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CardUpNow vs SolCard

It is a trade-off. SolCard has the higher Safety grade (4.3 against 3.8), while CardUpNow has the higher Privacy grade (5.4 against 2.0).

CardUpNow

Virtual Visa and Mastercard cards funded with USDT or BTC, opened with an email and password

Privacy

5.4/ 10

Caution

Safety

3.8/ 10

Poor

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

SolCard

Prepaid Visa/Mastercard topped up with crypto; the virtual tier needs only an email

Privacy

2.0/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.3/ 10

Caution

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

CardUpNowSolCard
Category Crypto Cards Crypto Cards
KYC policy No ID mentioned ID on risk flag
Custody Custodial Custodial
Sign-up Email required Email required
Open source No No
Tor onion address No No
Coins USDT, BTC SOL, USDC, USDT, ETH, BTC, LTC, BNB
Pay with Crypto Crypto
Fees $50 one-time activation fee (non-refundable); 5% deposit fee, 5% card issuance fee, 5% withdrawal fee; $0.40 per declined transaction Virtual card: 5% top-up fee plus $10 issuance fee; Platinum: 0% top-up fee (fee schedule of 15 August 2026)
Limits Minimum deposit $100; no maximum stated Virtual card: $5,000 per month; Platinum: no monthly limit
Jurisdiction Not published Hong Kong
Not available in Not published Terms exclude residents of Hong Kong and of countries under comprehensive UN, US, EU or UK sanctions
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only CardUpNow

No phone neededAnonymous operatorRuns an affiliate programme

Both

CustodialClosed sourceRequires email

Only SolCard

May request IDLegal entity disclosed

Where they sit among crypto cards

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Moon Privacy 5.7 · Safety 4.7 WaldenPay Privacy 3.8 · Safety 4.4 Stealths Privacy 7.9 · Safety 4.3 Goblin Card Privacy 5.4 · Safety 3.9 XMRVCC Privacy 6.6 · Safety 3.8 2Fiat Privacy 6.1 · Safety 3.8 OffGrid Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 CardUpNow Privacy 5.4 · Safety 3.8 SolvoCard Privacy 5.8 · Safety 2.1 Laso Finance Privacy 2.2 · Safety 4.6 SolCard Privacy 2.0 · Safety 4.3 Kripicard Privacy 2.1 · Safety 4.0 BingCard Privacy 0.3 · Safety 4.0 DigitalPurse Privacy 2.4 · Safety 3.8 XKard (XHYPE) Privacy 1.1 · Safety 5.1 RedotPay Privacy 0.6 · Safety 4.3
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Questions

Is CardUpNow or SolCard safer?

SolCard has the higher Safety grade: CardUpNow 3.8, SolCard 4.3, out of 10.

Does CardUpNow or SolCard require KYC?

CardUpNow is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SolCard is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).

Which has more incidents on record?

CardUpNow has 0 and SolCard has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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