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Authorisation Rates

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When a customer pays by card, their bank decides whether to approve the payment. Some banks approve almost every crypto purchase and others decline most of them. The authorisation rate is the share of card payment attempts that the customer's bank approved.

This page gives the authorisation rate band for the banks that issue the most cards used on Banxa, grouped by region. Use it to set expectations for customers of a given bank, and to decide where offering another payment method is worth it.

BandWhat to expect
90% and aboveCard payments almost always go through.
70 to 89%Most card payments go through.
50 to 69%Between a third and a half of attempts are declined.
Below 50%More than half of card payments are declined. Offer another payment method where you can.

Rates as of September 2026. They change over time as banks update their policies. A bank that is not listed is not necessarily better or worse than the ones here. The list only covers banks with significant card volume on Banxa.

Some issuers serve customers in more than one region. They appear under each region, with only the countries in that region.


United States

Issuing bankAuthorisation rate
COLUMN NA90% and above
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK90% and above
FIRST HORIZON BANK90% and above
THE BANCORP BANK NA70 to 89%
BANK OF AMERICA NA70 to 89%
STRIDE BANK NA70 to 89%
NAVY FCU70 to 89%
COASTAL COMMUNITY BANK70 to 89%
GOLDEN PACIFIC BANK70 to 89%
PNC BANK NA70 to 89%
TD BANK NA70 to 89%
TRUIST BANK70 to 89%
USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK70 to 89%
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO70 to 89%
WELLS FARGO BANK NA50 to 69%
GREEN DOT BANK DBA BONNEVILLE BANK50 to 69%
US BANK NA50 to 69%
PATHWARD NA50 to 69%
VARO BANK NA50 to 69%
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK50 to 69%
CITIZENS BANK NA50 to 69%
KEYBANK NA50 to 69%
FISERV SOLUTIONS LLC50 to 69%
ALLY BANK50 to 69%
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NABelow 50%
CAPITAL ONE NABelow 50%
SUTTON BANKBelow 50%

Europe (EEA)

The EEA is the 27 EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Issuing bankCountriesAuthorisation rate
REVOLUT BANK UABSpain, Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Croatia, Slovakia, Finland, Denmark, Cyprus, Slovenia, Malta, Luxembourg90% and above
N26 BANK AGGermany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium90% and above
BUNQ BVNetherlands, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Lithuania90% and above
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK UANetherlands90% and above
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLCIreland90% and above
SPAREBANKEN VESTNorway90% and above
UAB ZENCOMPoland, Hungary90% and above
BANCO SANTANDER TOTTA SAPortugal90% and above
AS SEB PANKEstonia90% and above
C24 BANK GMBHGermany90% and above
DEUTSCHER SPARKASSEN UND GIROVERBANDGermany70 to 89%
CAIXABANK SASpain70 to 89%
SWEDBANK ABSweden, Lithuania70 to 89%
ING BANK NVNetherlands, Spain70 to 89%
DNB BANK ASANorway70 to 89%
MONZO BANK LTDIreland70 to 89%
REVOLUT LTDRomania, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, France, Norway, Latvia, Sweden, Belgium, Poland, Ireland, Estonia, Croatia, Slovakia, Denmark, Slovenia70 to 89%
PSA PAYMENT SERVICES AUSTRIA GMBHAustria70 to 89%
KREDITTBANKEN ASANorway70 to 89%
BANCO SANTANDER SASpain70 to 89%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA BBVASpain50 to 69%
POSTEPAY SPAItaly50 to 69%
BPCEFrance50 to 69%
NORDEA BANK ABPSweden, Norway, Denmark50 to 69%
BELFIUS BANK NV / BELFIUS BANQUE SABelgium50 to 69%
TRADE REPUBLIC BANK GMBHGermany, Spain, Italy50 to 69%

No EEA bank with significant volume falls in the below 50% band.


United Kingdom

Issuing bankAuthorisation rate
MONZO BANK LTD70 to 89%
REVOLUT LTD70 to 89%
BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC50 to 69%

Canada

Issuing bankAuthorisation rate
THE TORONTODOMINION BANK50 to 69%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE50 to 69%

Asia Pacific

Issuing bankCountriesAuthorisation rate
BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK LTDAustralia70 to 89%
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATIONAustralia70 to 89%
REVOLUT PAYMENTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDAustralia70 to 89%
ST GEORGE BANKAustralia70 to 89%
DBS BANK LTDSingapore70 to 89%
JAMMU & KASHMIR BANK LTDIndia70 to 89%
REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN INCJapan70 to 89%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIAAustralia50 to 69%
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTDAustralia50 to 69%
ASB BANKNew Zealand50 to 69%
GOTYME BANK CORPORATIONPhilippines50 to 69%
KIWIBANK LTDNew Zealand50 to 69%
XFERS PTE LTDSingapore50 to 69%

Latin America and the Caribbean

Issuing bankCountriesAuthorisation rate
DOLARAPP MEXICO SA DE CVMexico90% and above
ANTIGUA COMMERCIAL BANKAntigua and Barbuda90% and above
BANCO DE CREDITO DEL PERUPeru50 to 69%
MERCADOLIBRE SA DE CVMexico50 to 69%
NU PAGAMENTOS SAColombia50 to 69%
BBVA MEXICO SAMexicoBelow 50%
BANCO DEL ESTADO DE CHILEChileBelow 50%
BANCOLOMBIA SAColombiaBelow 50%

Middle East and Africa

Issuing bankCountriesAuthorisation rate
ISRAEL CREDIT CARDS LTDIsrael70 to 89%
ABU DHABI ISLAMIC BANKUnited Arab Emirates70 to 89%
TURKIYE VAKIFLAR BANKASI TAOTurkey50 to 69%
EMIRATES NBD BANK PJSCUnited Arab Emirates50 to 69%
CAPITEC BANK LTDSouth AfricaBelow 50%
TURKIYE GARANTI BANKASI ASTurkeyBelow 50%
TURKIYE IS BANKASI ASTurkeyBelow 50%
FIRSTRAND BANK LTDSouth AfricaBelow 50%