Kinesis Virtual Card – Development Complete
Kinesis has finalized development of its in-house Virtual Card solution following the successful completion of internal Alpha testing. The company is now preparing for a Beta launch in the United States on February 9, 2026, ahead of a public Q1 rollout.
What the Kinesis Virtual Card Offers
US users will be able to:
- Spend gold (KAU)
- Spend silver (KAG)
- Spend cryptocurrencies
- Spend Currency One USD (C1USD)
- Pay no subscription fees
Cashback & Promotional Benefits (Q1 Launch Offer)
- 2% cashback in gold (KAU) – the only cashback program paying rewards in physical gold
- 1% contribution to the Kinesis master fee pool (no cost to users)
- No subscription fees
Key Card Features
- 0.22% low conversion fee when spending gold or crypto
- No transaction fees
- $10,000 daily spending limit
- $20,000 monthly maximum
- Custom spending limits for:
- VIP clients
- Long-term users
- High-balance accounts (case-by-case approval)
- 0% conversion fee when spending C1USD in the US
- Google Pay integration during Beta
- Apple Pay integration shortly after
In-House Card Infrastructure
Kinesis has transitioned from third-party providers to a fully self-managed card system, delivering:
- Greater operational resilience
- Improved global scalability
- Faster expansion into new regions
- No need for separate country-by-country integrations
This infrastructure enables efficient activation of future regional card programs.
Rollout Timeline
- Alpha Testing (Completed)
- December–January
- 25 internal users
- Beta Testing (US)
- February 2026
- 250 Kinesis users
- Public Launch (US)
- Q1 2026
- Full US Marketing Campaign
- Q1 2026 onward
- International Expansion (2026)
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Australia
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Additional regions to be announced
