Onboard Card
0%
Free
41 countries
Onboard offers USD-denominated virtual prepaid cards funded from stablecoins or local currency and usable wherever Visa is accepted, aimed at cross-border spenders in emerging markets. It supports USDC and USDT across Ethereum, Polygon, BSC and Tron, with a low ~0.35% conversion cost but a 2% plus 0.5 USD fee on non-USD transactions and a small 3 USD issuance fee. A 10 USD welcome bonus and referral rewards are available, and coverage spans 190-plus countries. There is no cashback beyond occasional promotional campaigns.
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What it really costs to spend crypto
From loading your wallet to paying at the till.
Estimated from provider rates; the conversion spread can vary.
Fee breakdown
Spending limits
Limits shown are for the standard tier and may increase with higher tiers or verification.
Supported coins
Supported networks
Crypto features
Availability
Not available in: KP, IR, SY, CU
How Onboard Card compares on cost
Every figure above is this card in isolation. Here is where it lands against the other 59 cards we track, using our own fee dataset and the same year-one formula published on our methodology page.
What a year with this card costs
| Profile | Fees/yr | FX+conv | ATM | Cashback | Total/yr | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday$1000/mo card · $400/mo ATM | $3 | $282 | $0 | $0 | $285 | #39 |
| Active$2000/mo card · $800/mo ATM | $3 | $564 | $0 | $0 | $567 | #39 |
| Heavy$5000/mo card · $1500/mo ATM | $3 | $1,410 | $0 | $0 | $1,413 | #42 |
Year-one view, including issuance. Computed with the public total-cost formula — the same implementation the methodology page and the calculator use.
- Virtual-only card: no ATM access, so cash withdrawal fees do not apply.
- Available in 41 countries — #1 of 59 by coverage.
Figures recomputed from our live fee dataset on every deploy.
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Onboard Card FAQ
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