed up against the wall. I have a bank/credit card, but holy shit a $30 fee dosnt sound worth it to me. I had free and fast far to long to make it out of this.

melanielive
04-11-2018, 03:23 AM
There was a notice on sky private for example.... saying they weren't gonna be able to pay models that way anymore, and i think i read it on some other site but i can't remember..

KatyBoleyn
04-11-2018, 05:32 AM
The word on the street and mails im getting is DONT USE PAXUM - Paxum is tied somehow to fcp AND WELL , if one goes down , how long till the other.
I've been researching the monese card , and transferwise with a ACH system so i can get direct deposits from us accounts.Im based in Denmark too!

Paxum is fine for ETF and current account transactions.

They don't offer the card currently, as their cards were linked to FC. They're finding a replacement.

BritishCammer1992
04-11-2018, 07:29 AM
Has anyone had any experience using ePayments.com as an option?

The minimum payout is only $10 rather than $1000 for the stupid international bank transfer.

Is there a catch or is it just as simple as making an account?

I'm a UK model so first choice shutting down has fucked me right over!!

minniesoporno
04-11-2018, 08:15 AM
Has anyone had any experience using ePayments.com as an option?

The minimum payout is only $10 rather than $1000 for the stupid international bank transfer.

Is there a catch or is it just as simple as making an account?

I'm a UK model so first choice shutting down has fucked me right over!!

I've made an account it took a week to get active and verified but the company I was suppose to work with that uses this service. that didn't end up working out for me so now I just an account open and verified, but I haven't been able to use it only because the sites I currently work that could use do not offer it as an option to get an idea of how their experience is .

So far all I can speak on is epayments set up process was as described.

KarinaGiselle
04-11-2018, 08:17 AM
Has anyone had any experience using ePayments.com as an option?

The minimum payout is only $10 rather than $1000 for the stupid international bank transfer.

Is there a catch or is it just as simple as making an account?

I'm a UK model so first choice shutting down has fucked me right over!!

You're better off using TransferWise if you're under Boleyn Models.

IvyAdams
04-11-2018, 09:35 AM
Why on earth would anyone keep 30k on their payoneer card?!?!

This is a top MFC model, that's probably only a few weeks worth of pay for her, to be honest. Made me sick to read they froze her funds.. makes sense if it was a large amount and a business account.

So sorry for all of you guys going through this. :(

Kayden
04-11-2018, 10:13 AM
For those interested, these are the countries for which Paxum offers EFT
49763
49764
49765

It's basically SEPA (EU + EEA) and USA

By coincidence I withdrew from them by EFT recently (some money from ELM), it wasn't optimal but not terrible either, the fee is $5 and the wait time was 5 business days I think.

ETA: their email says EFT takes 5-7 business days.

kortneykay
04-11-2018, 10:28 AM
Anyone else get stiffed on their paxum cards since they closed down personal accounts. They charged me $45 for the card, and then 3 months later cancelled the personal account and basically ripped everyone off who paid for the card. :/ Should've lasted a YEAR.

minniesoporno
04-11-2018, 10:58 AM
Any Canadian gals out there using transferwise? I'm sketched out by paxum but will use it if i have no other choice but applied with transferwise first although I'm unsure it works for Canadians

My Paxum account is set up. just needs its first deposit then I request to get my card. been sitting that way for months. because at the time FirstChoice was working for me. With a few purchases I need to make in US currency the option is appealing if they can organize out of this mess. Right now I am still a little cautious about using anything that is a e-wallet with a prepaid card linked to it.

KarinaGiselle
04-11-2018, 11:00 AM
For those interested, these are the countries for which Paxum offers EFT
49763
49764
49765

It's basically SEPA (EU + EEA) and USA

By coincidence I withdrew from them by EFT recently (some money from ELM), it wasn't optimal but not terrible either, the fee is $5 and the wait time was 5 business days I think.

ETA: their email says EFT takes 5-7 business days.

I just don't understand why their main site says Mexico is supported in EFT yet in that screenshot (Which I checked myself too and is true) MXN Is nowhere to be found.

https://www.paxum.com/services/transfer-money/

This is a mess. And if I have to pay $40 for wire transfers it just makes no sense to be under BM. I may as well go indie or something.

This is just nuts!

Kayden
04-11-2018, 12:13 PM
From IWC
49766
49767
49768

Kayden
04-11-2018, 12:26 PM
I just don't understand why their main site says Mexico is supported in EFT yet in that screenshot (Which I checked myself too and is true) MXN Is nowhere to be found.

https://www.paxum.com/services/transfer-money/

This is a mess. And if I have to pay $40 for wire transfers it just makes no sense to be under BM. I may as well go indie or something.

