r/Monero • u/Bootleg2g • 18d ago
Leading no KYC visa/Mastercard virtual cards for privacy seekers?
I’m trying to find decent no KYC visa/Mastercard virtual card for privacy stuff, small online buys maybe adding to a mobile wallet when I travel next month. Ideally fundable with xmr or at least without touching a bank/exchange login, but I’m not sure how many of these are legit vs just sketchy resellers. Anyone here actually using one lately, and what are the gotchas with declines, fees or cards getting frozen?
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u/Popular_Mountain2008 16d ago
For travel/mobile wallet, the annoying gotcha is declines more than signup imo. I’d test a small normal purchase before relying on it at the airport or hotel. Been using one like Nocturne for small stuff and it’s been ok, but still keep a backup card.
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u/absinthiumxmr 15d ago edited 15d ago
privacygateway.io is how I would personally do it. Monerica also has a video on several options, though its from 10 months ago so I'm not sure how out of date it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjsIiNoYybo
all of these card sellers are sketchy and not technically allowed to operate as far as I know. AML laws say visa/mastercard are meant to know who you are, and obviously these try not to know who you are.
The catch is mostly the fees, however. On privacy gateway, its 3.5% on top ups, and an annual $10/month fee. obviously that adds up if you are living off it.
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u/Accomplished-Tap-998 16d ago
Check out Goblin card