Cardano’s EMURGO and Wirex Launch First-Ever ADA Card to Drive Cardano Adoption

Cardano’s commercial arm, EMURGO, has partnered with FinTech platform Wirex to launch the first ADA card, providing millions of users with a new way to spend cryptocurrency across multiple blockchains and helping to boost ADA’s adoption.

The offering was announced at the start of the 2025 Cardano Summit, held in Berlin on November 11. Wirex, which has over 6 million users, will issue the new card, and the summit attendees will be the first to preview it in both physical and virtual form by signing up at the Cardano booth.

The card will work with over 685 cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, and offer 8% cash back on purchases and ATM access, with Wirex adding it to their app so users can access features like earning interest and borrowing against ADA. At the same time, the company plans to launch a non-custodial ADA card in 2026 as the next phase.

This indicates that crypto cards are becoming more popular, with Gemini recently launching a Solana credit card after its successful XRP card, and Fold releasing a Bitcoin card in September in partnership with Visa and Stripe.

ADA Card Set to Expand Cardano’s Presence in Daily Payments

The Wirex and Emurgo partnership marks an important step for Cardano in the banking and payments sector, especially since out of the 820 million active crypto wallets, only about 31 million are used for everyday payments. This suggests that there is a big opportunity for crypto holders to spend if the right products are available.

George Skolov, cofounder of Wirex, called the card launch an important milestone for Cardano, saying it helps make digital assets part of everyday life, while Philip Pon, CEO of EMURGO, praised it as a mobile-friendly innovation designed for on-chain finance.