Fold CardFold Card
VisaPlastic onlySince 2020US-only Visa prepaid debit card from a publicly traded bitcoin-finance company (Fold Holdings, Nasdaq: FLD). Pays cashback rewards in BTC, integrates with an ACH-enabled cash balance, and is FDIC-insured pass-through to $250,000 through Sutton Bank. Pairs gamified 'wheel-spin' sats with everyday spend.
It takes nothing at all. 173 of the 174 priced cards cost more. Among the 101 that ask for exactly as much identity, the median is $1.00.
Whether to take Fold Card
In its favour
- Bitcoin rewards on every purchase (Fold+ members) — paid in BTC
- Visa Prepaid Debit — accepted wherever Visa is accepted
- FDIC pass-through up to $250,000 via Sutton Bank
- ACH account & routing number — direct deposit, ACH bill pay
Against it
- US residents only — not available outside the United States
- BTC only — no altcoins, no stablecoins on the card
- Fold+ membership $10/mo (or $100/yr) required for full cashback rewards
- Free tier earns gift-card rewards / wheel spins only — no flat % cashback
Also true, in its favour
- Gift-card rewards and wheel spins for extra sats
- Up to 1.5% back on ACH bill pay (Fold+)
- Up to 3 authorised users / dedicated cards (Fold+)
- 'Push to Card' — instant BTC-to-card conversion
- Issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC
- Publicly traded company (Fold Holdings, Nasdaq: FLD)
What Fold Card costs
| Charge | What it costs |
|---|---|
| To get the card | |
| To issue the card | $0.00 |
| Monthly | $0.00 |
| To put money in | |
| To load | 0% |
| To spend it | |
| To spend | 0% |
| Total, per $100 spent | $0.00 |
Not published by the issuer: per payment, fixed, to spend outside the dollar, at a cash machine.
Read off foldapp.com on July 21, 2026.
Card itself: $0 issuance, $0 monthly. Fold+ membership $10/mo or $8.33/mo billed annually ($100/yr) unlocks full BTC cashback and zero-fee bitcoin buys. Specific ATM, FX and other debit-card fees are governed by the Prepaid Debit Cardholder Agreement (Sutton Bank) and not publicly listed in marketing pages.
KYC: what Fold Card asks for
A government document. Passport or ID goes to the issuer and to whoever processes verification for it, before the card is handed over.
Limits on spending
Confirmed on foldapp.com on July 21, 2026. A figure told to one person in a chat window is not a published limit, so it does not appear here.
Where it works
Closed to residents of 45 countries, according to the issuer's own terms.
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Syria
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
The other flaws
- Specific debit-card fees (ATM, FX, replacement) not published on public marketing pages
- Daily / monthly / per-transaction spend limits not disclosed publicly
- No IBAN — US ACH rails only
How we checked this
Thirteen fields are tracked for every service. 11 of them carry a figure we read off foldapp.com on July 21, 2026.
- Issuer's page
- Cost per $100 · Loading charge · Per-payment charge · Issuance · Monthly · Spending limits · Maximum balance · Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Sign-up flow
- Identity level
- Live check
- Operating status
- Terms
- Countries closed
- The issuer does not publish
- Currency conversion · Cash machine charge
Nothing here came from a press release, an affiliate sheet, or another comparison site.
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