Binance Card vs Avici

Binance Card costs less across the spending levels we test. The full fee, reward, availability and safety comparison is below.

Verdict

  • Binance Card leaves more money in your pocket at all three spending levels we test: $60 a year more at $500 a month, $462 a year more at $2,000 a month, $546.00 a year more at $5,000 a month.
  • Binance Card is a custodial card, so the provider holds your balance. Avici is self-custody.
  • On our safety check, Binance Card scores 61/100 (Good) and Avici scores 67/100 (Good).
  • Overall, Avici rates 53/100 against 51/100 for Binance Card, helped by its reach: it is offered in 49 countries and territories against 8 for Binance Card.
  • Among the 25 countries we track, both cards are offered in 4: Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.

Yearly cost at $2,000 a month (20% foreign spend, one $200 ATM withdrawal a month). A minus sign means cashback outweighs fees.

  • Binance Card · Tier 3-$386.40
  • Avici · Platinum$75.60
Crypto card comparison
FeatureBinance CardAvici
Countries offered8 countries49 countries (better)
Card networkMastercardVisa
CustodyCustodialSelf-custody
KYCFullFull
Top-up assetsUSDT, USDC, FDUSD, BNB, BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, LINK, XRPUSDC
Top-up or conversion fee0.9%0% (better)
FX markup2%1% (better)
ATM fee$1.50 after 2 free a month0.65% + $1
Annual fee (base tier)FreeFree
Card issuanceVirtual Free · Physical $10Virtual $15 · Physical $50
Cashback1.5% to 3% (better)None
Apple Pay / Google PayApple PayApple Pay, Google Pay
Safety score61/10067/100 (better)
Overall rating51/10053/100 (better)
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Yearly cost at three spending levels

Monthly spendBinance CardAvici
$500-$20.40
Tier 2
$39.60
Platinum
$2,000-$386.40
Tier 3
$75.60
Platinum
$5,000-$398.40
Tier 3
$147.60
Platinum

Yearly cost: conversion, FX, ATM and fixed fees minus cashback. A minus sign means cashback outweighs fees. US dollars, 20% foreign spending, one $200 ATM withdrawal a month. The card cost calculator runs the same comparison with your own habits.

Where the money goes at $2,000 a month

LineBinance Card
Tier 3
Avici
Platinum
Top-up and conversion fees$237.60$0
Spending fees$0$0
Foreign exchange markup$96$48
ATM fees$0$27.60
Annual, monthly and subscription fees$0$0
Cashback-$720-$0
Yearly cost-$386.40$75.60

Fees

Binance Card charges 0.9% to convert or top up and 2% on spending in a foreign currency. Avici charges 0% and 1%.

The conversion fee applies to every dollar you load, so Avici's lower rate matters most for everyday spending in your home currency. On $1,000 of spending, the gap is $9.

ATM withdrawals: Binance Card $1.50 after 2 free a month; Avici 0.65% + $1.

A virtual card costs nothing with Binance Card and $15 with Avici. A physical card costs $10 and $50. Neither card has an annual fee on its base tier.

Cashback and rewards

Binance Card cashback: 1.5% to 3%. Avici cashback: None.

Binance Card tiers: Tier 1: 1.5%; Tier 2: 2% from $100 of monthly spend; Tier 3: 3%, capped at $100 a month from $1,000 of monthly spend.

Avici tiers: Platinum: 0%; Signature ($20 a year after year one): 0%.

Binance Card: Tiers updated on 1 June 2026. The tier you reach in a calendar month applies to all of that month's eligible spending, and cashback is paid by the 10th of the next month in USDC or BTC depending on your country. Brazil uses the same rates in BRL with a R$500 cap.

Avici: No card cashback is published. Signature adds Visa Signature benefits (lounge access via Visa Airport Companion, rental car cover, purchase protection, travel insurance) but no free lounge visits yet. New users get a $5 welcome bonus ($8 through a referral). Referrers earn 2% of a friend's card spend for the friend's first 90 days.

Availability and KYC

Binance Card is offered in 8 countries, including Australia, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Binance runs the card through its Global Program in "selected countries" and confirms eligibility at application. Its support pages name Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Armenia, plus some CIS countries it doesn't list, and separate programs in Argentina and Brazil. It isn't offered in the US, the UK or the EU.

