WorldFirst
WorldFirst is a B2B expense / corporate issued on Mastercard, rated 6.6/10 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.
WorldFirst is the strongest fit for all-rounder and ad spend, and asks for business KYC at signup — we carry it at low-medium (FCA e-money institution) 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 | WorldFirst · B2B Expense / Corporate |
| Official site | https://www.worldfirst.com |
| Best for | All-rounder · Ad spend |
| Network | Mastercard |
| Rating | 6.6/10 (3.5★, 938 data points) |
| Data quality | verified |
Costs and fees
| Card creation fee | Free (up to 25 virtual World Cards) |
| Monthly / annual fee | 0 |
| Top-up (deposit) fee | Not applicable (business account balance) |
| Minimum deposit | Not applicable ··· |
| FX / conversion fee | 0% in 15-16 supported currencies; up to 0.6-… ··· |
Verification and risk
| KYC required | Yes (business KYC: company docs, director ID, facial verification) |
| Risk level | Low-Medium (FCA e-money institution) |
| AVS check | Yes (AVS checked) |
| 3-D Secure | Yes |
Funding and limits
| Crypto top-up | No |
| Bank transfer | Yes |
| Alipay / WeChat Pay | No |
| Cards per account | 25 (virtual) |
Billing
| Billing address | Multi-currency (16 currencies) |
| Billing country | Global (China, HK, Singapore, UK, EU, etc.) |
Platform compatibility
| ChatGPT | Yes |
| Claude | Yes |
| Midjourney | Yes |
| Netflix / Spotify | Yes |
| App Store / Google Play | No (Apple/Google Pay not yet available mid-2026) |
| Meta / Google Ads | Yes |
| AI tools noted | ChatGPT / Claude / Midjourney |
How it performed in our tests
| BIN range | Network | Issuing country | Type | Charges | Cleared | Clear rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547128 | Mastercard | Multi-region | Credit | 213 | 154 | 72.3% |
We logged 154 cleared charges out of 213 attempts on 1 documented range for this brand. Counts include renewals, not just first charges.
Where to go next
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Frequently asked
What does WorldFirst cost to run?
The cost lines stack like this: issuing the card is free; the recurring charge is 0; top-ups cost Not applicable (business account balance); conversion is priced at 0% in 15-16 supported currencies; up to 0.6-0.75% conversion otherwise; you need Not applicable (fund account $1,000 equiv in 90 days for additional cards) 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 WorldFirst?
WorldFirst asks for business KYC at signup. The check runs once when the account opens, not on each charge, and the issuer's own wording is: Yes (business KYC: company docs, director ID, facial verification)
How can I fund WorldFirst?
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 WorldFirst need?
Setting it up: the billing address type is Multi-currency (16 currencies); cards are issued against Global (China, HK, Singapore, UK, EU, etc.); 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 WorldFirst work for subscriptions and AI tools?
We recorded successful charges for ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Netflix and Spotify, Meta and Google Ads. 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 WorldFirst trigger 3-D Secure?
Yes. WorldFirst 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 WorldFirst?
The issuer allows 25 (virtual). 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.