This is just nuts!

What also seemed weird is that USA is on the EFT list although US nationals are barred from creating a Paxum account.

Does your Paxum account show the option "withdraw to existing credit card"?

only 4 countries are barred from it USA, Canada, Israel, Japan.

but I haven't ever used it.

Paxum in it's current state indeed seems a very unsatisfactory alternative thinking globally.

Sunnylexie
04-11-2018, 12:31 PM
I can't link my Paxum account on Streamate, although I've had it for a while - and I'm not in the USA =/. Could be due to me not having verified it until today, so going to wait for 3 days and see.

panzi
04-11-2018, 05:54 PM
If Paxum is working with the same bank as Firstchoice did,how is this a good alternative?
I've read that they are issuing new cards in 4 weeks.Is that because they are switching to another bank?
I would rather go with ePayments but i see that some websites do not offer this option.

Later edit: I just did a little research on ePayments and read horrible reviews from people who were stolen from them or who paid for new cards only to have their account canceled afterwards.

Teddy_Bear
04-11-2018, 06:28 PM
So grateful to be with BM and paid by TW - quick, cheap and reliable. Personally I'm glad FC has folded with their high fees and holier than thou attitude towards it's customers it serves them right. I am not glad that so many camgirls are affected by it though, I hope a viable and cheap option will become available soon. Hopefully they learn from Payoneer's mistakes...

*Lynn*
04-11-2018, 06:51 PM
Has anyone had any experience using ePayments.com as an option?

The minimum payout is only $10 rather than $1000 for the stupid international bank transfer.

Is there a catch or is it just as simple as making an account?

I'm a UK model so first choice shutting down has fucked me right over!!

This might be my only option until paxum gets new cards and also allows me to get address verified.
Only problem is that neither SM or LCMS use epayments so it doesn't do me any good. heh

KatyBoleyn
04-11-2018, 07:50 PM
We found out for ePayments, the sending company must be based in Europe. They don't deal with US businesses. We have 2 different alternatives right now in the pipeline, and we'll test both to see which works better. Paxum and Transferwise are also holding up brilliantly though, but their servers are currently getting crushed under the new traffic :) Transferwise is just an example though, any payment service that allows you to ACH transfer USD to you wherever you are will work just the same.

foxirox
04-11-2018, 10:40 PM
So grateful to be with BM and paid by TW - quick, cheap and reliable. Personally I'm glad FC has folded with their high fees and holier than thou attitude towards it's customers it serves them right. I am not glad that so many camgirls are affected by it though, I hope a viable and cheap option will become available soon. Hopefully they learn from Payoneer's mistakes...

I wrote on Twitter last month that this company had no future...Personally I've had a nightmare with them...it seemed all they wanted to do was to get customers to use their fee heavy card, and seemed very deceitful in doing so. Once payment was sorted though (via bank transfer) which I was constantly told was not an option - everything went pretty smooth..shame it only lasted a couple of months...:)

tropo
04-12-2018, 12:40 AM
Paxum is a completely different company. I just had my account set up with them.

my worry is damn it I leave Friday I need my money to stay in US currency. if I cash it at a local ATM now. I am not sure if it will be enough for what I need in US currency, plus my up coming payment from SM. They couldn't wait til the end of the month or something not this week.

It might not be. I just discovered my Paxum card is issued by the Choice Bank, after reading this message I got from SM yesterday:

PAXUM:
Paxum payments will continue to be processed and sent to your Paxum account. However, Paxum cards issued by Choice Bank will need to be replaced. Paxum is already issuing replacement cards. If this affects you, please contact Paxum for further information. We have been told that any funds already loaded to your card can still be used, and you can log into your Paxum account and manually transfer funds (fees may apply). Contact Paxum directly for any questions about your funds.

If you would like to change your payment method to Paxum, please do so on your Payments page as soon as possible.

tropo
04-12-2018, 01:09 AM
Read this thread https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?217870-Has-anyone-had-Paxum-just-suddenly-close-your-account

That thread is from August 2017. I don't think it's relevant to the current situation.

BuffyFlame
04-12-2018, 01:10 AM
My understanding is they are different companies that operate with the same First Choice bank.
I assumed they switched banks.

tropo
04-12-2018, 01:20 AM
So CB told me to create paxum and I did, but I just can't log in. Is the site dead or am I doing something wrong? It doesnt say any error, the site just refreshes after I write my email and password in.