Avici is offered in 49 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. Avici lists these regions for the card. In the US it is open in 31 states only (AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OK, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WV, WY). The list has "Dominica Republica" and "Dominicana", read here as the Dominican Republic. Residents of Belarus, mainland China, Cuba, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam are barred, and Avici says unlisted places may also be restricted. The card cannot be used in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Ukraine or Venezuela. The card terms page also says "Non-US citizens only", which conflicts with the US state list.

Binance Card needs full KYC and Avici needs full KYC.

The card finder checks both cards against your country, KYC level and must-have features.

Limits, wallets and card types

Binance Card publishes a daily spending limit of $5,000 and a monthly limit of $15,000.

Avici does not publish fixed spending or ATM limits.

Binance Card works with Apple Pay, and Avici works with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Binance Card and Avici issue a virtual card you can use straight away.

Custody and safety

Binance Card scores 61/100. Licensing: holds a licence or registration outside the tier-one list (Outside Brazil and Argentina, the card is issued by Immersve Limited, a New Zealand company (FSP1003031) and Mastercard Global Reach partner. In Brazil it is issued by Dock, a payment institution regulated by the Central Bank of Brazil). The card is issued through Immersve Limited. 2023-11-21: Binance pleaded guilty in the US to anti-money laundering and sanctions violations and agreed to pay more than $4 billion. Binance stopped offering new crypto-asset services in the EU from 1 July 2026 after withdrawing its MiCA application.

Avici scores 67/100. Licensing: holds a licence or registration outside the tier-one list (Issuer Third National (Nimbus LLC dba Third National) is a licensed money transmitter in Puerto Rico, NMLS #2612780, licence TM-0207). The card is issued through Third National. 2026-08-28: An attacker exploited an outdated Rain card-collateral contract and drained about $500,859 from the card balances of 1,685 Avici users (about $1.1 million across several programs). Self-custodial wallets were not affected. Avici and Rain committed to refund every user in full and Rain upgraded the affected deployments. Avici filed an FBI IC3 report. Avici Inc is a Delaware company with a named San Francisco address and published terms, privacy policy and docs, and the app has been on the iOS App Store since 2023 (app id 6465962039). The card holds no user funds in Avici's own accounts, but card balances sit in a Rain contract that was exploited in August 2026. Card spend is settled with Visa roughly weekly by liquidating the spent USDC.

Full reports: Binance Card safety check and Avici safety check.

About each card

Binance Card is a custodial Mastercard from Binance. It tops up with USDT, USDC, FDUSD, BNB, BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, LINK and XRP.

Avici Card is a self-custody Visa card from Avici Inc. It tops up with USDC.

Which card fits you

Binance Card fits if

  • You want a higher cashback ceiling (up to 3%).

Avici fits if

  • You want to keep crypto in your own wallet until each payment.
  • You spend in foreign currencies often, since its FX markup is lower.
  • Most of your spending is in your home currency, where its lower conversion fee counts most.
  • You weigh licensing and fund segregation heavily, since it scores higher on our safety check.

Read more: Binance Card fees and details · Avici fees and details · Binance Card review

Binance Card vs Avici: questions

Which is cheaper, Binance Card or Avici?
At $2,000 a month with 20% foreign spending and one $200 ATM withdrawal, Binance Card leaves $462 more per year. The result can change with your spending, so the comparison above lets you enter your own amount.
Can I use Binance Card and Avici in the same country?
Yes, in 4 of the 25 countries we track, including Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
Is Binance Card or Avici safer?
Avici scores higher on our safety check (67/100 against 61/100). The score looks at licensing, custody, fund segregation, proof of reserves and incident history.
Which card has better cashback, Binance Card or Avici?
Binance Card pays 1.5% to 3% and Avici pays none. Caps, tier rules and fees decide what you keep, which is why the yearly figures above include both.

Sources

  1. Binance Card: fees · checked September 28, 2026
  2. Binance Card: availability · checked September 28, 2026
  3. Binance Card: cashback · checked September 28, 2026
  4. Binance Card: safety · checked September 28, 2026
  5. Avici Card: fees · checked September 29, 2026
  6. Avici Card: availability · checked September 29, 2026
  7. Avici Card: cashback · checked September 29, 2026
  8. Avici Card: safety · checked September 29, 2026