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CardUpNow vs SolvoCard

It is a trade-off. CardUpNow has the higher Safety grade (3.8 against 2.1), while SolvoCard has the higher Privacy grade (5.8 against 5.4).

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 →

SolvoCard

Crypto-funded virtual Mastercard marketed with zero KYC and email-only sign-up

Privacy

5.8/ 10

Fair

Safety

2.1/ 10

Poor

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

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CardUpNowSolvoCard
Category Crypto Cards Crypto Cards
KYC policy No ID mentioned No ID mentioned
Custody Custodial Custodial
Sign-up Email required Email required
Open source No No
Tor onion address No No
Coins USDT, BTC BTC, ETH, USDT, XMR
Pay with Crypto Crypto, Monero
Fees $50 one-time activation fee (non-refundable); 5% deposit fee, 5% card issuance fee, 5% withdrawal fee; $0.40 per declined transaction $99 one-time issuing fee; 2% FX fee on the USD card; no FX fee on the EUR card, per the site
Limits Minimum deposit $100; no maximum stated €50,000 monthly limit per card, per the site
Incidents on record 0 1
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only CardUpNow

Nothing distinct

Both

CustodialClosed sourceRequires emailNo phone neededAnonymous operatorRuns an affiliate programme

Only SolvoCard

Accepts Monero

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 SolvoCard safer?

CardUpNow has the higher Safety grade: CardUpNow 3.8, SolvoCard 2.1, out of 10.

Does CardUpNow or SolvoCard require KYC?

CardUpNow is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SolvoCard is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

CardUpNow has 0 and SolvoCard has 1 documented incident in the registry.

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