They went down for awhile yesterday to make changes to their customer registration forms (according to the message on their site). They are back up and running though and I managed to spend the whole remaining balance on my Paxum card yesterday. They aren't allowing the transfer to card service at the moment as I tested it out by trying a small transfer. They're also not replying in the message center currently as I've waited 2 days for a reply to a message I sent.

KatM
04-12-2018, 01:21 AM
Just out of shock here with all this FirstChoice mess, was my only payment option here in EU and now i am waiting for SM to come up with a similar solution-> electronic payment solution as the actual options are not lucrative to me.

For me Paxum is not a good solution for several reasons but i just wish to inform & warn u guys that a friend of a friend of mine was charged with $45 for a card they dont even issue anymore, as soon as the money from camming hit her paxum account the other day they deducted the amount, crazy eh? (the girl had cards from paxum before so they had her on file & got her money for nothing wtf??!!)

tropo
04-12-2018, 01:22 AM
I'm still confused tho lol. Bonga says you should use different payment method instead of paxum, CB says I should create paxum. So is paxum really safe or no? Should i use another payment method?

Maybe this could help in answering your question:

This is a message from SM:

PAXUM:
Paxum payments will continue to be processed and sent to your Paxum account. However, Paxum cards issued by Choice Bank will need to be replaced. Paxum is already issuing replacement cards. If this affects you, please contact Paxum for further information. We have been told that any funds already loaded to your card can still be used, and you can log into your Paxum account and manually transfer funds (fees may apply). Contact Paxum directly for any questions about your funds.

If you would like to change your payment method to Paxum, please do so on your Payments page as soon as possible.

tropo
04-12-2018, 01:30 AM
Paxum is fine for ETF and current account transactions.

They don't offer the card currently, as their cards were linked to FC. They're finding a replacement.

Yes, I'm sure we can still use WIRE/SWIFT transfers from our current accounts. It's $50 per transfer, so I'll have to do that only once every second month or so. It would be very harsh for anyone living hand to mouth. Then there's the worry about leaving funds in our current accounts to accumulate to amounts worth transferring. Right now we'd be all quite nervous about leaving too much money on these accounts.

As they use Choice Bank issued prepaid cards, they'll be scrambling to find a new card provider. Let's wish them success. Even if I do get another card I will be spending any balance as quickly as possible.

tropo
04-12-2018, 01:32 AM
Just out of shock here with all this FirstChoice mess, was my only payment option here in EU and now i am waiting for SM to come up with a similar solution-> electronic payment solution as the actual options are not lucrative to me.

For me Paxum is not a good solution for several reasons but i just wish to inform & warn u guys that a friend of a friend of mine was charged with $45 for a card they dont even issue anymore, as soon as the money from camming hit her paxum account the other day they deducted the amount, crazy eh? (the girl had cards from paxum before so they had her on file & got her money for nothing wtf??!!)

Me too! I just paid $45 for my card which came 2 weeks late. We can kiss that goodbye too.

tropo
04-12-2018, 01:39 AM
I just don't understand why their main site says Mexico is supported in EFT yet in that screenshot (Which I checked myself too and is true) MXN Is nowhere to be found.

https://www.paxum.com/services/transfer-money/

This is a mess. And if I have to pay $40 for wire transfers it just makes no sense to be under BM. I may as well go indie or something.

This is just nuts!

My wire transfer fee is $50 on Paxum. It has gone up from $45, which I used to pay way back in 2014.

BuffyFlame
04-12-2018, 02:08 AM
Anyone get check by Fedex? Is it worth the extra $30 fee speed wise?

DeepThoughts
04-12-2018, 03:21 AM
^^ I believe Kourtnay Kay wrote about this in another thread a while back and said she cancelled it cause it wasnt worth it. Just get the regular snail mail cheque and then track your own mail. She talks about how somewhere in this thread.

ETA: Found it I will copy and paste here.

"I called it when I posted about PAXUM shutting down personal accounts. Looks like it's back to checks and hopefully DD for everyone. They might even start offering crypto, lol. Thing about checks are they tend to get lost, and some banks will hold certain amounts before releasing the funds. SM offers fedex for $30 but their bank wires are $40. If you do great, meh, but I have a suggestion for those who'd like to keep their money via snail mail check.

If you're getting a check and are a USA resident, I suggest signing up for "Informed Delivery" with usps to at least keep an eye on when your checks are due to arrive in the mail.

