Is Nexo Card Safe?

Nexo Card scores 63/100 on our safety check. Each factor below links to its source.

Safety score

63/100

Good

Keep only what you plan to spend on the card. Stablecoins remove price risk while funds wait. Spreading funds across two providers limits the damage if one freezes.

Licensing25/25

Issued by a bank or e-money institution regulated in a tier-one jurisdiction. Source

Custody4/10

The provider holds your balance. Source

Fund segregation20/20

The issuer states that customer funds are held separately from company funds. Source

Proof of reserves0/10

No proof of reserves is published. Source

Incident history4/20

2023-01-19: Nexo Capital Inc. agreed to pay a $22.5 million SEC penalty, plus $22.5 million to US state regulators, over its unregistered Earn Interest Product. 2026-01-14: California's DFPI fined Nexo Capital Inc. $500,000 for making loans to California residents without a lender licence and without checking their ability to repay. Source

Terms and fee transparency5/10

Some fees are only shown in the app. Source

Card network5/5

Runs on Mastercard. Source

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Sources

  1. Nexo Card: fees · checked September 28, 2026
  2. Nexo Card: availability · checked September 28, 2026
  3. Nexo Card: cashback · checked September 28, 2026
  4. Nexo Card: safety · checked September 28, 2026