Question 1

Who can open a Kite account?

Accepted Answer

Kite is live in 40 countries, with cards, Scan & Pay, stablecoin payments and non-custodial wallets available across different markets. Check our countries page for what’s available in your country.

Question 2

What do I actually need to get verified?

Accepted Answer

A photo ID valid for at least six more months, a proof of address, and a selfie. The most common rejection is the name on the ID not matching the name on the proof of address, so start with two documents that agree with each other. If you have moved recently, sort the address document out before you begin. What gets rejected.

Question 3

I change SIM in every country. Will I get locked out?

Accepted Answer

Not if you set up more than one way in. Kite can sign you in by phone and SMS code, by email code, or with Google or Apple. Add one that does not depend on a phone number before you leave, because a number you no longer carry cannot receive an OTP. The wallet lives on the blockchain rather than on the handset, so a new phone brings back your balance, history and card automatically. Changing device.

Question 4

Do I need a local bank account wherever I am staying?

Accepted Answer

No. That is most of the point. Your balance sits in dollars in a wallet you control, you move what you need onto the card, and you spend it anywhere Visa is accepted. Where Kite runs a QR rail you can scan the code on the counter instead.

Question 5

Can I get local currency out to a bank account?

Accepted Answer

Not yet. Kite has published cash-out to local bank accounts and e-wallets, covering a growing list of markets across the global south - but it’s still marked coming soon and isn’t live today. Until then, money leaves Kite through the card and, where Kite runs one, the local QR. What Kite has published.

Question 6

Which tokens and chains can I hold?

Accepted Answer

USDC and USDT, plus a range of other tokens, across six EVM networks: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism and BNB Smart Chain. One address covers all six and Kite covers the gas. Solana, Tron, Bitcoin, TON, and NFTs are not supported, and anything sent on a network Kite doesn’t support may not be recoverable, so check the network before a client pays you. Supported networks.

Question 7

Will hotels and car rental desks take it?

Accepted Answer

Usually, but not always. Kite notes that some hotels, car rental companies and subscription services turn down cards of this type even when the balance is there. Standard travel advice applies: keep a second method for the deposit at check-in and the rental counter. Why a card gets declined.

Question 8

What does it cost to live on for a few months?

Accepted Answer

No annual fee, and the card is virtual. Nothing extra on dollar spends, a flat 1.8% FX on everything else, and 0.53% to move money onto the card. Swap and bridge fees depend on the tokens and networks involved and are always shown before you confirm. Kite covers gas on every send, but on-chain sends beyond your free daily limit on a given chain carry a small, network-dependent fee. Card limits are $50,000 or 50 transactions a day, resetting at midnight Singapore time rather than yours. Every fee, in one place.

Question 9

Is my money still mine if I lose my phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The wallet is non-custodial, your funds sit on the blockchain, and Kite cannot move or freeze them, which also means no account review can strand you. Sign in on a new phone with any method you registered and everything comes back. The same property cuts the other way: Kite cannot reverse a transaction or recover funds sent to a wrong address, and if you lose every sign-in method you registered, access may not be recoverable. Register more than one. How custody works.

Question 10

Should I pay in local currency or in dollars at the terminal?

Accepted Answer

Local currency, every time. Choosing your own currency at the machine hands the exchange rate to the merchant.

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Short answers

Move often. Bank once.