Head to head
Gnosis Pay vs Plasma One
Both cards run on the same benchmark test, so this compares deducted cost rather than advertised rates.
| Metric | Gn Gnosis Pay | Pl Plasma One |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rank | #6 of 11 | #11 of 11 |
| Gross FX spread | 0% | 2% |
| Net cost on test | ||
| Base cashback | 0 | 4 |
| Custody | Self-custodial | Non-custodial |
| Virtual card | Free | Free, Core tier is ~$120-$199/yr or 10,000-20,000 XPL lock; Platinum tier is 100,000 XPL lock |
| Physical card | €30 | Upper tiers only |
| Spend limit | €5,000 per transaction / €8,000 daily | |
| ATM withdrawals | 5 free ATM withdrawals per month or up to €200 | No ATM access on Lite tier |
| Setup time | 20 minutes | 10 minutes |
| KYC steps | 3 | 4 |
| Score | 8/10 | 4/10 |
Gnosis Pay
Gnosis Pay is arguably the most secure and technologically advanced self-custodial card on the market. Gnosis Pay's parent company is one of the most respected within the crypto space. This adds a lot of trustworthiness to the system. The self-custody method is highly recommended, though KYC is standard.
Plasma One
Plasma One combines self-custodial stablecoin spending with integrated DeFi yield, skipping the friction of swapping tokens. However, the free tier is limited; the premium tiers only give tokens as their cashback, and FX fee's are high. The gated code-invite mode is not recommended
Who ranks these cards
I'm Tristyn Pawson, founder of ConsistenC.xyz. Over the last five years I've worked on marketing, development and growth across five crypto cards and neobanks, building at least three of them from scratch.
Alongside that I've run in-depth research on 20+ crypto banks to understand what actually makes someone keep a card in their wallet. These rankings reflect that: which problems are tolerable, and which ones are genuine deal breakers.
- Years in market
- 5
- Cards built on
- 5
- Neobanks researched
- 20+