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Bleap makes self-custody feel like a finished financial product.

A self-custody wallet, Mastercard debit card, bank routes, physical and virtual forms, mobile wallets, a DeFi vault and category-led USDC rewards share one unusually complete account. Most of the usual card charges are simply absent.

27 official sources · checked Aug 5, 2026
Bleap Card resting across a cobalt category index drawer with a recessed Money, Remade wordmark

PRODUCTBleap Card

Monthly fee$0
Base reward1%
Account modelSelf Custody
Virtual + physicalDebit Mastercard

MONEY, REMADE / EDITORIAL VIEW

Bleap reduces friction without obscuring control. Its MPC wallet keeps funds under the user's authority, while the surrounding app applies the instincts of a modern fintech to spending, movement, rewards and optional earning.

Bleap was founded by former Revolut employees Joao Alves and Guilherme Gomes; Alves had led Revolut's card programme. Their new product carries that consumer-finance experience into a self-custodial account where stablecoins, bank routes and a Mastercard live within the same mobile rhythm.

The feature list is strikingly complete for a young company. There are iOS and Android apps, virtual and physical cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ATM access, bank funding and cash-out, external crypto transfers and an optional Earn vault. None of those elements has been treated as a decorative extra around the card.

The wallet supplies the more unusual foundation. An eligible USDC or EURE balance remains under the user's control until an authorised payment draws on it. Everyday signing combines a share held on the user's device with a co-signing service, giving Bleap room to deliver social login and familiar recovery flows around an MPC account.

Rewards follow a similarly pragmatic reading of daily behaviour. Ordinary eligible purchases earn 1% in USDC. Transportation and delivery rise to 3%, while named AI, streaming and gaming services earn 20% within their individual fair-usage limits. The most dramatic number is attached to expenses that many people meet every month.

01 / A vanishing fee schedule

Most familiar card charges come back as zero.

Bleap lists no monthly fee, issuance fee, card-spend fee, provider conversion charge, FX markup or ATM fee. Mastercard conversion, an ATM operator surcharge, a crypto spread or costs charged by an external bank or network can still belong to a particular route.

Account fee$0
Virtual card€0
Physical card€0 issuance
Card conversion0%
Foreign exchange0%
ATM withdrawalsNo provider fee

Bleap fee: €0; up to 3 withdrawals and €400 per month; ATM operator surcharge can apply

02 / Consumer finance in the details

The polish is structural.

Bleap's breadth feels deliberate: each common way of reaching, carrying and using money has a place in the product.

A virtual card enters Apple Pay or Google Pay; a physical Mastercard and ATM access cover the moments when a phone is insufficient. Both major mobile platforms are supported, and identity, wallet and card controls remain inside one app.

Bank and blockchain routes receive equal attention. EUR or MXN can fund the account through a manual bank transfer, supported stablecoins can arrive from a wallet, and fiat cash-out can use FPS, SEPA Instant or SEPA to a user-owned bank account. The product does not force every financial action onto one rail.

That completeness changes the character of the card. Bleap can serve someone arriving from a modern fintech account as convincingly as someone arriving from an onchain wallet. Its crypto architecture expands the account instead of making ordinary payment features feel secondary.

03 / The control boundary

An MPC wallet sits directly behind the card.

The selected USDC or EURE balance remains in the user-controlled Bleap Wallet until payment. Normal wallet actions use the device-held signing share and a co-signing service; the card issuer does not hold a separate prefunded balance before the purchase.

Account modelSelf Custody
Card networkMastercard
Spend relationshipSelected wallet balance funds each authorised payment
Control until paymentUntil authorization
Supported assetsUSDC and EURE for card spending
IssuerUnlimit EU Ltd

Issues the Mastercard debit card and e-money.

04 / How convenience enters self-custody

One signing share stays with the device; another keeps the account responsive.

MPC gives Bleap a practical route between personal control and the recoverable, low-friction behaviour expected from a consumer app.

