{"id":68254,"date":"2022-10-07T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T12:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=68254"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:08:36","slug":"ftx-to-launch-visa-debit-card-in-40-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/ftx-to-launch-visa-debit-card-in-40-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"FTX to launch Visa debit card in 40 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency exchange FTX<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ftx-and-visa-expand-global-partnership-301643433.html\\\"> announced<\/a> a staged rollout of the Visa debit card in more than 40 countries across Latin America, Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Americas are expected to receive FTX cards first, with Europe following by the end of the year, and then Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation partner was Evolve Bank &#038; Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The firm opened<a href=\\\"https:\/\/card.ftx.com\/\\\"> a waitlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The program<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ftx-announces-plan-to-issue-a-visa-debit-card-and-opens-a-waitlist\"> started<\/a> in January 2022 in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>FTX Visa users will be able to pay securely worldwide using their exchange balances in digital currencies, 24\/7, 365 days a year, at 80 million points of sale.<\/p>\n<p>Assets will be automatically converted into the required fiat amount at the moment of payment.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange said it would not charge transaction fees, but warned of possible third-party charges.<\/p>\n<p>In<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/175494\/ftx-to-launch-visa-debit-card-in-40-new-countries\\\"> The Block<\/a> they noted a lack of clarity regarding potential rewards on card transactions, as implemented by<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-opens-access-to-its-crypto-card-for-all-us-residents\"> Coinbase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visa had previously approved launching such a payment solution with several crypto companies, including <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/binance-launches-pan-european-payment-card-with-cashback-in-bnb-tokens\">Binance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bakkt-launches-virtual-visa-debit-card-for-bitcoin-payments\">Bakkt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/blockfi-launches-bitcoin-cashback-visa-card\">BlockFi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/australian-startup-cryptospend-to-launch-debit-card-in-partnership-with-visa\">CryptoSpend<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ledger-to-launch-visa-cryptocurrency-card\">Ledger<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitcoinblack-launches-exclusive-visa-crypto-credit-card-in-the-uae\"> bitcoinblack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\u201d\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency exchange FTX announced a staged rollout of the Visa debit card in more than 40 countries across Latin America, Europe and 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