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Linking a crypto card to PayPal
Stablecoin-only collateral: approved USDC and USDT on Ethereum. The credit limit is 100% of that collateral value, with no haircut. No BTC, ETH, SOL or other coins are accepted.
Published by the IndevBank product team · Reviewed
PayPal is a wallet rather than a merchant, so a card is added as a funding source and then used to pay or to top up a balance. A virtual card can be linked when PayPal accepts it, a small verification hold may apply, and the confirmed spending amount must cover whatever you pay.
Wallet, not a merchant
Unlike a shop, PayPal does not charge you for a product; it charges your card when you fund a payment or a balance. Card linking, currency and limits are governed by PayPal, and not every card type or region is supported inside a given PayPal account.
Verification holds
Adding a card can trigger a small temporary authorisation to confirm it, which is later released. Keep enough confirmed USDC or USDT available for that hold and for the actual payment, since a pending hold reduces what is spendable until it clears.
Using the IndevBank card
The virtual card is used for online payments on the services you already use; where PayPal accepts it as a funding source, you pay the same dollar amount as your confirmed deposit. Acceptance, authentication and PayPal’s own rules apply, and this does not confirm PayPal availability in any region.
Cashback and fees
Card fees are $0. Whether a PayPal-routed payment is an eligible settled purchase for the 1.5% cashback (capped at $50 per transaction and $250 per month) depends on how the transaction settles. Currency conversion, if the payment currency differs from your deposit, is separate.
Programme sources
Examples are educational calculations, not a product recommendation. IndevBank product figures are the published programme parameters and a dated configuration snapshot. They are not personalised advice.
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