Chime
Chime is a digital bank / neobank issued on Visa, rated 8.6/10 in our latest review. Below: what it costs and what it demands, the tiers the issuer publishes, and how the card cleared our live checkouts.
Chime is the strongest fit for all-rounder and AI subscriptions, and asks for ID + proof at signup — we carry it at low risk. Treat the fee rows as the deciding factor: a card that clears reliably but charges on every top-up costs more than its rating suggests.
Profile
| Issuer / category | Chime · Digital Bank / Neobank |
| Official site | https://www.chime.com |
| Best for | All-rounder · AI subscriptions |
| Network | Visa |
| Rating | 8.6/10 (4.5★, 551 data points) |
| Data quality | verified |
Costs and fees
| Card creation fee | 0 |
| Monthly / annual fee | 0 |
| Top-up (deposit) fee | Not applicable |
| Minimum deposit | Not applicable |
| FX / conversion fee | 0 |
Verification and risk
| KYC required | Yes (SSN + US address + DOB; no credit check) |
| Risk level | Low |
| AVS check | Yes (US AVS) |
| 3-D Secure | Yes |
Funding and limits
| Crypto top-up | No |
| Bank transfer | Yes |
| Alipay / WeChat Pay | No |
| Cards per account | Multiple |
Billing
| Billing address | US General |
| Billing country | United States |
Platform compatibility
| ChatGPT | Yes |
| Claude | Yes |
| Midjourney | Yes |
| Netflix / Spotify | Yes |
| App Store / Google Play | Yes |
| Meta / Google Ads | No |
| AI tools noted | ChatGPT / Claude / Midjourney |
How it performed in our tests
| BIN range | Network | Issuing country | Type | Charges | Cleared | Clear rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400012 | Visa | United States | Debit | 176 | 127 | 72.2% |
We logged 127 cleared charges out of 176 attempts on 1 documented range for this brand. Counts include renewals, not just first charges.
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Frequently asked
What does Chime cost to run?
The cost lines stack like this: issuing the card is free; the recurring charge is 0; top-ups cost Not applicable; conversion is priced at 0; you need Not applicable to get going. Cash-out costs are what compound here, so weigh the recurring lines above the one-off fee.
Do I need to verify my identity for Chime?
Chime asks for ID + proof at signup. The check runs once when the account opens, not on each charge, and the issuer's own wording is: Yes (SSN + US address + DOB; no credit check)
How can I fund Chime?
You can fund it with bank transfer. Pick the one you can top up cheaply and repeatedly, because the load fee is charged every time.
Which billing address does Chime need?
Setting it up: the billing address type is US General; cards are issued against United States; an AVS check is applied. Copy the address the issuer generates rather than retyping it. A transposed digit is the most common reason a working range starts failing.
Does Chime work for subscriptions and AI tools?
We recorded successful charges for ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Netflix and Spotify, the App Store and Google Play. Where a card passes on one merchant and fails on another, the difference is usually the processor and the 3-D Secure setting rather than the card itself.
Will Chime trigger 3-D Secure?
Yes. Chime supports 3-D Secure, so expect a step-up prompt on larger or first-time charges. An OTP you can complete is fine; a challenge that never arrives is what kills the order, so keep the issuer app open at checkout.
How many cards can I open with Chime?
Chime allows more than one number per account rather than a fixed count, and the issuer's own wording is: Multiple. Multiple numbers under one account is the practical pattern here, so a single merchant block does not take the rest of your billing down with it.
How VCCFinder tests
VCCFinder buys cards at retail and charges them on live checkouts, then publishes the clear rate and decline reasons next to each range. Where a card declined, the reason sits on its BIN page rather than in a footnote here.