How to activate Payoneer card
To activate a Payoneer card, sign in to your Payoneer account, open Card Management or Payoneer Cards, select the card and click Activate.
Activation happens online inside your Payoneer account. You can only activate a card once it has arrived, because you need its full card details to complete the process.
- Sign in: Log in to your Payoneer account on the Payoneer website.
- Open your cards: Go to Settings and choose Card Management, or select Payoneer Cards from the menu.
- Select the card: Locate the card you want to turn on and click Activate.
- Enter the card number: Type the full 16-digit card number with no spaces or hyphens.
- Accept the terms: Tick the boxes agreeing to the pricing and fees, privacy policy and terms and conditions, then click Activate again.
- Get your PIN: Follow the on-screen prompts to view or set your PIN.
People comparing Payoneer vs Wise for card use should know that a Payoneer card stays inactive until these steps are finished, even after it has been delivered.
- Card not arrived: Activation is not possible yet, so wait until the physical card reaches you.
- Card details missing: Keep the card in hand, since the full card number is needed during activation.
- No card yet: A Payoneer Mastercard can be ordered from within your Payoneer account before activation.