Shield your payments: Virtual cards for every freelancer vendor worldwide.
Remote freelancers cannot use virtual cards from their banking apps for global subscriptions and vendor payments.
NomadPayShield offers one-click virtual cards with built-in fraud protection tailored for international vendors and subs. Set rules like geo-limits or vendor-locks, get instant reimbursements via client portals. Perfect for borderless freelancers avoiding bank card blocks.
Remote freelancers handling international subscriptions and vendor payments
Rule-based fraud shields and direct client reimbursement links.
supportive
Create card with vendor pre-fill.
Set geo, amount, recurrence limits.
Shareable links for clients to reimburse.
Email/SMS on rule breaches.
Pre-vetted global vendors.
Approve multiple at once.
Visual rule setup.
Upwork/Fiverr webhooks.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| phone | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| vendor | text | No |
| rules_json | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| value | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| card_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| client_paid | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/cards/quickOne-click card with rules
/api/rulesSet fraud rules
/api/reimbursements/:id/linkGet shareable link
/api/alertsFetch alerts
No reimbursements
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 180 | 4% | $216 | $2,592 |
| Month 6 | 1,400 | 5.5% | $2,310 | $27,720 |
Fraud-proof global cards + easy client reimbursements for nomads.
Join freelance Slack communities (e.g., FreelanceHub), offer free Pro for testimonials. Run targeted Twitter ads to 'digital nomad payments'. Cold DM LinkedIn freelancers complaining about cards.
Shopper protection
US bank only
Global + reimbursements
Cheap FX
No rules/reimbursements
Fraud shields + client flow
Network of vetted vendors and user-shared rule templates.
Increasing fraud in freelance payments (reported 30% rise) + global gig platforms expansion.
Freelancers prefer banks
Free tier + education content
Reimbursement money transmission
Stripe Connect compliance
Rule complexity bugs
Simple defaults + tests
Success: 80% interest
Success: Positive NPS 8+
Success: 30% convert
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