CL Card vs Plutus Card
CL Card scores 9/16, Plutus Card scores 4/16 on the CBL Card Score. Here is every criterion side by side.
 CL Card |  Plutus Card | |
|---|---|---|
| Custody | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Issuer and licence | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Availability | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| FX fee on a foreign-currency purchase | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Funding cost | 0 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Freeze and dispute policy | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Yield on idle balance | 0 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Total | 9 | 4 |
The short verdict: CL Card leads overall (9 to 4). Self-custody until loaded; e-money safeguarded by Monavate, 0% issuer FX; platform margin unconfirmed FX. Health: Watch. Check each profile for what still needs confirming before deciding.
Cashback, as of 20 Oct 2026
| CL Card | 1% in BTC or USDT outside the US, 1% in BTC or USDC in the US, paid monthly on the month's total card transactions, "No staking required" (official, ledger-card page and shop.ledger.com, checked 20 Oct 2026). The ledger-card hero still shows "2% in BXX", the older Baanx token reward (official; third-party: Blockworks, 24 Nov 2022). |
| Plutus Card | 3% on eligible card spend on every plan, rising to 9% through PLU stake levels (official, plutus.it/rewards and plutus.it/plans, checked 20 Oct 2026). Eligible spend is capped at £/€250, 500 or 1,000 a month by plan (official, fees page). Rewards are now called PLUS and accrue as in-app points while card spending is paused (official, Q1 migration FAQ, 20 Feb 2026). The top rate needs 40,000 PLU staked (third-party: SpendNode, 24 Jul 2026). |
Cashback is shown as a dated fact and never scored.