Based says it learned of unauthorized access to its Visa card-program dashboard on October 5; names, ID or passport numbers, birth dates and addresses of some cardholders may have been exposed. Based says card numbers, CVV, PIN and funds were unaffected, and cards still work; affected users should beware impersonation.
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Payy’s postmortem attributes the bridge drain to an invalid withdrawal proof accepted by its deployed verifier. It reports about 1.92 million USDC in unauthorized withdrawals; no restart or repayment plan was announced.
Payy completed its initial investigation, with external audit validation underway. The update gave no restart date or reimbursement plan.
Payy confirmed its Ethereum bridge was drained and user deposits stolen. Card payments, deposits, withdrawals and transfers were paused.
Wirex One launched publicly after a closed beta and published a 73-country card list covering Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
COCA now applies tier cashback rates to all eligible spend, but cashback, rebates and bonuses share a monthly claim allowance. Unclaimed rewards expire after 12 months.
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Ethena Pay launched its invite-gated iPhone beta with a self-custodial wallet, virtual Visa Spend Card, progressive AVAX cashback and fiat transfer features in 49 countries.
Silver members can now order an XPlace physical card in-app for $99, including courier delivery. Delivery is estimated at 3–12 days.
Gnosis App will end its card-spending cashback after August 29, with the final payout on September 1. This ends rewards paid in the app’s Circles currency (gCRC), not the separate legacy Gnosis Pay cashback paid in GNO and scheduled through September 30. The card, account, balances and previously paid rewards remain usable; the G NFT becomes a collectible.
XPlace will cut cashback on September 14 for Basic and newly purchased paid memberships. Earlier paid memberships keep the old rates for up to 12 months from purchase.
Fiat24 paused new applications while its public site was in maintenance mode. Existing account services and card documentation remained online.
Western Union launched Stablecard in 37 markets with a USDPT wallet, Visa spending, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and support for eligible remittance receipts.
Ready's card issuer ceased operations, completely disrupting service.
Kolo published ATM pricing of $1 plus 0.65%, a $500 per-withdrawal cap and a maximum of three withdrawals per 24 hours.
KuCoin replaced Australian KuCard cashback with L0–L6 reward levels paying points redeemable for USDC or USDT. Previously earned cashback remains redeemable until January 12, 2027.
Bitwala reopened German onboarding for its current account and Visa card after Lightspark received the required European crypto and electronic-money authorizations.
Cypher was acquired by Nium. Applications and loading ended July 8, rewards ended July 16, all cards were cancelled after August 7, and balances and rewards must be withdrawn or claimed before September 6, 2026.
nsave paused the issuance of new virtual cards because of technical problems with its card-issuing partners.
Gate replaced its previous cashback structure with T0–T5 reward levels paying points worth 1 USDT per 100 points, with rates of up to 8% and monthly spending requirements.
Kolo launched a EUR Visa Platinum card that can be held alongside its USD card and used for EUR purchases without fiat conversion.
Wirex ended crypto functionality in its classic app for affected EEA and Australian customers and moved them to Wirex One. The transition experienced migration failures, incorrect cashback displays, and support delays.
Ready Card has restricted card issuance and active card service to selected European countries and nearby jurisdictions.
CoinZoom introduced its current Prime reward structure, ranging from 0.5% without a ZOOM requirement to 5% for customers holding 300,000 ZOOM.
Shakepay opened its physical-card rollout, with ordering and delivery becoming available to customers in stages.
Bybit Card now offers 100% cashback in Rewards Points on selected subscriptions including ChatGPT, Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime and TradingView for Tier 2 Beta users and above.
Lemon launched free virtual and physical Visa cards in Colombia with 0.4% USDT cashback and a COP 54,000 monthly cap.
Wirex launched Wirex One with five membership levels and card rewards ranging from 0.5% to 8%. Rewards are credited as points and have monthly redemption caps.
Apple Pay stopped accepting newly issued Australian KuCards. Previously linked cards continued working, while Google Pay remained available to new cardholders.
KuCoin launched a new Australian virtual Mastercard that settles through USDC and can spend from dozens of supported exchange balances.
Lemon changed international purchases in Argentina to settle through USDC. Standard foreign purchases stopped earning cashback.
WhiteBIT began reissuing Nova cards to customers with verified Ukrainian addresses. Customers had to reconnect subscriptions, and physical-card delivery remained chargeable.
Brighty added Montenegro and Andorra to its applicant coverage.
Brighty appointed Fireblocks as the custody infrastructure provider for customer crypto balances.
Ready adds 1% FX fee and 2% ATM withdrawal fee to Lite card
Deblock indefinitely cancelled the planned BLOCK token, airdrop, staking levels, fee discounts, and card cashback of up to 10%. Deblock promised replacement compensation for accumulated points, but has not published a confirmed claim value.
