Guides to card issuing
Written for the people who actually have to deliver a card programme: payments leads, product owners and compliance teams. No gated PDFs.
How to launch a crypto card programme
The full sequence from decision to first card in a customer's hand: licensing, BIN, scheme approval, integration, fulfilment and pilot. What actually takes the time, and what does not.
Read the guideWhat is BIN sponsorship, and when do you need it?
BINs, sponsorship, principal membership and managed BIN ranges explained without the jargon, plus how to decide which route fits your institution.
Read the guideHow crypto card settlement actually works
What happens in the seconds between a cardholder tapping and a merchant being paid, where the crypto-to-fiat conversion sits, and who carries the risk in between.
Read the guideCompliance requirements for a crypto card programme
KYC, AML, sanctions, travel rule, transaction monitoring and reporting, mapped to who is accountable for each in a white-label programme.
Read the guideMore coming
This library is being built out. Planned next: crypto-to-fiat FX in card programmes, MCC restrictions in practice, dispute and chargeback handling for crypto-funded cards, and a comparison of issuing platform models.
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