Get paid from Upwork
Your Upwork payouts, in an account with your name on it.
Add your Poplin USD account details as a payout method in Upwork. Your pay lands as dollars you fully control — no US company, from 214 countries.
Updated · Reviewed by Joyce Chin, Chief Operating Officer & Compliance Officer
Your USD account
$12,480.00
Upwork · Payout
Today · Received
Upwork · Payout
Jun 30 · Received
Illustrative — your balance and payouts, once you’re set up.
USD
paid to your US account
1 %
to receive on a personal account
$0
to open or hold
214
countries supported
How Upwork pays out
Upwork lets freelancers withdraw earnings in US dollars with its Direct to U.S. Bank (ACH) method, which sends funds to a US account number and routing number that accepts ACH. Upwork requires no US company and no SSN.
Set it up once
Open a Poplin account
From 214 countries, for the USD account, in minutes. You get USD account and routing numbers in your own name, no US company.
Add them in Upwork
In Upwork, open Account settings → Withdrawals, choose Add a method, set up Direct to U.S. Bank, and enter your Poplin account number and routing number.
Get paid
Every payout lands as dollars in a balance only you control — Poplin can’t spend, move, or freeze your balance.
Good to know: The account name must match your verified Upwork name, and Upwork holds a new withdrawal method for a short security period before its first use.
Why not just use a local bank?
Local bank / no US account
- Converted to local currency at a marked-up rate
- A US company or US bank needed, for most USD payouts
- No dollar balance — money lands already converted
Get paid into Poplin
- Paid in dollars — you convert when you choose
- An identity check at signup — no US company, no US bank
- A dollar balance in your own name and control
Why Poplin
Paid into your own name
Poplin can’t spend, move, or freeze your balance. How it stays safe →
No US company needed
Open a USD account in your own name from 214 countries, with an identity check at signup — no US entity to set up first.
One account, every platform
The same details work for Deel, Toptal, Patreon, and more — and for direct clients. All platforms →
Getting paid by Upwork — FAQ
Setup
Can I add my Poplin account to Upwork?
Yes. Your Poplin USD account has its own account number and routing number, which you add in Upwork as a US bank (ACH) withdrawal method — exactly like any US bank account.
Eligibility
Do I need a US company or US bank to get paid by Upwork?
No. You can open a Poplin USD account in your own name from 214 countries with no US company and no US bank, then use it as your Upwork payout method.
Speed
How long do Upwork payouts take to arrive?
An ACH credit is available in your Poplin account the next business day or sooner once Upwork releases it — that speed is set by the ACH network, not Poplin. Before that, Upwork has its own processing time, which can run several business days, so its payout schedule is the timeline to check.
Cost
What does it cost to get paid from Upwork into Poplin?
There’s no fee to open or hold a Poplin account. Receiving is 0.5% for business and 1% for personal — the full schedule is on our pricing page. Upwork’s own withdrawal fees are separate.
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Get paid by Upwork into your own account.
Open a USD account in your own name — no US company, no monthly fees.