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Xplace Card vs OKX Card: 2026 Comparison

Comparing Xplace Card and OKX Card on fees, cashback, custody, and where each card is available.

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The short version:

Xplace rates 4.6/5, ahead of OKX at 4.2/5. The gap is 0.4 of a point: a few line items in the formula, not a different class of card. What moves the score for Xplace: self-custody, up to 2% cashback.

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Feature

Xplace Card 4.6 out of 5, Sweepbase rating

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OKX Card 4.2 out of 5, Sweepbase rating

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Overview
Card typeVirtual + Physical. Physical cards are live for Silver; Gold and Platinum physical cards are coming soonVirtual only
NetworkVisa CreditMastercard Debit
Custody Strength: Self-custodyCustodial
Costs
Issuance fee Strength: Free Strength: Free
Annual feeBasic free; Silver $99/yr; Gold $249/yr; Platinum $999/yr Strength: Free
FX fee1% on Basic, 0.5% on Silver, 0.25% on Gold, 0% on Platinum ($999/yr)0.1% conversion spread in the EEA, no transaction or FX fee; Brazil has no FX fee or IOF, and buying stablecoins with BRL costs up to 1.5%
Rewards
Cashback Strength: Up to 2% (Tiers) Strength: 2-10% (VIP tiers)
Yield on spendable balanceNoThe issuer pays yield, but in a separate product Strength: Yes
Access
Apple / Google Pay Strength: Yes (Apple Pay; Google Pay) Strength: Yes (Apple Pay; Google Pay)
Bank account in your nameNo Strength: SEPA via MiCA/PSD2 Malta PI license (EU); IBAN not explicitly confirmed per user
Daily spend limitBased on collateral and tierBased on verification and tier
ATM withdrawal limitNot available (no cash advances or ATM withdrawals)Not available (virtual card only)
Top-up methodsBTC (cbBTC), ETH (wETH), SOL, JitoSOL, USDC, USDT and xStocks tokenized equities on Solana (collateral for borrowing)USDC or USDG held in OKX Pay (EEA); USDG, USDC or USDT in OKX Pay, bought with BRL if needed (Brazil)
RegionsNo published availability list - x.place documents geography only by exclusion
The fine print
  • Operator: Pontech Group L.L.C-FZ
  • Issuer Third National, named once in each of the US and international card terms, which is the same rail Hyperbeat runs on and the reason both publish an identical blocklist
  • Prohibited: Belarus, China, Cuba, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
  • Its own two lists of barred US states disagree - 16 in the terms against 19 on the Prohibitions page
  • The 160+ figure is Visa acceptance rather than availability: the homepage reads Visa cards are accepted in 160+ countries
EEA + Brazil
Behind the card
Card issuerThird 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 termsMonavate Limited + UAB Monavate, UK (FCA 901097) + Lithuania (Bank of Lithuania)Named in the card terms
Our read
Strengths
  • You hold the keys
  • Free issuance
  • Cashback: Up to 2% (Tiers)
  • Apple Pay and Google Pay
  • Virtual and physical
  • No issuance or annual fee
  • Cashback: 2-10% (VIP tiers)
  • Spendable balance earns
  • Apple Pay and Google Pay
  • Bank account in your name
Trade-offsNothing flagged by these checks
  • Issuer holds your funds

Which scores higher

Xplace leads on the formula, but the score is a sum, and OKX wins some of its terms: the balance OKX spends from earns yield, and the one Xplace spends from does not; OKX charges nothing to issue or hold the card, and Xplace does. If one of those is the thing you care about, read that row above before the score.

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Xplace vs OKX: FAQ

Xplace Card scores higher on the Sweepbase formula, at 4.6/5. What moves the score: self-custody, up to 2% cashback. The formula does not know where you live or how you spend, so check availability and fees for your own case.

Xplace Card: issuance Free, annual Basic free, FX 1% on Basic, 0.5% on Silver, 0.25% on Gold, 0% on Platinum… OKX Card: issuance Free, annual Free, 0.1% conversion spread in the EEA, no transaction or FX fee. You can compare total annual cost using our fee calculator.

Xplace Card: Up to 2% cashback. OKX Card: 2-10% cashback (VIP tiers). Rates can depend on tier, staking or caps, so check each card's page for the conditions.

Xplace Card: Self-custody. OKX Card: Custodial. Xplace Card keeps your crypto in your own wallet until you spend it, so the issuer never controls your funds.

Xplace Card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay. OKX Card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Xplace Card: no published availability list. OKX Card: EEA + Brazil. Check each card's detail page for the full country list.

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