Ready Card vs KAST
Ready CardCheaper abroad, better-rated app, your own wallet.
KASTMore cashback, bank top-ups, cash-out to a bank.
Side by side
Money
SourceKAST blog, tiers and fees · checked November 9- A year at $500/mo
- Fees not published
- Earn/yr
- Cashback a year
- None
- +$90★
- Cashback rate
- Points for community rewards
- 1.5–3%
- Paying in another currency
- 0% extra★
- 0.5–1.75% extra
- Virtual card
- Free
- First two free, then $2
- Physical card
- Not offered
- Free + shipping
- Cash withdrawal
- No ATM
- $3 + 2%
Getting it
SourceReady help center, how does the Ready Card work · checked November 10SourceKAST help, restricted countries · checked November 9- For residents of
- Not published
- Not published
- ID from another country
- Not published
- Not for citizens of 1 countries, wherever they live
- ID accepted
- KYC in the app; 18+
- Passport, national ID or driver's licence (no official list); must be your own
- Sign-up
- ID check in the app
- ID + selfie
- Top up from a bank
- Crypto only
- Yes★
- Cash out to a bank
- No
- Yes★
Using it
SourceReady help center, how does the Ready Card work · checked November 10SourceKAST website · checked November 9- Pays in
- Anywhere Visa is accepted, online and in store with Google Pay
- Merchants in 170+ countries, except sanctioned ones
- Spending per day
- Not published
- Not published
- Apple / Google Pay
- Physical card
- No
- Yes★
- Your money
- You hold it
- Company holds it
- App Store rating
- 4.5 / 5★
- 4 / 5
★ marks the better value where there is one. Estimate for everyday spending: most of it in your local currency, topping up with crypto. How we calculate. Every fact with its own source is on the card pages: Ready Card, KAST.
