Just a little rant, I guess. I've been mystery shopping for about 4 years and never had a problem with getting paid via paypal or bank transfer - until lately. I feel like I have to fight to get paid for my work..
In another post I mentioned that I was told my paypal payment had gone unclaimed by a company I'd worked for various times in the past without problems. It took a while, but I finally figured out that their system had reverted to an email I hadn't used in several years, which was no longer linked to PayPal. They said it was fixed and the payment was reprocessed so it should arrive soon It's now been another month and still nothing.
In another case, it was an audit for a company I had not worked for before. However, they had good reviews on this and another site, as far as paying on time and being good to work for. Everything seemed professional when I did the work, but when I asked about payments, I was told various times that there were delays in reviewing the work. FInally, mid-December I was told the payment was processed and should arrive soon. Christmas passed and still nothing. Last I heard they had accidentally started to process a check, not a wire to my account, but that they had done a wire and the money would be there last Friday. Today it's still not showing up. I copied the payment information directly from an communication from my bank, so I doubt that the problem is that. I have done that before and been paid with no issue by other companies.
Between the two, it's over US$500, not an inconsequential sum. I've followed up again today. There's not much more I can do, I guess.