Who issues the OKX card in the EU, and what protects your money?

Who issues the OKX card and who regulates them?

The OKX Debit Card is issued by UAB Monavate, incorporated in Lithuania and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas). The OKX Debit Card is issued by UAB Monavate (entity code 305628001), authorised by the Bank of Lithuania as an Electronic Money Institution under licence LB002139. OKX Europe Limited (Malta, MFSA CASP) acts as programme manager for the card account on behalf of Monavate.

The card runs on the Mastercard network, with UAB Monavate (Mastercard principal) as the issuing principal. OKX itself acts as the programme manager and distribution channel: it builds the app, runs the crypto-to-euro conversion and sets the rewards, while the regulated issuing of electronic money sits with the EMI named above. You can confirm the issuer independently in the EBA EUCLID register.

Is the OKX card available to EEA residents right now?

Available to OKX users across the EU and Norway. Iceland and Liechtenstein are excluded. Currently issued as a virtual card only; physical cards are not issued. The card is connected to an OKX Pay account and spends from a USDG stablecoin balance.

What protects your money on the OKX card?

The fiat balance behind the OKX card is held by UAB Monavate, the issuing Electronic Money Institution, not by the crypto brand. Under Article 7 of Directive 2009/110/EC the issuer must safeguard that balance, either by segregating it in a separate account at a credit institution, or by holding an equivalent insurance policy or guarantee.

EMI safeguarding is not the same as bank deposit insurance. The EUR 100,000 Deposit Guarantee Scheme that covers bank deposits does not apply to an e-money balance. If you want to confirm the issuer is authorised, search its name in the EBA EUCLID register. We explain the difference in full on EMI vs bank protection.

Does spending crypto on the OKX card trigger tax?

Spending crypto on the OKX card is, in most EU member states, a disposal of the crypto-asset at the moment of the transaction. That can trigger a capital-gains calculation against your cost basis, even for small everyday payments, because the card converts crypto to euro at the point of sale.

From 1 January 2026 the DAC8 directive (Directive (EU) 2023/2226) obliges crypto-asset service providers to report transactions to tax authorities, so your card spending becomes visible to your tax office automatically. The practical takeaway is record-keeping, covered on crypto card vs regular debit card.

Fees and rewards for the OKX card

These are the OKX card's published commercial terms. Every figure below shows where it came from: hover or tap the question mark to read the issuer's exact wording and open the source document. A "two-source verified" figure was confirmed in two independent issuer documents; "stated by issuer" means we found it in one. Anything we could not confirm, or where the issuer's own documents disagreed, reads "Not confirmed".

Fee data last checked 2026-06-29. Figures are the issuer's own published terms; confirm current terms before relying on them.

What else does The Crypto Register track for OKX?

OKX appears in more than one of our registers. The card is only one of the regulatory roles a crypto brand can hold. Each role is licensed separately, by a different authorisation and often a different legal entity.

• OKX MiCA (spot) status - whether the brand's spot crypto business holds a MiCA authorisation, and from which regulator.
• OKX MiFID II (derivatives) status - whether the brand can legally offer crypto derivatives in the EEA under MiFID II.