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From Five Steps to Three: How Mohammed Fixed His Broken Payment Flow
Mohammed is a freelance developer on Upwork, based in Africa.
Like many global freelancers on Upwork, his work is international -but his money?
That’s a different story.
For years, Mohammed relied on a complex, fragile chain just to access the money he earned online.
The Old Routine
Here’s how it used to work:
- Upwork → PayPal
Mohammed’s clients paid him in USD on Upwork. His earnings were routed to PayPal by default. - PayPal → Wise
To move money out of PayPal, he’d transfer to Wise. If he timed it wrong (like the end of the month), extra fees kicked in. Wise would often flag activity when it involved crypto exchanges which could risk account closure. - Wise → Binance (P2P)
He’d then push his USD to Binance, use P2P to buy USDT, and hope for a good rate. The process was clunky, full of friction, and depended on third-party liquidity and timing. - Binance → Local Currency(P2P Cashout)
Finally, he’d sell his USDT for local currency on P2P. Every hop carried risk -one platform delay, account hold, or compliance flag and the whole chain broke.
The Problem
- Transfers could take days, especially across weekends or holidays.
- Any account in the chain could freeze or reject funds.
- Fees added up fast, cutting deep into his earnings.
- Crypto-related activity felt like walking a tightrope with TradFi tools.
He wasn’t alone.
Tens of thousands of freelancers across Africa, LATAM, and Southeast Asia juggle similar multi-step processes every month -just to get paid for honest work.
The Switch to VaultLeap
Mohammed discovered VaultLeap, a platform built to simplify cross-border payments using stablecoin infrastructure.
Here’s what changed:
- Upwork → VaultLeap (USDC)
He connected his VaultLeap receiving account directly to his freelance platform. Now his USD payments land as USDC instantly -no PayPal or Wise in the middle. - VaultLeap → Binance (USDC)
From VaultLeap, he sends to Binance in under 5 seconds.
No flags. No friction. Just clean, compliant stablecoin transfers. - Binance → EGP (P2P)
The P2P conversion is still there -but now, it’s the only manual step. And it works far better when everything before it is instant and reliable.
What He Gained
- ⏱️ Time -cut days of waiting down to seconds
- 🧾 Transparency -no hidden fees, no surprise conversions
- ✅ Stability -no blocked accounts or frozen wires
- 🧘🏽♂️ Peace of mind -a simple, repeatable system that just works
Built for the Way Freelancers Actually Work
VaultLeap isn’t a bank.
It’s a modern payment layer built on top of stablecoin rails -giving freelancers a compliant way to receive, store, and move money across borders without being trapped in legacy tools.
For Mohammed, that means no more juggling five platforms just to reach his local currency.
Just one deposit, one transfer, and done.
If you’re freelancing globally, but your money’s still stuck in 2006 -you might want to check this out. 🔗 www.vaultleap.com