A conventional custodial card asks the provider to maintain the spendable balance. Bleap leaves the working asset in its wallet and coordinates the signatures required for an authorised action. The user-held share keeps unilateral control away from the service during normal operation.

Routine signing still depends on the second share. Bleap's current wallet terms also allow the complete private-key material to be exported locally after authentication, giving the user a standard route beyond the MPC interface. Once exported, securing and using that key becomes the user's responsibility.

Around the signing model, Bleap uses social login and mobile account recovery to remove much of the ceremony associated with a standalone wallet. Control remains a technical property of the account; using it can still resemble the fintech experiences people already understand.

05 / The useful middle

Control can feel ordinary without becoming invisible.

Bleap exposes enough of the wallet boundary to explain who can move funds, then lets cards, bank rails and mobile payments behave with familiar ease.

06 / Money in several dialects

Bank and blockchain routes meet inside the same account.

Crypto deposits and external wallet transfers sit beside EUR and MXN bank funding. Fiat cash-out can use FPS, SEPA Instant or SEPA, with each route retaining its own limits and any external cost.

Inbound / Bank transfer inSEPA buy processing fee: 0%; route-specific bank or conversion costs can apply

Route-dependent · Manual EUR or MXN bank transfer into Bleap · €2,000 single, €5,000 daily and €7,000 monthly

Outbound / Bank cash-outBleap cash-out fee: €0; a crypto spread or route-specific bank cost can apply

Rail-dependent · User-owned bank account through FPS, SEPA Instant or SEPA · €3,000 single, €5,000 daily and €10,000 monthly

07 / The reward is in the routine

Twenty percent matters when the merchant returns every month.

Bleap gives its largest rate to a short list of recurring digital services, turning subscriptions into the sharp edge of the rewards programme.

A flat reward is easy to value across an entire statement. Bleap uses a different distribution: 1% covers other eligible purchases, transportation and delivery earn 3%, and selected subscriptions earn 20%. The programme concentrates value where recurring software and entertainment bills can make the rate visible month after month.

The 20% group currently includes Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube Premium and Disney+; ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude; Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, Nintendo Switch Online and Steam. Each named service has a monthly or annual eligible-spend limit, so the table matters as much as the headline percentage.

Cashback arrives automatically in USDC after an eligible card transaction settles. There is no paid membership, staking position, token balance or manual activation between the purchase and the reward. The programme's complexity lives in merchant eligibility and fair-usage limits rather than an account tier.

08 / The category ledger

One percent is the floor; selected subscriptions reach twenty.

Eligible spending begins at 1% in USDC, moves to 3% for transportation and delivery, and reaches 20% across the named streaming, AI and gaming services. Per-transaction, monthly and annual eligible-spend limits define each band.

Base rate1%
Maximum reward rate20%
Reward assetUSDC
01 / CATEGORY

All other eligible purchases

1%
  • Eligible spend: €500 / transaction
  • Eligible spend: €3,000 / month
02 / CATEGORY

Transportation

3%
  • Eligible spend: €50 / transaction per service
  • Eligible spend: €500 / month per service
03 / CATEGORY

Delivery

3%
  • Eligible spend: €50 / transaction per service
  • Eligible spend: €500 / month per service
04 / CATEGORY

Streaming

20%

Netflix · Amazon Prime · YouTube Premium · Disney+

  • Netflix: €20 / month
  • Amazon Prime: €10 / month
  • YouTube Premium: €20 / month
  • Disney+: €200 / year
05 / CATEGORY

AI

20%

ChatGPT · Gemini · Claude

  • ChatGPT: €30 / month
  • Gemini: €20 / month
  • Claude: €250 / year
06 / CATEGORY

Gaming

20%

Xbox Game Pass · PlayStation Plus · Nintendo Switch Online · Steam

  • Xbox Game Pass: €30 / month
  • PlayStation Plus: €220 / year
  • Nintendo Switch Online: €80 / year
  • Steam: €80 / year

09 / An optional productive balance

The Earn tab leaves the rate free to move.

