Ether.fi Cash Card vs RedotPay Card: 2026 Comparison
Comparing Ether.fi Cash Card and RedotPay Card on fees, cashback, custody, and where each card is available.
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The short version:
Ether.fi Cash scores 4.9/5 on the Sweepbase formula and RedotPay scores 3.6/5, a gap of 1.3 points. The Strengths row in the table lists what each card is credited for. What moves the score for Ether.fi Cash: self-custody, no issuance or annual fee, up to 3% cashback.
Ether.fi Cash:
4.9 / 5.0·Sweepbase rating
RedotPay:
3.6 / 5.0·Sweepbase rating
Side by side
Side-by-side comparison of Ether.fi Cash Card, RedotPay Card. Scroll horizontally to see all columns.
Strength: First virtual card free (Core 1, Luxe 4, Pinnacle 10, VIP 50), except that Core members in Argentina, Angola…The fine print
… Bangladesh, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, South Africa and Thailand pay $10 for the first virtual card under regional pricing
Additional virtual $10 (VIP none)
Physical: none free on Core, 1 metal free on Luxe, 2 on Pinnacle and VIP
An additional physical card costs $50 on Core and $100 on Luxe and Pinnacle
Delivery "within 15+ business days", Pinnacle 1 to 3 business days
Cancellation only within 24 hours
Card fees are deducted from the account balance
Virtual $10The fine print
Physical $100 (standard mail free, DHL Express extra)
Virtual replacement $5 then $10
Pro waives one virtual (monthly) or one physical (annual) fee
Annual fee
Strength: Free; Luxe and Pinnacle can be bought outright at $199/year and $999/year instead of earning them with points
Strength: Free
FX fee
0% on USD purchasesThe fine print
Every other currency pays a 1% base foreign transaction fee plus a tier margin of up to 0.5% on Core and up to 0.25% on Luxe, per the international cardholder agreement last modified 8 Sep 2026, so a Core holder pays about 1-1.5% over the Visa rate
The help centre (3 Nov 2026) prints only the tier margin (Core 0.5%, Luxe 0.25%, none on Pinnacle and VIP) and leaves out the 1%
EUR at 0% rests on a help article of 24 Jun 2026 that calls the feature beta
The agreement has no EUR exception
FX still applies if the merchant charges a third currency or the terminal runs dynamic currency conversion
1.2% on any purchase not in USD (every card issued since 21 Jan 2026 is billed in USD) plus a 1% crypto conversion fee; USD purchases carry no currency fee
Rewards
Cashback
Strength: Up to 3% (Tiers)
Strength: 3% on Pro
Yield on spendable balance
Strength: Yes
Strength: Yes
Access
Apple / Google Pay
Strength: Yes (Apple Pay; Google Pay)
Strength: Yes (Apple Pay; Google Pay; Samsung Pay)
Bank account in your name
Strength: SEPA: Yes, EUR in and out via ether.fi's banking provider: receive as EURC €0.90, receive as USDC €0.90 plus 0.15%…The fine print
… outgoing SEPA €0.90 plus any FX conversion, SEPA Instant deposits where the sending bank supports it
No universal ether.fi minimum and no tier-based transfer limits, provider limits shown before confirmation
IBAN: the SEPA article shows deposit details for an account "created for you with our third party provider" but does not call it a personal IBAN
SWIFT: Yes for non-US residents, "generate your personal virtual bank account" with an account number and SWIFT code, $20 plus 0.1% per transfer
US ACH $0.50 plus 0.1% and FedWire $20 plus 0.1% via virtual USD account details
UK Faster Payments: unique sort code and account number, deposits only, £0.90 plus 0.20%
Every inbound fiat transfer lands as a stablecoin
No
Daily spend limit
Self-set in-appThe fine print
Defaults: daily card limit $5,000, daily vault limit $10,000, monthly vault limit $10,000, all adjustable by the cardholder
91 countries and territories: 88 with virtual and physical cards, Belgium and Ireland with virtual cards only, and the…The fine print
… United States
Most of Europe including Hungary, Norway, Liechtenstein and Monaco, except the Netherlands, Finland and Estonia
The UK, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man
The Americas and much of the Caribbean
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and selected Asia-Pacific
South Africa, Angola and Nigeria
United States: thirty states plus the District of Columbia
Not available in Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington or Wisconsin
Not available in India, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, China, Russia or any other jurisdiction the list omits
100+ countriesThe fine print
The card is not available in the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Turkey, Ukraine, mainland China, Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Morocco, Nepal or Myanmar, among the 47 areas on RedotPay's Card Issuance Restrictions list
Residents of Indonesia, Singapore, Turkey, India, Morocco and Nepal can open an account but cannot get a card
Behind the card
Card issuer
Third National (Nimbus LLC), USA; Puerto Rico money transmitter (NMLS #2612780), a subsidiary of Signify Holdings, Inc. ("Rain") per Rain's privacy policyNamed in the card terms
StraitsX, SingaporeInferred, not stated by the issuer
Our read
Strengths
You hold the keys
No issuance or annual fee
Cashback: Up to 3% (Tiers)
Spendable balance earns
Apple Pay and Google Pay
Bank account in your name
Premium Visa Signature tier
Virtual and physical
Cashback: 3% on Pro
Spendable balance earns
Apple Pay and Google Pay
Virtual and physical
Trade-offs
Nothing flagged by these checks
Issuer holds your funds
Which scores higher
Nothing in the formula favours RedotPay over Ether.fi Cash. What the formula cannot see is where you live and what you spend on: if RedotPay is sold in your country and Ether.fi Cash is not, that settles it, and the Regions row above is where to check.
Ether.fi Cash Card scores higher on the Sweepbase formula, at 4.9/5. What moves the score: self-custody, no issuance or annual fee, up to 3% cashback. The formula does not know where you live or how you spend, so check availability and fees for your own case.
Ether.fi Cash Card: issuance First virtual card free…, annual Free, FX 0% on USD purchases. RedotPay Card: issuance Virtual $10, annual Free, FX 1.2% on any purchase not in USD… You can compare total annual cost using our fee calculator.
Ether.fi Cash Card: Up to 3% cashback. RedotPay Card: 3% on Pro cashback. Rates can depend on tier, staking or caps, so check each card's page for the conditions.
Ether.fi Cash Card: Self-custody. RedotPay Card: Custodial. Ether.fi Cash Card keeps your crypto in your own wallet until you spend it, so the issuer never controls your funds.
Ether.fi Cash Card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay. RedotPay Card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Ether.fi Cash Card: 91 countries. RedotPay Card: 100+ countries. Check each card's detail page for the full country list.