MetaMask Card scores 11/16, Nexo Card scores 9/16 on the CBL Card Score. Here is every criterion side by side.
| Custody | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Issuer and licence | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Availability | 0 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| FX fee on a foreign-currency purchase | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Funding cost | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Freeze and dispute policy | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Yield on idle balance | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Total | 11 | 9 |
The short verdict: MetaMask Card leads overall (11 to 9). Self-custodial; spends straight from your wallet, mastercard rate plus 1% cross-border fee FX. Health: Watch. Check each profile for what still needs confirming before deciding.
| MetaMask Card | 1% back in mUSD on eligible card transactions for the Virtual card; 3% for Metal on the first $10,000 spent, then 1% (official, metamask.io/card, checked 20 Oct 2026). The Money Account page states 3% on Metal without the cap. Paid to the Money Account as mUSD. Dining: 5X $FLY via Blackbird on Virtual, 7X on Metal (official, card FAQ). |
| Nexo Card | In NEXO: Base 0.5%, Silver 0.7%, Gold 1%, Platinum 2%. In BTC: 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.5% (official, nexo.com/nexo-card, checked 12 Oct 2026). Credit mode only, with more than $5,000 in the account. Monthly caps of $50 to $200 reported (third-party: cardpilled). |
Cashback is shown as a dated fact and never scored.