Startale crypto card on Soneium: USDSC cashback and fees

Startale Card Overview

Startale Card Key features

• Self custody

  You keep control of your funds until payment settlement. You do not need to move funds into an issuer wallet before you spend.

• Visa merchant payments

  Startale states that users will be able to pay at more than 150 million Visa merchants with eligible Soneium balances. At checkout, users pay in local currency through conversion of their onchain balance.

• Yield until settlement

  Startale plans to let users keep eligible assets in yield vaults until a purchase settles. The vaults are part of a planned Startale App upgrade.

• USDSC cashback

  Users will receive cashback in USDSC, Startale's dollar stablecoin, in their app account. Startale has not published the cashback rate.

• Startale App access

  You can create a smart wallet or connect an existing EVM wallet in the Startale App. You can also reserve your card and check your waitlist rank there.

• Waitlist priority

  Startale uses a STAR Points snapshot and confirmed referrals to set waitlist rank, with daily updates. A friend must sign up and reserve a card for the referral to count.

• Early access reservations

  You can reserve a card in the app after email verification, and Startale plans to issue cards to higher-ranked users first. The card remains waitlist only, and Startale has not published a full fee schedule or complete country list.

Startale Card Fees

• Fees Fees are not published; check the official site for current rates.

Startale Card Supported networks

• Soneium

How to use Startale Card

1. 1

   Set up your wallet

   Open app.startale.com and create a smart wallet or connect an existing EVM wallet.

2. 2

   Verify your email

   Complete account setup and email verification inside the Startale App. Startale has not published KYC requirements or identity verification steps.

3. 3

   Reserve your card

   Open the Startale Card section, tap "Reserve Your Card" and confirm your email to validate the reservation. You must wait for issuance before you can pay; Startale has not fully published launch timing or eligible regions.

4. 4

   Prepare your Soneium balance

   Hold eligible assets on Soneium for card payments, with custody under your control until settlement. Startale has not published detailed card funding instructions.

5. 5

   Make your first payment

   Once Startale issues your card, pay at a Visa merchant; your eligible balance converts to local currency at checkout. Startale credits cashback in USDSC to your account, but has not published the cashback rate.

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Startale Card User Reviews

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  @hassankhan96452 Sep 6, 2026

  250K+ people are waiting for a Startale Card. That number caught my attention because the interesting part isn't simply the size of the waitlist. It's what people are waiting to use it for. Startale is trying to make the gap between holding assets onchain and actually spending them in everyday life much smaller.

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  @Phu_Prosperity8 Sep 5, 2026

  250K+ on the @StartaleGroup Card waitlist. That's more than a number it's a signal that people want onchain assets to become more useful in everyday life. Startale Card is designed as a self-custodial Visa card, built on Soneium, connecting eligible onchain assets with real world payments.

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  Most crypto cards launch first.
  
  Then they search for users.
  
  Startale Card already has 250,000+ people waiting.
  
  That says something.
  
  Crypto UX today:
  
  Hold → Bridge → Swap → Off-ramp → Bank → Card
  
  Startale is aiming for:
  
  Hold → Earn → Spend
  
  Maybe the real breakthrough isn't another wallet.
  
  It's making the wallet disappear.
  
  @StartaleApp @StartaleGroup @0xRamz @businessj386

Startale Card Review

Startale funding

• Series A - Mar 2026 Startale Group raised $63 million across two closes, with Sony Innovation Fund investing $13 million in January 2026 and SBI Group investing $50 million in March 2026.
• Seed rounds - dates not stated Startale Group raised earlier seed rounds; we couldn't find the individual amounts.

Startale Card Updates

1. 

   Startale 💿 Nov 4, 2026 · 14:00
   The Pragma Tokyo 2026 talk from @takatezu is now on YouTube.
   Startale's vision for the future of onchain finance in Japan and the world, covering stablecoins, tokenized assets and where Japan fits in, was shared at @ETHGlobal.

   

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   Watch the full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqEmY9W46t8
   • 13 replies
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   • 106 likes
   • 5.7K views
2. 

   Startale 💿 Nov 2, 2026 · 12:02
   Startale Card is now live.
   With over 300,000 reservations, the card officially becomes available today.
   Early Startale ecosystem contributors come first, followed by waitlist invites in priority rank order.
   Your onchain @soneium assets, ready for everyday spending 👇🏻

   

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   What you’ll enjoy with Startale Card:
   💳 Spend at 150M+ merchants worldwide
   🏦 Spend without cashing out: no bank transfers, no exchange withdrawals
   💵 Cashback in USDSC

   Not a cardholder yet?
   Your queue rank still matters; more spots open up for waitlisted members based on priority order.
   Sign up and rise through the rankings 👇
   https://app.startale.com/cards/home
   • 45 replies
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   • 324 likes
   • 38.1K views
3. 