The post scans your mail, and you can view it before it delivers. I've been testing it out for a bit. I know when to expect certain checks and if they don't show up, I know it was either not sent, sent late, stolen or misplaced and can report it.

Of course the best part is that you don't have to check the go outside and get the mail if nothing interests you, lol."

uglyblonde
04-12-2018, 04:13 AM
this whole thing is stressing me out. anybody know how long paxum takes to approve your id? i can't check because the site is down every hour and i need everything to be done by 15th

euro_princess
04-12-2018, 04:40 AM
Up to 72 hours.

winnipeg
04-12-2018, 04:41 AM
Have they released an official statement on this yet?

BuffyFlame
04-12-2018, 05:44 AM
Ok, im properly frustrated now.
Ive emailed Streamate now 3 SEPARATE TIMES trying to get a breakdown on the differences in Payment options.
Ive only ever used Payoneer and the other option that was before that, and so I blind on what the differences are payout/time wise.
Also, I asked if I could use my husbands bank account, or If I have to be the head of the account.

3 SEPARATE TIMES--- And each time Ive only gotten back a copy and pasted message, the one they sent to our models messages, ALL THREE TIMES.

When are wire transfers issued, how long does that take compared to Payoneer.
Is there any real worth in FedEx over Check?

Most of us, (if not all of us) use this money for BILLS...
Them shits aint gon' wait on them to send a check a few pay periods down the line, when we were on a scheduled.

I have a good cushion in my husbands bank account, but what about girls who are living payday to payday in these tough cam times?

tropo
04-12-2018, 05:46 AM
Have they released an official statement on this yet?

“Paxum Inc would like to address any concern our clients may feel after the recent news regarding Choice Bank Limited. On April 9th 2018 Choice Bank Limited informed its customers that it has been forced into a constrained position by the regulatory authorities.

Paxum would like to reassure our customers that this is an issue between Choice Bank and its regulatory authorities directly, and it is completely unrelated to Paxum. Paxum is just a customer of Choice Bank.

As a result of the news from Choice Bank we regret to inform you that Paxum cards can no longer be loaded via transfer to card. However it is important to note that any funds that currently exist on any Paxum card issued by Choice Bank are fully available and can be used as normal at the ATM and for POS purchases.

We are grateful that only a small portion of Paxum users are affected by Choice Banks situation, as it only relates to the Paxum issued card. All other aspects of Paxum services are operating normally, and regular service is uninterrupted. We apologize for this inconvenience caused to Paxum card-holders by Choice Bank, and we are working hard to promptly implement our new card solution.”

MsJess
04-12-2018, 07:09 AM
I'm having a hard time trying to verify my adress on paxum :( i uploaded my internet bill wich is not on my name btw, uploaded my bank statement and also upoaded the lease contratc but they say that in order for a lease contract to be valid it must either contain the Stamp, Signature and Registration Number applied by the Public Authority... geez! :(

tropo
04-12-2018, 07:23 AM
They accepted a bank statement straight up.

MsJess
04-12-2018, 08:09 AM
They accepted a bank statement straight up.

Did the bank statement you sent them had your adress on it?

DeepThoughts
04-12-2018, 08:21 AM
Ok, im properly frustrated now.
Ive emailed Streamate now 3 SEPARATE TIMES trying to get a breakdown on the differences in Payment options.
Ive only ever used Payoneer and the other option that was before that, and so I blind on what the differences are payout/time wise.
Also, I asked if I could use my husbands bank account, or If I have to be the head of the account.

3 SEPARATE TIMES--- And each time Ive only gotten back a copy and pasted message, the one they sent to our models messages, ALL THREE TIMES.

When are wire transfers issued, how long does that take compared to Payoneer.
Is there any real worth in FedEx over Check?

Most of us, (if not all of us) use this money for BILLS...
Them shits aint gon' wait on them to send a check a few pay periods down the line, when we were on a scheduled.

I have a good cushion in my husbands bank account, but what about girls who are living payday to payday in these tough cam times?

Girl are you responding to the emails they send you or just sending out new emails with the questions? Cause they always reply the first time with the canned answers you have to respond to that email again and tell them not to send you a canned response and restate your questions! That always works for me.

tropo
04-12-2018, 08:22 AM
Yes it did have my address. That was the most important thing. I've used a bank statement 3 times in all. Once to sign up and twice to change addresses. They will only post a card to your residential address, so it is key to the sign up process. Of course now we have to wait until they find another bank to use for their debit cards.