YO Vault adds a diversified DeFi strategy to the account without turning a variable return into a fixed promise.

A separate deposit of at least $1 enters the YO Vault, where YO Labs allocates funds across a diversified DeFi strategy and continuously adjusts the mix. The return changes with the underlying opportunities and is not guaranteed.

There is no lockup, and withdrawals are available at any time under the published terms. Base vault yield is accompanied by YO incentives claimed separately through Merkl, giving the balance two distinct sources of value.

Smart-contract, protocol, liquidity and strategy exposure remain part of the position. Bleap presents the vault as an optional layer beside the card, allowing someone to use the payment account without making DeFi yield a condition of entry.

10 / Inside the vault

A variable strategy with a one-dollar entrance.

YO Vault starts at $1, uses a diversified DeFi allocation managed by YO Labs and has no lockup. Withdrawals remain available at any time; returns move with the strategy and carry no guarantee.

YO VaultDiversified DeFi strategy with automatic allocation and continuous optimization

11 / The everyday perimeter

The supporting features are already in place.

Bleap covers the small practical decisions that determine whether an ambitious account can become a daily one.

01

Two mobile platforms

Native iOS and Android apps provide the working home for wallet, card and account controls.

02

Two card forms

Virtual and physical Mastercard debit cards are available, with Apple Pay, Google Pay and ATM access extending the same account into different checkout moments.

03

Several money routes

Bank funding, bank cash-out and external crypto transfers give the self-custody balance useful connections beyond card spending.

12 / Access and form factor

A complete card set for eligible European residents.

Bleap currently requires EEA or Swiss residence, identity verification and account-level eligibility in the app. Physical and virtual cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and ATM access are available within that programme.

AvailabilityEEA or Swiss residence required

Programme access is confirmed during sign-up and in the app.

Identity verificationRequired
iOS appAvailable
Android appAvailable
Virtual cardAvailable

€0

Apple PayAvailable
Google PayAvailable
Physical cardAvailable

€0 issuance

ATM accessAvailable

Bleap fee: €0; up to 3 withdrawals and €400 per month; ATM operator surcharge can apply

The application checks identity, residence and the current card programme together. Its live result is the relevant answer for each applicant.

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13 / Closing note

A young fintech with very few unfinished edges.

Bleap arrives with the range usually earned over several product generations. Its MPC wallet preserves a meaningful form of user control, the card fee schedule stays remarkably light, and the rewards programme understands the recurring digital expenses of its audience. Bank routes, both card forms, mobile wallets and an optional DeFi vault complete the account around those central ideas. Here, web3 infrastructure earns its place by making a modern fintech product more capable.

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14 / Sources

The wallet, fee, rewards and vault documents behind this note.

These official pages describe Bleap's card programme, MPC wallet, current category schedule, bank and crypto routes, mobile access and the optional YO Vault.

27 official sources · checked Aug 5, 2026

Questions / Control without ceremony

What sits behind Bleap's familiar account rhythm.

Co-signing, card spending and the optional vault place different demands on the same app.

How can Bleap use a co-signer and remain self-custodial?

The MPC wallet keeps one signing share on the user's device while Bleap supplies a co-signing service for routine actions. User control therefore comes with an operational dependency on that service.

Does the card use a conventional prefunded balance?

An eligible USDC or EURE balance in the wallet funds an authorised card payment, so the spending route begins in the self-custody account rather than a provider-held preload.

Is the Bleap vault the same as card money?

The optional vault is a separate deposit with a variable return; it does not make the vault position directly available to Mastercard spending.

Can the Bleap wallet key be exported?

Current wallet terms allow the full private-key material to be exported locally after authentication. Securing and using that exported key then becomes the user's responsibility.

Are cashback and the YO Vault return the same thing?

Cashback follows eligible settled card transactions and arrives in USDC. YO Vault uses a separate DeFi deposit with its own variable strategy and risks.

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