Crypto card volumes hit $4.8B annualized.
Platforms like @Ether_fi and @Gnosispay let users spend crypto directly from their wallets.
They offer cashback, savings yield, and instant borrowing via DeFi.
Welcome to the crypto neobanks:
These platforms mirror traditional consumer banks but users stay in full control.
offers 11% APY for deposits in its liquidUSD vault.
The question: can they compete with traditional fintechs?
Rain accounts for over 80% of volume, powering , RedotPay, and Avalanche.
The company raised $58M from Sapphire Ventures on 10x volume growth.
They handle compliance, custody, and FX conversion.
RedotPay is the largest card issuer: $2B in volume from 5M+ users.
They raised $45M at a $1B+ valuation in September.
The value proposition is two-fold:
First: 716M global crypto holders get a simple off-ramp into fiat.
In the UK, 40% of crypto exchange transfers get blocked.
Crypto cards provide a straightforward way to spend assets.
Second: attractive DeFi opportunities.
Platforms route users to lending protocols that mimic traditional savings.
Rates range 5-12% APY, significantly higher than traditional banks.
had $5B locked when launching Cash in May.
It's amassed $100M in card volume since.
Users earn 11.2% APY until transaction and instantly borrow stablecoins against BTC and ETH.
MetaMask and Phantom both launched card programs this year.
Wallets hosted $2.5B in swaps volume in October.
The immediate opportunity: $135B in ecosystem TVL versus $212T in traditional banking.
Cost advantages are emerging.
UK neobanks cost $25-63 per customer annually to operate.
Traditional banks: over $210.
Native protocols could go even lower.
But recent events exposed gaps.
Stream Finance collapsed after a $93M loss.
The clear rules that derisked stablecoins for institutions are still lacking for DeFi vaults.
Risk controls need material improvement.
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