Ripio
Ripio is a crypto card issued on Visa, rated 7.3/10 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.
Ripio is the strongest fit for app store / play and free issuance, and asks for ID + proof at signup — we carry it at medium (argentina/brazil only; custodial; cashback capped ~ARS 50,000 or R$500 per month) 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 | Ripio · Crypto Card |
| Official site | https://ripio.com |
| Best for | App Store / Play · Free issuance |
| Network | Visa |
| Rating | 7.3/10 (3.5★, 359 data points) |
| Data quality | partial |
Costs and fees
| Card creation fee | Free |
| Monthly / annual fee | Free |
| Top-up (deposit) fee | 0% top-up; 0.5% crypto sale commission on crypto-funded purchases |
| FX / conversion fee | 0% domestic ARS/BRL; up to 5% on foreign currency |
Verification and risk
| KYC required | Yes (full KYC - local ID: DNI for Argentina, CPF for Brazil) |
| Risk level | Medium ··· |
| AVS check | No |
| 3-D Secure | Yes |
Funding and limits
| Crypto top-up | Yes (BTC, ETH, USDT, DAI + 30 assets; cashback in BTC/ETH/USDT) |
| Bank transfer | Yes (CVU Argentina / PIX Brazil) |
| Alipay / WeChat Pay | No |
| Cards per account | Virtual + physical |
Billing
| Billing address | Argentina / Brazil |
| Billing country | Argentina + Brazil |
Platform compatibility
| ChatGPT | No |
| Claude | No |
| Midjourney | No |
| Netflix / Spotify | No |
| App Store / Google Play | Yes |
| Meta / Google Ads | No |
How it performed in our tests
| BIN range | Network | Issuing country | Type | Charges | Cleared | Clear rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462668 | Visa | Argentina | Debit | 316 | 228 | 72.2% |
We logged 228 cleared charges out of 316 attempts on 1 documented range for this brand. Counts include renewals, not just first charges.
Where to go next
Checkout guides built around this card
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Other Visa virtual cards
Frequently asked
What does Ripio cost to run?
The cost lines stack like this: issuing the card is free; there is no monthly fee on the entry tier; top-ups cost 0% top-up; 0.5% crypto sale commission on crypto-funded purchases; conversion is priced at 0% domestic ARS/BRL; up to 5% on foreign currency. 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 Ripio?
Ripio 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 (full KYC - local ID: DNI for Argentina, CPF for Brazil)
How can I fund Ripio?
You can fund it with crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, DAI + 30 assets; cashback in BTC/ETH/USDT), bank transfer (CVU Argentina / PIX Brazil). Pick the one you can top up cheaply and repeatedly, because the load fee is charged every time.
Which billing address does Ripio need?
Setting it up: the billing address type is Argentina / Brazil; cards are issued against Argentina + Brazil; an AVS check is not 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 Ripio work for subscriptions and AI tools?
We recorded successful charges for 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 Ripio trigger 3-D Secure?
Yes. Ripio 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 Ripio?
The issuer allows Virtual + physical. Multiple numbers under one account is the practical pattern here: one per merchant, so a single 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.