Revolut vs Tangem Pay
Two virtual cards people weigh up side by side. We put Revolut and Tangem Pay on the same rows so the difference is easy to see.
Revolut issues on Visa · Mastercard and Tangem Pay on Visa; verification is ID only at Revolut versus ID + proof at Tangem Pay; only Revolut funds by bank transfer.
Revolut is the more cost-effective option for everyday spending and travel thanks to its free virtual cards, no monthly fee. Tangem Pay still clears the same checkouts in our tests, so match the table to the services you actually pay for.
The short version of the matchup
| Field | Revolut | Tangem Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Card network | Visa, Mastercard | Visa |
| Card type | Digital Bank / Neobank | Crypto Card |
| KYC | ID only | ID + proof |
| Card issuance fee | Free | Free |
| Monthly fee | Free (Standard); Plus £3.99; Premium £7.99; Metal £14.99; Ultra £55 per mo | Free |
| Top-up fee | — | — |
| FX fee | 0.5% | — |
| Crypto funding | Yes | Yes |
| AI tool support | ChatGPT / Claude / Midjourney | ChatGPT / Claude / Midjourney |
| Risk level | Low-Medium | Medium |
| Our rating | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| User reviews | 80 | 146 |
| Best for | All-rounder · Ad spend | All-rounder · AI subscriptions |
A green left edge marks the side that holds the advantage on that row, where the data gives one.
What sets them apart
- If you wear several hats, Revolut is the more flexible of the pair.
- Revolut has the lighter onboarding; Tangem Pay will want more documents from you.
- Revolut edged Tangem Pay on our composite rating across fees, risk and merchant tests.
- Revolut carries the lower risk flag in our file, which some users prefer for a primary card.
Side by side
Revolut is the cheaper card to hold: free to create and no top-up fee, against free and no top-up fee at Tangem Pay. Tangem Pay earns its keep only if you need the rows where it leads in the table.
Questions people ask
That depends on what you spend on. Revolut scores 9.0/10 against Tangem Pay's 8.1/10 in our tests, but the two split on fees, KYC and crypto funding. Read the table above, then match it to the checkouts you actually run.
Revolut is the cheaper card to run. Both Revolut and Tangem Pay issue virtual cards for free.
Revolut asks for ID only at signup; Tangem Pay asks for ID + proof. If a light sign-up is the priority, the one with the lower KYC label is the faster route.
Both show up in 1 of the same test scenarios, including Suno AI. They overlap on a good share of checkouts, so the choice between them matters most on those pages. Where one is accepted and the other is not usually comes down to the billing country and 3-D Secure handling.
Where both show up
Revolut and Tangem Pay both landed in our top picks for 1 checkouts. Grouped by category so you can jump straight to the one you actually pay for:
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Their BIN ranges
Cards issued in 🇬🇧 UK · 🇸🇬 Singapore — the country guides group every range we track from there.
What our charge log shows
Every count here is a real charge attempt we placed on that range, renewals included, with the gateway response recorded. Weeks tracked is how long the range has been in the programme: