Here’s Why Curve is a Must-have App for Crypto Investors

February 9, 2022 at 9:01 am

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Here’s Why Curve is a Must-have App for Crypto Investors

Curve Simplifying Crypto Payments

Despite being just over a decade old, the popularity of bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies keeps increasing with each passing day and it is estimated that nearly four percent of the world population currently own crypto assets (around 300 million people).

While a good number of crypto investors prefer to hold these super volatile assets as a hedge against hyperinflation, some others run their daily lives with cryptocurrency, making fast payments at retail locations supporting their exchange linked debit cards.

At the moment, it’s almost impossible to accurately count the number of legit cryptocurrency projects that have issued their own debit cards, from Nexo to Voyager, down to leading exchanges like Binance and Coinbase, as well as even the obscure blockchain projects. The list is quite exhaustive.

For crypto market participants that hold more than one crypto-payment card, sometimes it may be a herculean task managing these cards. However, with Curve, crypto cardholders can now manage all their crypto payment cards from various issuers, right from the app.

Unlimited Benefits

For those who are unaware, Curve is a financial super app that combines all your cards in one, including regular debit cards and exchange-linked cards like those from Nexo, Binance, and Plutus.

With Curve, users can simply add their Visa and MasterCard debit cards and even virtual cards to the platform and make payments anywhere, with any device. Any Visa or MasterCard debit or credit card successfully added to Curve becomes automatically compatible with payment platforms such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay, with all purchases (up to EUR 100,000) covered by Curve Customer Protection (CCP).

At the moment, Curve cards do not support cryptocurrency purchases. However, the innovative solution offers users a plethora of exciting benefits including a one percent cashback on purchases within the first 30 days of signing up, 20 percent cashback on payments made to big brands like Nike, Uber, JustEat, and more.

Curve makes it easier for users to track their balances in-app, select the right card for each transaction, and use credit cards like debit cards without restrictions.

What’s more, Curve also offers travelers great value, including zero transaction fees on the first GBP 500/ EUR 500 weekday purchases abroad, and zero ATM withdrawal fees on weekday transactions worth GBP 200/EUR 200 abroad.

“You can use your domestic cards abroad through Curve to avoid currency exchange fees as well if using a supported currency. If you pay with the wrong card, you can retrospectively change this in-app. Move payments of up to GBP 5,000 onto a different card 30 days after you’ve made the transaction. The payment will be refunded and moved without calling your bank or any complications,” the team explains.

Interestingly, the team has made it clear that Curve users can buy crypto from a select list of merchants including Coinbase, BANXA, Bitpanda, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Kraken, Moonpay, and Uphold, if the issuer of the underlying card supports crypto payments.

Curve cardholders who have added their crypto payments cards such as Coinbase card, can easily spend their crypto straight from Curve by simply selecting Coinbase card from the “Wallet” tab on the app when trying to make a purchase.

That’s not all, Curve users can also set up backup cards via the app. This way, if the primary payment card is declined, the backup card will be used to attempt the payment automatically instead of manually switching cards.

As an extra bonus, Curve is offering users who sign up and use it a £5 welcome bonus for coming through Crypto.news. All you have to do is sign up by clicking on “Curve” above, add a payment card and spend £10 through the virtual or digital Curve card in your first 14 days to earn your bonus.