SafePal CardSafePal Card
MastercardVirtual and plasticSince 2024Crypto Mastercard from SafePal hardware wallet — backed by Fiat24 Swiss bank stake, free SafePal X1 hardware wallet on signup, USDC-native with Swiss IBAN, Apple/Google/PayPal/Samsung Pay.
78 of the 174 priced cards cost less. Among the 113 that ask for exactly as much identity, the median is $1.25.
Whether to take SafePal Card
In its favour
- From hardware wallet maker SafePal — strategic Fiat24 investment
- Mastercard, linked to a Swiss IBAN account
- USDC default deposit currency, swap any crypto
- Swiss bank account included (via Fiat24)
Against it
- 1% currency-exchange fee on non-USD Mastercard transactions
- Spread on crypto swaps
- Full KYC via Fiat24 Swiss bank
- US not supported
Also true, in its favour
- Free SafePal X1 hardware wallet ($69.99 value) on signup
- Apple/Google/PayPal/Samsung Pay supported
- 0.2% swap/cross-chain fee
- 0% top-up/deposit fee under current waiver program
- Live in 60+ countries and regions
What SafePal 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 | 0.2% |
| To spend outside the dollar | 1% |
| Total, per $100 spent | $1.20 |
Not published by the issuer: per payment, fixed, at a cash machine.
Read off safepal.com on July 21, 2026.
0% account creation/management. Standard top-up/deposit fee is 0% under SafePal's current fee-waiver program. 1% currency-exchange fee on Mastercard transactions settled in non-USD currencies. 0.2% swap/cross-chain fee. Free SafePal X1 hardware wallet on signup ($69.99 value). Powered by Swiss bank Fiat24 (FINMA-licensed). USDC default; swap any crypto in-app. Mastercard (SafePal's earlier Visa card has been superseded by the Mastercard product).
KYC: what SafePal Card asks for
Full verification: a document, a photograph of your face and proof of your address. The same file a bank opens on you, held by a company that is not a bank.
Limits on spending
Not published by the issuer: daily spend, per payment, maximum balance, cash, per day.
Confirmed on safepal.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 1 countries, according to the issuer's own terms.
- United States
The other flaws
- Newer card product (2024 launch)
What has changed
1 recorded changes, the most recent on March 17, 2026. Each carries the page we read it on.
How we checked this
Thirteen fields are tracked for every service. 11 of them carry a figure we read off safepal.com on July 21, 2026.
- Issuer's page
- Cost per $100 · Loading charge · Currency conversion · Per-payment charge · Issuance · Monthly · Spending limits · Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Sign-up flow
- Identity level
- Live check
- Operating status
- Terms
- Countries closed
- The issuer does not publish
- Cash machine charge · Maximum balance
Nothing here came from a press release, an affiliate sheet, or another comparison site.
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