Once you’re approved for a Coinbase Card, you can begin using it. You’ll receive your physical card in 2-3 weeks. Meanwhile, you can use your card number listed in your Coinbase account for online purchases. Use your card at Visa merchants, excluding specific categories.
Immediate online use
You can use your card immediately by viewing the number through your Coinbase account or by adding your card to Apple Pay or Google Pay.
To view your card number:
Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.
Select Card from the navigation bar.
Display your card info.
Browser: Select Show card number.
Mobile app: Select Show card info.
To add your card to ApplePay or GooglePay:
Access the Coinbase mobile app.
Select Card from the navigation bar.
Select Add to Apple Wallet or Add to Google Wallet.
Activate
To activate your card:
Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.
Select Card from the navigation bar.
Activate your card.
Browser: Select Activate Coinbase Card.
Mobile app: Select Activate your card.
Select Activate physical card.
Enter your card number and 3-digit CVV number.
Select Activate Card.
You may need to create a PIN in order to spend using ApplePay or GooglePay or to withdraw cash from an ATM.
To create/change a PIN:
Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.
Select Card from the navigation bar.
Select Set PIN.
Enter a 4-digit number and select Set PIN.
These steps can be followed to change your PIN in the future, too.
To fund your Coinbase Card:
Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.
Select Card from the navigation bar.
Select Add Funds.
Select the amount to buy and your payment method, then choose Review Order.
Select Place Order.
Spending limits vary between customers.
To check your card limits:
Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.
Select Card.
Select Support.
Select View spending and ATM limits.
Coinbase Card can’t be used to make purchases for/from: securities broker-dealers, dating/escort services, massage parlors, gambling (including casinos), money orders, wire transfers, government owned lotteries, government licensed online casinos (online gambling), government licensed horse/dog racing, internet gambling, money services businesses, cryptocurrency businesses, firearm-related businesses (manufacturing and selling), marijuana-related businesses, or usage limits.
Coinbase Card can't be used in: Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Central African Republic, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, or Zimbabwe.
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