Ethena Just Launched Its Onchain Neobank: Everything You Need to Know
- Non-custodial
- Visa
- Card issuer: Third National
- Card program manager: Rain
- Virtual card: Free
- Physical card: Referenced in the Card Terms, but current availability and pricing are not specified
- KYC provider: Sumsub
- 0% Ethena Pay FX fee
- Visa exchange rate applies to non-USD transactions
- 0% cross-border fee
- Up to 5% cashback
- Cashback is paid in AVAX
- Cashback is paid after the transaction settles
- Minimum transaction for cashback: $1
- Up to 6% annual rewards on eligible balances
- Daily Boost is paid in USDe
- Rewards accrue daily
- Daily rewards are applied automatically to eligible balances
- Daily Boost requires at least one qualifying card transaction per calendar month
- Balances above the tier’s Boost Cap continue earning the underlying USDe rate
- Free instant transfers to other Ethena Pay users
- Transfers can be sent by username
- Transfers to external crypto wallets supported
- Bank withdrawals supported
- Fiat IBAN provided through licensed banking partners
- Self-custodial wallet and fiat functionality in one app
- On-ramp, off-ramp and bank transfer fees may be charged by MoonPay / Iron and are shown before the transaction
- $30 referral bonus for each qualifying referred user
- Referral bonus is paid in AVAX
- iOS supported
- Currently live in 49 countries
- Live soon: US, EU, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Taiwan, South Korea
- Multicurrency balances: Coming soon
- EUR, JPY and BRL balances: Coming soon
- Earning rewards on EUR, JPY, BRL and other currencies: Coming soon
- ATM withdrawals: Not currently available
- No account opening fee
- No monthly account fee
- No inactivity fee
- No minimum balance requirement
Standard
- Up to 4% cashback
- 4% cashback on the first $2,500 spent
- 1% cashback from $2,500 to $4,000
- No cashback above $4,000
- Up to 5% annual rate
- 5% on the first $5,000
- Underlying USDe rate on amounts above $5,000
- 0% Ethena Pay FX fee
Pro
- Up to 4.5% cashback
- 4.5% cashback on the first $8,000 spent
- 2% cashback from $8,000 to $10,000
- 1% cashback from $10,000 to $12,000
- 0.5% cashback above $12,000
- Up to 6% annual rate
- 6% on the first $15,000
- Underlying USDe rate on amounts above $15,000
- 0% Ethena Pay FX fee
VIP
- Up to 5% cashback
- 5% cashback on the first $20,000 spent
- 2% cashback from $20,000 to $30,000
- 1% cashback from $30,000 to $40,000
- 0.5% cashback above $40,000
- $1,300 cashback on $40,000 spend
- Up to 6% annual rate
- 6% on the first $50,000
- Underlying USDe rate on amounts above $50,000
- 0% Ethena Pay FX fee
Ethena Pay isn’t available in Portugal yet, so I can’t properly test everything for now
As soon as it becomes available here, I’ll definitely give it a full test