SafePal disabled direct USDC purchases through its native banking gateway until further notice. Other supported deposit routes remained available.
OKX ended its temporary EEA launch offer of 15%–20% cashback. Purchases now earn the lower ongoing regional rates and remain subject to monthly caps.
MetaMask card is now available in the US (except Vermont)
SwissBorg launched its virtual Mastercard with real-time crypto conversion and BORG rewards based on the customer’s loyalty rank.
CoinZoom agreed to surrender its Washington money-transmitter license and exit customers in the state. It cannot resume Washington money-transmission services before February 9, 2029.
Starting February 23, 2026 payments made with your COCA Card via Curve will no longer earn cashback. To keep earning cashback use Android or Apple Pay.
nsave closed its former GBP and EUR card accounts, ending their physical-card and ATM features. The newer product uses a separate USD Card Wallet.
Brighty completed its move from Visa to Mastercard. Customers had to replace saved card details and experienced temporary mobile-wallet disruption during the transition.
SwissBorg introduced Dynamic Elite ranks that can rebate 92%–99% of the card’s 0.99% conversion fee for the highest-ranked Elite customers.
The previous EEA KuCard stopped operating at the end of 2025. KuCoin later described the European card as under upgrade but did not announce a replacement date.
A Bank of Lithuania restriction stopped Monavate from providing services through Brighty Digital UAB, prompting customer notifications and a transition to a different card setup.
A Bank of Lithuania restriction stopped Monavate from providing services through Kulipa, one of the companies involved in nsave’s current card setup.
Ether.Fi offering 10% cashback for new sign-ups until December 21, 2025.
Shakepay replaced its former welcome boosts with Base, Bright, and Blue reward statuses. Current card rewards range from 1% to 1.5% depending on monthly activity.
Airtm introduced a one-time 10 USDC reward for eligible customers in Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia who load at least 50 USDC onto their first card. The offer remains active during 2026.
You can now fund your Metamask card with $USDC or $USDT on Solana, Base, Linea.
WhiteBIT ended the temporary flat 3% Cashback Lite offer and restored selectable reward categories with a €25 monthly cap.
Starting October 7, all new cashback rewards will be issued in mUSD instead of USDC.
BasedApp has announced it will discontinue its Visa card services in Singapore, effective November 15, 2025
Ether.fi has extended its 3% cashback offer on all purchases for all cardholders, including Core members, through December 31.
Minimum collateral to get whitelisted for the Swype.Fun card has been lowered from $1,000 to $100.
Ether.fi has extended their "Mint, Spend, Earn" program through July 31, offering up to 5x regular rates with ETHFI boost on all liquid vaults (BTC, ETH, and stables) plus 3% cashback on all spending.
SourceEther.fi offering 3% instead of 2% cashback on the entry level card until the end of the month July.
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All Visa SolCard's are getting cancelled. Users are able to withdraw their remaining balance back to Solana.
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As of June 20, 2025, all Ka.Card Visa debit card and IBAN account services are temporarily suspended due to regulatory issues affecting their banking partner.
SolCard now offers 0% top-up fee (instead of 5%) for everyone that does KYC.
SourceAirtm launched its virtual prepaid Visa in the United States and Argentina, with additional countries scheduled to follow.
Lemon launched free virtual and physical Visa cards in Peru, paying 0.1% BTC on sol-funded purchases and 1% on crypto-funded purchases.
Standard accounts stopped accepting ordinary third-party bank deposits. Self-funded transfers and deposits from named verified platforms remained available.
WhiteBIT launched Nova with selectable cashback categories paying up to 10% in BTC or WBT and a €25 monthly reward cap.
Fiat24 moved its card from Visa to Mastercard and updated the card controls in its account interfaces.
SafePal waived the previous level-based deposit fees for its banking service.
Ripio changed its standard Brazilian rewards to 2% for eligible crypto-funded purchases and 0.5% for BRL-funded purchases, with a R$500 monthly cap.
SafePal launched its Fiat24-powered Swiss account and virtual card for eligible customers in Switzerland and the EEA.
Shakepay disclosed a personal-data breach affecting a small number of customers and added new identity, withdrawal, monitoring, and support controls.
Gate launched its European Visa debit card with direct spending from selected exchange balances.
Ripio launched its Brazilian prepaid Visa in virtual and physical formats with crypto cashback.
Shakepay launched its Canadian virtual prepaid Visa with a 1% base bitcoin reward.
Lemon launched its Argentine prepaid Visa with bitcoin rewards on eligible purchases.
CoinJar launched its Australian prepaid Mastercard with virtual and physical cards plus Apple Pay and Google Pay support.
CoinZoom launched its Visa card with crypto-funded spending and reward levels based on ZOOM holdings.