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Fold Card

Best for documentation-led evaluation

Programme page:PublishedFee documentation:Not found at a conventional addressTerms:Not found or blockedOperator:FoldRubric:v2.0 · verified 9 Aug 2026
Last verified August 9, 2026
Confidence CRubric v2.0Verified August 9, 2026
3.8
out of 10
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How it rates

Counterparty & issuer risk · 25%7.0
Cost transparency · 35%0.0
Product transparency · 15%5.0
Operator transparency · 15%5.0
Public documentation surface · 10%5.0
Pros
  • Programme page published at a public address
Cons
  • No fee documentation found at a conventional public address
  • Terms not found at a conventional public address
How this score was built

Each indicator scores 2, 1 or 0. A pillar is the points earned over the points available; the overall score is the weighted sum. Every source below is public — check any of them yourself.

Counterparty & issuer risk · 25% weight7/10 points · 7.0/10
  • Met
    Programme page published at a public address

    Reachable at this check.

    foldapp.com/
  • Not met
    Terms and conditions published

    Not found at a conventional address at this check.

  • Met
    Operator identifiable

    Operator identifiable as Fold.

    foldapp.com/
  • Partial
    Support resource published

    Published at a documented URL; automated retrieval blocked at this check.

    support.foldapp.com/
  • Met
    Programme documentation reachable without an account

    No account required at this check.

    foldapp.com/
Cost transparency · 35% weight0/10 points · 0.0/10
  • Not met
    Fee documentation published at a public address

    Not found at a conventional address at this check.

  • Not met
    Fee documentation readable without an account

    Not established at this check.

  • Not met
    Costs documented alongside the programme

    Neither fee nor terms documentation found at this check.

  • Not met
    Rates displayed on the fee page

    Not available at this check.

  • Not met
    Terms describe charges and liability

    Not found at a conventional address at this check.

Product transparency · 15% weight5/10 points · 5.0/10
  • Met
    Programme page published

    Reachable at this check.

    foldapp.com/
  • Not met
    Fee or pricing information published

    Not found at this check.

  • Not met
    Terms published

    Not found at this check.

  • Partial
    Support or help resource published

    Published at a documented URL; automated retrieval blocked at this check.

    support.foldapp.com/
  • Met
    Operator site reachable

    Reachable at this check.

    foldapp.com/
Operator transparency · 15% weight5/10 points · 5.0/10
  • Met
    Operator entity identifiable

    Identifiable as Fold.

    foldapp.com/
  • Met
    Programme page resolves to automated verification

    HTTP 2xx at this check.

    foldapp.com/
  • Not met
    Terms documentation published

    Not found at this check.

  • Partial
    Support channel published

    Published at a documented URL; automated retrieval blocked at this check.

    support.foldapp.com/
  • Not met
    Fee policy published

    Not found at this check.

Public documentation surface · 10% weight5/10 points · 5.0/10
  • Met
    Programme page reachable

    HTTP 2xx at this check.

    foldapp.com/
  • Not met
    Fee documentation reachable

    Not found.

  • Not met
    Terms reachable

    Not found.

  • Partial
    Support reachable

    Published at a documented URL; automated retrieval blocked at this check.

    support.foldapp.com/
  • Met
    No account required for any of the above

    Confirmed at this check.

    foldapp.com/

A US card paying rewards in bitcoin rather than points, from the first Bitcoin financial services company listed on Nasdaq.

Our assessment

Fold pays rewards in bitcoin — not points, not a platform token, not a stablecoin. Fold Holdings, Inc. trades on Nasdaq under FLD, making it the first publicly listed Bitcoin financial services company and one of the few card operators here filing audited accounts.

Sats back is a different product

A reward paid in a platform token is a reward whose value the issuer influences and whose market is thin. A reward paid in bitcoin is a reward in the most liquid asset in the sector. Whether that is better depends on your view of bitcoin — but it is at least an asset you can sell at a known price on any day.

A listed operator behind the card

Card programmes fail, and when they do the operator's balance sheet is what determines whether balances come back. A Nasdaq listing means quarterly audited disclosure of exactly that. Among the fifteen programmes here, only a handful have a publicly accountable parent, and it is worth more than a percentage point of rewards.

Where twelve indicators failed

Terms were not retrievable at a conventional address, fee documentation was not published at a public address, and rates were not displayed on a fee page. A Bitcoin rewards credit card rolled out from May 2026 with Stripe and Visa advertises up to 4% back at Visa merchants; the underlying rate structure remains unpublished where a prospective user would look for it.

Who it suits

Fold fits US users accumulating bitcoin who want spending to add to the stack rather than to a points balance, and who value a listed operator. Users outside the US, or who want published terms before applying, should look elsewhere in this table.

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Frequently asked

Does this score rate Fold Card's rewards?

No. Rewards and cashback change frequently and are not scored. The score reflects what a prospective cardholder can read before applying: programme page, fee documentation and terms.

Why is cost weighted so heavily for cards?

A card is a payment rail. Its conversion spread and fees are the product, so the rubric puts 35% of the weight on whether those are published and readable.

Is regional availability part of the score?

No. Our methodology excludes country availability from scoring entirely. Check the provider's own terms for where the card is offered.