   Startale 💿 Nov 2, 2026 · 02:31
   🇯🇵 Proud to share that JPYSC lending balances have surpassed ¥10 billion, while total JPYSC balances have exceeded ¥30 billion.
   A major milestone for JPYSC and the digital yen adoption in Japan.
   • 8 replies
   • 14 reposts
   • 117 likes
   • 5.5K views
4. 

   Startale 💿 Oct 30, 2026 · 02:02
   A major vote of confidence in Japan’s yen stablecoin ecosystem 🇯🇵
   Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) will acquire a 5% stake in SBI Startale Marketing, a joint venture between SBI Holdings and Startale Group, driving the development of JPYSC and accelerating the adoption of yen-denominated stablecoins.
   https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2026/1030_16698.html
   • 13 replies
   • 15 reposts
   • 124 likes
   • 4.2K views
5. 

   Startale 💿 Oct 28, 2026 · 13:11
   Startale Group has been named as part of the 2026 Fintech 100 by @CBinsights, recognized for its work on blockchain networks and interoperability.
   We're building the infrastructure to bring the next generation of financial markets onchain.

   

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   https://startale.com/en/blog/cb-insights-fintech-100?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cb_insights_fintech_100_261028&utm_content=blog
   • 39 replies
   • 33 reposts
   • 194 likes
   • 10.1K views
6. 

   Startale 💿 Oct 27, 2026 · 02:01
   SBI Holdings, Startale Group and @BlackRock have signed an MOU to connect tokenized money market funds with JPYSC, Japan's trust-type yen stablecoin.
   Together we are laying the groundwork for onchain finance, from Japan to the world.
   • 38 replies
   • 63 reposts
   • 301 likes
   • 15.4K views
7. 

   Startale 💿 Oct 21, 2026 · 08:00
   We’re hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for Startale App.
   We’re looking for someone who thinks beyond test cases and builds systems that scale quality.
   Ready to raise the bar? Apply below ↓

   

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   https://startale.com/en/career/5177342008
   • 16 replies
   • 17 reposts
   • 119 likes
   • 121.4K views
8. 

   Startale 💿 Oct 16, 2026 · 10:01
   🚀 This week’s key updates from Startale
   ■ SBI Holdings and Startale Group joined @openstandard and will explore a pilot connecting JPYSC with Open USD (OUSD). A first step toward yen–dollar settlement onchain and in real time.
   ■ Startale Japan launched the Startale Bond, Japan’s first digital corporate bond to pay both interest and principal redemption in a yen stablecoin. It puts JPYSC into a real corporate financing transaction, demonstrating how stablecoins can move capital through traditional financial instruments.
   ■ @StartaleApp launched an ETH vault and two USDC vaults powered by @morpho, including one lending against PGNGI+ tokenized by @AssetoFinance. Estimated returns are now shown before deposit.
   • 20 replies
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   • 7.1K views
9. 

   Startale 💿 Oct 16, 2026 · 01:01
   SBI Holdings and Startale Group have joined @openstandard.
   Together we are advancing interoperability between JPYSC, the trust-type yen stablecoin issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank, and Open USD, a shared dollar stablecoin for global financial activity.

   

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   Together with Open Standard and its extensive partner network, we see an exciting opportunity to expand how digital money moves, starting with a proof of concept pilot to explore faster and more efficient dollar-yen settlement between OUSD and JPYSC.
   Learn more: https://startale.com/en/blog/openstandard-startale-sbi?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=openstandard_startale_sbi_261015&utm_content=blog
   • 25 replies
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10. 

    Startale 💿 Oct 9, 2026 · 11:03
    At the Stablecoin Summit SG (@stblcnsummit), @cypher_nk discussed how non-USD stablecoins can enable cross-currency settlement and the role of JPYSC in bringing yen-denominated stablecoin payments into real-world financial use cases.

    
    • 13 replies
    • 16 reposts
    • 120 likes
    • 7.1K views
11. 

    Startale 💿 Oct 9, 2026 · 09:33
    At @token2049, our COO @cypher_nk shares insights on the future of finance and how institutions are reimagining capital markets through blockchain technology.

    
    • 20 replies
    • 18 reposts
    • 137 likes
    • 5.1K views

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