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Tap Global Card

Tap Global Card

MastercardVirtual and plasticSince 2018
Asks for everythingOperational

London-listed Mastercard with 45+ crypto top-up options — up to 8% cashback at Prestige tier with €25K XTP staked, 25% fee reduction paying with native XTP.

Total, per $100 spent: not published

The issuer does not publish enough of its charges for us to price this card. That is not the same as cheap.

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Whether to take Tap Global Card

In its favour

  • 45+ cryptocurrencies for top-up (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC and more)
  • Free annual fee on all tiers
  • Up to 8% cashback at Prestige tier (€25,000 XTP staked)
  • Reduce fees 25% by paying with XTP token

Against it

  • Apple Pay NOT supported (per primary review)
  • Physical card £12.99 issuance
  • Entry-tier cashback capped at €150/month
  • FX/conversion fees higher than competitors at base tier (0.25% Prestige)

Also true, in its favour

  • Available across EEA (27 EU + IS, LI, NO)
  • London-based publicly listed company
  • New: Tap Earn yield product (launched May 2026) — up to 7% on stablecoins, 3.5% on ETH, 2.5% on BTC

What Tap Global Card costs

ChargeWhat it costs
To get the card
To issue the card$12.99
Monthly$0.00
Total, per $100 spentNot published

Not published by the issuer: to load, to spend, per payment, fixed, to spend outside the dollar, at a cash machine.

Read off withtap.com on September 7, 2026.

Physical card £12.99 issuance, free annual fee. Entry tier 0.5% cashback up to €150/month. Prestige (€25K XTP staked): 8% cashback, 0.25% conversion + 0.25% FX. Pay with XTP for 25% fee reduction. Apple Pay unavailable per current reviews.

KYC: what Tap Global 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.

Asks nothing7 cards
An email18 cards
A light check — a name and a phone, unverified9 cards
A document102 cards
Everything — document, face, address114 cards

Limits on spending

Tap Global Card publishes no spending limits at all.

Where it works

WalletsGoogle Pay only
Accepted whereOnline, in person, cash machines
Account detailsNone — it is a card, not an account
Coins in9BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, XTP, LTC, XRP, ADA, SOL
Chains3Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana
TiersStandard, Prestige

Closed to residents of 8 countries, according to the issuer's own terms.

  • Belarus
  • Cuba
  • Iran
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Syria
  • United States
  • Venezuela

The other flaws

  • Full KYC required
  • Higher rewards gated by XTP staking

What has changed

1 recorded changes, the most recent on May 7, 2026. Each carries the page we read it on.

May 7, 2026VerifiedTap Global launches Tap Earn yields for cardholdersOn May 7, 2026, Tap Global launched Tap Earn — variable yields up to 7.0% on supported stablecoins, 3.5% on Ethereum and 2.5% on Bitcoin, integrated alongside the Tap card.investormeetcompany.com

How we checked this

Thirteen fields are tracked for every service. 6 of them carry a figure we read off withtap.com on September 7, 2026.

Issuer's page
Issuance · Monthly · Apple Pay and Google Pay
Sign-up flow
Identity level
Live check
Operating status
Terms
Countries closed
The issuer does not publish
Cost per $100 · Loading charge · Currency conversion · Per-payment charge · Cash machine charge · Spending limits · Maximum balance

Nothing here came from a press release, an affiliate sheet, or another comparison site.

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