SwissBorg Card vs Volet.com Card
Crypto native
Crypto native
Verdict
- SwissBorg Card and Volet.com Card have the same overall score (7.2/10).
- SwissBorg Card is clearly stronger on: Fees, Custody & security.
- Volet.com Card is clearly stronger on: Product features.
- A full annual cost comparison is not possible yet because some fees are not disclosed or not yet researched.
SwissBorg Card is a good fit for
- Stablecoin holders
- Frequent travellers
Stronger on: Fees, Custody & security
Volet.com Card is a good fit for
- Frequent travellers
Stronger on: Product features
★ Our pickEditorial choice · score unchanged · Affiliate link
Neither card is our pick. The card we recommend instead:
Crypto native · ether.fi
Why we recommend it
- 3% cashback in ETHFI on up to $2,000 of spend a monthConditions apply
- 5.35% variable interest on your balanceConditions apply
- No annual or monthly fee on the base tierConditions apply
- Extras on the base tier: airport lounge access, travel / rental car insurance, purchase protectionConditions apply
- Self-custody: funds stay in your own walletConditions apply
Conditions apply; the review lists them with sources.
Score by criterion
| Criterion | SwissBorg Card | Volet.com Card |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | 88 | 70 |
| Cashback & rewards | – | – |
| Availability | 100 | 100 |
| FX & international | 100 | 100 |
| Product features | 47 | 70 |
| Custody & security | 75 | 60 |
| Credit & financing | 30 | – |
| Limits & ATM | 20 | – |
| Transparency | 100 | 100 |
| Best for Cashback | 6.5 | n/a |
| Best for Travel | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Best for DeFi Users | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Best for Stablecoins | 7.8 | n/a |
| Best for High Spenders | 6.1 | n/a |
| Best for Low Fees | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Best for Beginners | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Conditions apply, e.g. only for the base tier, up to a monthly cap or in some countries. Tap a value with * (or hover over it) to see them.
Product
Product status
ActiveShow source
ActiveShow source
Card type
Debit cardShow source
Prepaid cardShow source
Network
MastercardShow source
Visa / MastercardConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Europe cards Visa and Mastercard; Asia-Pacific and digital global cards Mastercard
Custody model
CustodialConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Spends crypto balances held in the SwissBorg app
CustodialShow source
Card issuer / program manager
UAB Monavate (Bank of Lithuania); app operated by BlockNodes SAS (MiCA licence A2026-011, France)Show source
Tiers / plans
Asia-Pacific · Europe Virtual · Europe PlasticConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Card variants listed
Fees
Annual fee
FreeShow source
Monthly fee
FreeShow source
FreeConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Account monthly fee; Asia-Pacific card has separate 1 USD monthly maintenance (per card page)
Physical card fee
$5Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Europe Plastic and Asia-Pacific Plastic; 5 EUR for EUR card
Virtual card fee
FreeShow source
$1Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Europe Virtual card; 1 EUR for EUR card
FX fee
0%Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Mastercard exchange rate; SwissBorg adds no FX fee (the crypto exchange fee still applies)
0%Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Digital global Mastercard USD card: Mastercard rate, no extra fee
Crypto conversion fee
0.99%Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Exchange fee for every loyalty rank; a real-time market-liquidity adjustment may be added
Top-up fee
$1 + 1%Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Europe cards loaded from Volet.com (1 EUR for EUR cards); Asia-Pacific 1.5% + 1 USD; digital global Mastercard 2.5% + 1 USD
Crypto withdrawal fee
0.1%Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Platform crypto withdrawals: plus real-time gas fees, min/max per asset; page does not mention the card
Other fees & markups
Real-time market-liquidity adjustment may be applied to the conversion price · Third parties such as Apple/Google Pay, Curve or PayPal may charge additional feesShow source
Fiat top-up by Visa/Mastercard 3.5% · USDT/USDC top-up to fiat balance 1 USD · Withdrawal to Volet.com card from 1% · USDT TRC-20 withdrawal 3.5 USDT; other chains 0.5 USDT/USDCShow source
Cashback & rewards
Cashback paid in
BORGShow source
Cashback type
Platform tokenShow source
Cashback conditions
Cashback is a share of the 0.99% exchange fee: up to 5% (Standard) to up to 99% (Elite top 10) depending on the loyalty rank · BORG rewards are locked for a period (Paid to Trade programme) · Cashback is not guaranteed and can be changed or stopped at any timeShow source
Reward expiry / vesting
BORG cashback is locked for a certain periodShow source
Credit & financing
Credit line
NoShow source
Availability
Available in
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, SwedenShow source
European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey, IsraelConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Verified users
Account / spend currencies
EUR · CHF · GBPConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Base currency set by country of residence
USD · EURShow source
Features
Apple Pay
YesConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Initially in Switzerland and France only
YesConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Only some cards support it
Google Pay
YesShow source
YesConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Only some cards support it
Physical card
NoConditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
May follow later
YesShow source
Virtual card
YesShow source
YesShow source
ATM withdrawals
NoShow source
YesShow source
Spend stablecoins
YesShow source
Spendable assets
USDC · BTC · ETH · SOL · BORG · USDG · EUROP · TGBPShow source
Limits
Spending limit
$50,000Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
One-time purchase, digital global Mastercard USD; Asia-Pacific up to 22,000 USD
Security & custody
Regulation / licences
BlockNodes SAS: MiCA authorisation A2026-011 (France)Conditions apply: tap or hover for detailsShow source
Platform-level, not card-specific
Annual cost at 1,500 EUR/month
SwissBorg Card
- Annual & monthly fees+0 EUR
- FX costs+0 EUR
- Crypto conversion–
- ATM costsunknown
- Cashbackunknown
- Net annual valuenot enough data
Volet.com Card
- Annual & monthly fees+0 EUR
- FX costs+0 EUR
- Crypto conversion–
- ATM costsunknown
- Cashbackunknown
- Net annual valuenot enough data
Assumes 300 EUR foreign spend and 100 EUR ATM per month, base tier only. Use your own numbers