UglyCash Card Review 2026
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Fees and limits
| Issuance fee | Virtual card free once you hold $5 in the Earn account; physical card delivery cost varies by country and is shown before ordering |
|---|---|
| Annual fee | Free |
| FX fee | 2% in most countries; 1% in Colombia and 0.66% in Mexico; Visa may add 1% plus $0.20 on USD purchases processed outside the US and your home country |
| ATM limit | $2.50 plus 2% in El Salvador and Ecuador, 1.35% in Mexico, 1% elsewhere; $500 every 24 hours and $5,000 every 30 days |
| Spending limit | $10,000 every 24 hours and $20,000 every 30 days |
Fees change; the current ones are in UglyCash’s terms.
Features
- Cashback: 1% in RSR (up to 6%)
The fine print
- 1% on Ugly Visa purchases, paid weekly in RSR
- Ridiculously Exclusive members ($20 a month) get 2%, 4% or 6% depending on 30-day trading volume of $1,000, $10,000 or $20,000, on the first $2,000 of purchases a month
- The part above 1% is paid 30 days after subscribing
- KYC: Yes
- Card type: Virtual + Physical
- Top up with: Free crypto deposits; US/EU/MEX bank rails (ACH $2, wire $12, MXN at 0.5% margin); cash deposits in El Salvador ($2); P2P between users
- Available countries: Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic…
Full list
- … Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia
- In the United States only California, under a separate BFF Prime agreement
- The Ugly Visa is not available in Venezuela
- Some features are restricted to certain countries
Who issues the UglyCash Card
The UglyCash Card is issued by BFF Cards, LLC, USA (program issuer named in the cardholder agreement; no sponsor bank named). The issuer is named in the source linked below. "the UGLYCASH's Visa Prepaid Card, which is issued by BFF Cards, LLC". Both agreements (BFF Prime, US; BFF United, El Salvador) were read end to end, and neither mentions Bangor Savings Bank or "Member FDIC", so the Bangor attribution in search results is unsupported.
Primary source · All cards issued by BFF Cards, LLC · Why the issuer matters
Supported cryptocurrencies
Pros and cons
Pros
- No card maintenance fee
The fine print
- Free virtual card
- Free crypto deposits and free eUSD, hyUSD and USD3 withdrawals on Base
- 1% cashback, up to 6% on the paid membership
- The spendable balance earns a 2% base reward
- Apple Pay
- Fees and limits published
- Issuer named (BFF Cards, LLC)
- No annual maintenance fee
Cons
- Cashback paid in the volatile RSR token, not dollars
The fine print
- 6% needs a $20 monthly membership plus $20,000 of trading in 30 days, and applies to $2,000 of purchases a month
- 2% FX in most countries
- ATM costs $2.50 plus 1 to 2%
- Not a bank and not FDIC insured
- In the US only California
Regional availability
Available in USA + LATAM + Eastern Europe
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia; in the United States only California. The Ugly Visa is not available in Venezuela.
Banking and fiat rails
Card overview
UglyCash is a live prepaid Visa built LATAM-first, and the cashback that sells it is paid in RSR (Reserve Rights), a volatile governance token dropped into a separate account, so its fiat value floats and can fall after you earn it. It is not the stablecoin you spend. UglyCash is 'not a bank'; BFF Prime is a FinCEN-registered MSB, KYC runs through Sumsub, and money transmission is handled by Bridge Building Inc (NMLS #2450917).
The model is mixed: your card spending balance is custodial, held in segregated accounts as an asset-backed eUSD token that is explicitly not a bank deposit and not insured, while the separate investment portfolio is self-custody. The virtual card is free once you hold $5 in the Earn account, and the spendable balance itself earns a 2% base reward. Base cashback is 1%, credited every Friday. Higher tiers of 2%, 4% and 6% sit behind a $20/mo membership and also need $1,000, $10,000 or $20,000 of trading in 30 days, and they apply only to the first $2,000 of purchases a month.
Spending costs 2% FX in most countries (1% in Colombia, 0.66% in Mexico), and ATM cash $2.50 plus 1% to 2%. Available in about 40 countries across Latin America, Africa and Asia, though the Ugly Visa is not offered in Venezuela; US access is California only, under a separate BFF Prime agreement.
- Best fit
- LATAM users wanting a USD-stablecoin account on local rails, plus Californians
- Wrong card if
- you need nationwide US coverage, self-custody of the spending balance, or cashback in stable value
Common questions about the UglyCash Card
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