[Eagerkid]

BITPAY THE BITCOIN DEBIT CARD, POWERED BY VISA

BITPAY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ANALYSIS
PROS/CONS
FEES
INFORMATION NEEDED

Analysis: I personally own this card and use it for everything. It is perfect for me since I receive a lot of payments online and accept bitcoin. It wouldn't make a whole lot of since to buy bitcoin on say Coinbase and then transfer it to your bitpay card. However, if you use bitcoin regularly and accept it as a payment online then this is a must have. They have a TON of different implementations that you can add to your site to make your business transactions smooth, and loading your card for personal use can not be easier. They have a lot of cool features like Direct Deposit and their mobile application is amazing. You can see all of your transactions the second they occur on the mobile app, so you are in control of your money.

PROS :
-Your card loads extremely fast when you send the bitcoin to it
-You can receive a payment across the world with a low fee ( because of crypto currency ) and spend the money within minutes in a store
-It is Visa which is accepted by millions of retailers so you can now basically buy anything
-You can get Direct Deposit which is really cool
-Mobile app is extremely easy to use and keeps you updated instantly


CONS:
-They do have fees, however I dont really see a huge problem with it
-When you are loading money to your account, the conversion rates are usually $1-2 more. Example: If you try and load $100, it will tell you to send $101-102.
-It costs $9.99 for them to send you the card
-Takes around 1-2 weeks to come in the mail ( wasn't a problem for me )


FEES:
Personal Account :

30 Transactions / Month
Up to $1,000 Daily and $10,000 Annually
1% applied to additional transactions


Business Account :

1%
Transaction Fee

Unlimited Transactions
Higher fees applicable for high-risk industries



What Information do they need?:
US Customers :
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Full Name
    Address of Residence (No PO Boxes)
    Date of Birth
    Phone Number
    Social Security Number

Non US :
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First Name
    Last Name
    Date of Birth
    Phone Number
    Delivery Address
    City
    Postal Code
    Email Address
    Proof of Address (Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Lease Dated within 90 Days)
    Proof of Identity (Driver's License, Passport, Govt. ID)

[SORRIE]

Since these are essentially debit cards do they require a certain age to obtain one or not?

[Eagerkid]

Since these are essentially debit cards do they require a certain age to obtain one or not?

Yeah you will have to be 18. Maybe different countries will have different laws.

[Dеceived]

Can these be used in paypal or nah?

[Eagerkid]

Can these be used in paypal or nah?

You can not add money via PP as far as I know

[GloryToBe]

Can you use this in Canada?

[Eagerkid]

Can you use this in Canada?

Yes you can get it in Canada

SUPPORTED COUNTRIES

[BBSimmons]

I feel like https://cryptopay.me/ is a lot better than this one because you can use a virtual one and a actual IRL one

[Eagerkid]

I feel like https://cryptopay.me/ is a lot better than this one because you can use a virtual one and a actual IRL one

Lets keep the discussion on Bitpay.

It has a lot of positives, and allows you to buy things in grocery stores, withdraw from ATMS etc.

[The Mogul]

There's another one which been out for years.
I used it a lot back when BTC was ~$500

[Eagerkid]

There's another one which been out for years.
I used it a lot back when BTC was ~$500

Not sure what you are trying to say here. If you are using Bitpay then that is awesome, I like the service

[BBSimmons]

Lets keep the discussion on Bitpay.

It has a lot of positives, and allows you to buy things in grocery stores, withdraw from ATMS etc.

Sorry only reason its better is because you dont have to be 18 or provide your SSN and it's a lil cheaper

[Eagerkid]

Sorry only reason its better is because you dont have to be 18 or provide your SSN and it's a lil cheaper

Which also means it is extremely risky and unregulated. That is what you dont want when you are using a card.

They will likely scam at some point

[BBSimmons]

Which also means it is extremely risky and unregulated. That is what you dont want when you are using a card.

They will likely scam at some point

You really trying to bash them?
I've been using them for years with no problem

[Eagerkid]

You really trying to bash them?
I've been using them for years with no problem

Doesnt make it safe. Plenty of companies scam after years of service.

anyways lets stop the off topic conversations. Feel free to PM me if you would like to continue this