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Revolut vs Vivid Money

Head-to-head on the facts that decide your money - fee stacks, KYC, the bitcoin flow and limits.

Short answer: Revolut wins overall (6.8/10 vs 4.7/10). The right pick still depends on your priority - see the flow comparison below.

Revolut Vivid Money
Overall score6.84.7
BTC loadBTC via in-app conversionBTC via in-app conversion
BTC sale timingBTC sold per transactionNot documented
KYCFull KYCFull KYC
CustodyCustodialCustodial
Top-up fee0%0%
FX fee0%1%
Monthly feenonenone
Cashbacknone4%
RegionsEEA, UK, US, APAC, LATAM, GLOBALEEA

Pick Revolut if

  • Known fee stack (0.0 vs 1.0 % equivalents on a $500/mo profile)
  • Wider documented availability

Pick Vivid Money if

  • Higher documented cashback (4% vs 0)

Revolut

The mainstream choice if you want crypto spend inside a full banking app - regulated, mature, multi-plan - but it is a bank card with a crypto side-feature: auto-conversion spreads, plan-based crypto fees and taxable disposals at every payment are the trade-offs.

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Vivid Money

Vivid's consumer crypto card is alive and regulated: free-first physical Visa, 300+ coins from EUR 1 under a Dutch AFM MiCAR CASP licence (custody via Copper), 2% default crypto trading fee and plan-capped cashback. The B2B pivot is real but the personal product demonstrably operates - with a documented 2026 freeze/support complaint pattern typical of partner-rail neobanks.

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FAQ

Which is better for privacy, Revolut or Vivid Money?
Revolut requires Full KYC, while Vivid Money requires Full KYC. Lower KYC means less data exposure - and weaker regulatory protection if something goes wrong.
When does my bitcoin get sold on each card?
Revolut: BTC sold per transaction. Vivid Money: Not documented. Sale timing determines your price exposure between loading and spending.
Which is cheaper overall?
Compare the full stack - top-up, FX, monthly, ATM - against your own spending mix in the fee calculator. Headline numbers alone flip with real usage.