How long does card issuance take?
Usually seconds. After issuance the card number, expiry, CVV and billing address are shown together on the card detail page, each with a copy button.
"A few seconds" isn't very informative on its own. The real question worth answering is: from the moment you decide to open a card to the moment that card can be pasted onto a merchant's payment page, what exactly are you waiting on? The answer: card issuance itself really is a matter of seconds. The waiting doesn't happen at this step, but before it. Break the whole path apart and you'll know where to watch, and who to blame when things are slow.
Issuance takes seconds because no physical card is made and no manual approval queue is involved
A physical card has to be manufactured and mailed; a virtual card doesn't. On some platforms, opening a card also means waiting in a manual approval queue upstream; here it doesn't. The card limit is drawn from your platform balance in real time, and the card number, expiry, CVV and billing address are generated instantly, so a single click usually produces the card within seconds. The whole process is fully automated with no manual approval, and it ignores business hours. Once your balance and information are ready, one click at any time of day issues the card instantly — the one exception is routine issuing-channel maintenance from 00:00 to 08:00 Hong Kong Time (UTC+8) on the 1st of each month, when some BIN ranges pause card issuance. Conversely, as long as your platform balance is sufficient and your one-time identity verification is done, every card after that is issued in seconds. When it slows down, the holdup is almost always missing prerequisites, not the issuance step itself.
From deposit to a usable card: where the time actually goes
| Step | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deposit credited | Via your personal deposit address: usually 1–5 minutes on TRC20, 1–30 minutes on other networks | Issuing a card requires a sufficient platform balance; this is the only step that may have to wait for crediting confirmation |
| Identity verification | First time only, about 3 minutes | Verify your identity once with a valid ID (ID photo + face check, mostly approved instantly); you won’t need to do it again |
| Generate the card | Usually a few seconds | The limit is drawn from your platform balance in real time, with no manual approval |
| View and copy card details | Instant | After issuance the card number and billing address are immediately visible and can be copied item by item; the expiry date and CVV are shown once you turn on two-step verification (2FA), a one-time setup of about a minute |
When issuance isn't instant — it's usually the prerequisites
- Insufficient platform balance: you need to top up first. TRC20 is usually credited within 1–5 minutes, other networks within 1–30 minutes; once the balance is credited, issuance is still instant.
- Identity verification not done yet the first time: follow the on-page prompts (it takes about 3 minutes and is mostly approved instantly); once done you can open a card right away, and you won't need to do it again.
- Card limit reached: by default a new account can hold at most 5 active cards at once and open 5 in total (closed cards count toward the total, which never goes down). Click “Request a limit increase” on the card-opening page — the system reviews it automatically, and once approved you can open cards right away; if it isn’t approved, contact support.